These were hard-to-relate-to characters, and a reeeeeally slow-moving story. This was a struggle. I did like the author’s style, though, and I’d be curious to read something else. I certainly learned a lot about brewing beer!

Yes! Yes! Yes! I didn't put this book down until I was finished! That's how you write a wonderful female lead!!! She was so funny with her beer analogies... side note - I want all the beers right now. I could also see a special edition with beers as the sprayed edges. Ok, back to the story, I loved how Kat was reasonable and vulnerable. She was strong and passionate, too. I just enjoyed the story! And I loved how it made me laugh out loud. Great book!

I enjoyed reading this book. The enemies to lovers part between Kat & Ryan was good. Sometimes, I could relate with Kat but then she started to self-sabotaged and I just lost interest in the book tbh. Still the writing was good and kept me engaged.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review

I’m not a beer drinker, so I almost didn’t make it past the first paragraph because I was worried that was all I was getting. But I came to enjoy the little snippets of info about different varieties of beer as each was pulled into the story and used to describe characters throughout.

I really liked Kat. She felt very edgy and unique and real. She didn’t have her life figured out, she didn’t have confidence in herself, but let’s be honest, how many of us do? I found her sense of humor a treat and loved seeing her interact with all the supporting cast.

This is definitely a slow burn romance. Calling it romance is tough, because while there is this love story wrapped up inside these pages, the story was more about Kat’s self-discovery and her journey to happiness with lots of beer-related stuff thrown in. I expected some closed door or fade to black scenes. There were none. In fact, it took me a few pages of reading after Kat and Ryan first had sexy times to realize something more than talking and kissing had happened because there was absolutely no mention of it.

Kat gets all the stars here. She felt like a friend and I really didn’t want to put the book down despite not getting what I expected.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I'm giving an additional star for the brewing information because that was pretty cool.
I struggled with the characters. Ryan felt like a preppy trust fund kid who didn't really seem to have any character development throughout the novel. Kat was no better, continuously judging people for their clothes ("Kardashian clone" felt like something written 15 years ago). There was no chemistry and I just really struggled to get involved.

I mostly enjoyed this story, but I found the end rushed and unsatisfying. Kat finds herself at a crossroad and is trying to save the brewery she works in as a server which is under new management while still being true to her goals.