I’m gonna start off by saying I teared up at the end when I realized with first and last line of this novel are the same and the meaning behind it all is so beautiful and meaningful after reading their story!
I love and appreciate how this book is aware of bookish things and ties in all sorts of things into it! Like talking about how we hate the miscommunication trope and it’s the worst, or having a character scared to go after what they want when we (the reader) know they will be together, having to avoid the pregnancy trope (lol), and the stigma around reading romance books and loving them but not always wanting those things in real life. It was just so cute and fun to read! I loved both Vincent and Kendall so much and how they were around each other. Their banter was sooooo good and had me hooked from the start! I loved reading a college aged romance, and it was fun how it involved a bookworm and an athlete but wasn’t snobbish or stereotypical. They were so sweet with each other and talked things out and worked for what they wanted (each other).
I loved her friends and how they played a part in it and were very likable and realistic (showed how they were all different and collided at times). This is probably the best book I’ve read this month so far and I just LOVE it! I’m so obsessed with this book I just know I’ll read whatever she comes I with next! Will definitely be rereading I can tell already.

I think the thing that makes this book so loveable is that all us book girlies can literally relate to Kendall. The shy, hopeless romantic girl addicted to romance novels who finds solace in libraries and bookstores and falls for the cute basketball player - YES. Her overthinking was so relatable and Vincent is such a sweet cinnamon roll character. I absolutely loved both of their quirks and insecurities with them dancing around one in knowing they both like another, but can’t communicate it the way the want.

Such a feel good read - perfect for lovers of college romances with HEA during the fall season.

100% yes. Annie Crown wasted no time with this one. It was chapter three and things were already taking off... and I was NOT complaining!!

Vincent is my new book boyfriend crush. I love the way he's so attentive to her interests and takes the time to dive into a world that she loves. He's respectful, athletic, TALL, and a sweet talker. Come on, what more do you need?

This story is short and quick, which was exactly what I was looking for when it comes to a pallet cleanser. I have been reading a lot of different genres and this romance was a solid choice to get me ready for spooky season. The quick meet cute in the library, tutoring sessions, working while in school, this took me back and made me feel like I was actually living this life. I was picturing my own campus and my own characters because the story felt so familiar and safe.

Annie Crown - I will read whatever you write, especially if it involves references to Troy Bolton and making fun of tall girls in bodysuits. :)

Cute short story! Relatable characters in a cute setting. Didn’t learn too much about characters besides in the present. Great banter!

I absolutely devoured this book! It was fast-paced, engaging, and so adorable. It’s been taking me longer to read books lately because I’ve been busy, but I finished this in 2 nights! Vincent was an absolute sweetheart and Kendall was so relatable. The tension, banter, and humor in this book was so high, it was amazing. Overall, this was an adorable palate cleanser, and such a great read for someone in a reading slump. Highly recommend!

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC!
This book was sooo good! I devoured it in 3 hours/one sitting! The story was cute, the pace was fast and kept me interested! A good balance of light hearted romance writing and spicy scenes! Loved this and definitely going to follow Annie Crown for more!

It was nice and feel-good read, although I will say the main character was just a tad of a pick-me. I like how Annie Crown describes scenes and i really liked the aesthetic of the book, you can really read it and play it like a movie in your head. It does feel very wattpad-y which I liked. But overall wouldn't buy a physical copy of this book but I would totally download an e-book just off of the aesthetic of this book.

Mein Leseerlebnis

Das süße Buchcover ließ mich auf eine niedliche, etwas jüngere Liebesgeschichte hoffen. Bekommen habe ich stattdessen eine leicht verwirrende romance, die sich nicht entscheiden konnte, ob sie ein süßer oder heißer Liebesroman sein wollte und schlussendlich beides nicht perfekt unter einen Hut bekommen hat.

Für meinen Geschmack gab es zu wenige Szenen, in denen die Hauptcharaktere wirklich mal Zeit hatten, sich gut kennen zu lernen. In zu vielen Szenen, die ruhig begannen, ging es recht schnell zur Sache.

Die eigentliche Geschichte kam mir dabei zu kurz und dass es dann auch gleich zwei blöde Missverständnisse zwischen den Hauptcharakteren gab, war mir zu viel.

Ich hatte beim Lesen das Gefühl, dass der Fokus eher auf den heißen Szenen lag. In diesem Zusammenhang passte eine der Sexszenen meiner Meinung nach weder ins Buch noch zu den Hauptcharakteren. Diese Szene hätte von den Rahmenbedingungen eher in eine erotic romance gepasst.

Es gab glücklicherweise auch ein paar nette und unterhaltsame Dialoge rund um Bücher, davon hätte ich gerne mehr gehabt.

Da ein intensives Kennenlernen von Heldin und Held leider nicht stattgefunden hat, blieben mir die Hauptcharaktere etwas fremd und ich konnte an die tiefen Emotionen zwischen ihnen nicht glauben. Das Knistern konnte ich dagegen gut spüren, Liebe aber überhaupt nicht.

Alles in allem wirkte der Roman auf mich nicht rund und die eigentliche Geschichte fiel doch ziemlich flach aus. Ohne die Sexszenen wäre vom Ende nicht viel übrig geblieben.

🖤🖤3/4

PS: Mal wieder eine “Tik Tok Sensation”, die mich nicht überzeugen konnte. Mit solchen Liebesromanen hatte ich bisher sehr wenig Glück.

PPS: Auch die Entwicklungen um eine der besten Freundinnen der Heldin wirkten auf mich wenig überzeugend.

Für wen?

Wer eine teils süße, teils sexy new adult Liebesgeschichte sucht, für den könnte das vorliegende Buch etwas sein. Geht an die romance besser mit gemäßigten Erwartungen heran.

I really enjoyed this quick to love/miscommunication book. The characters matched with each other perfectly and I loved being able to relate to the FMC about trying to make your personal life match your book life. This books was a great quick read and I am really happy with the ending provided with the book.

*Caveat that I wouldn't recommend my students buy this because it's a spicy romance. I'd definitely recommend this to my adult friends who like adult romances.

"Night Shift" is a new adult romance about a book nerd student library worker and the brooding new basketball star. Kendall meets Vincent when he comes into the library on one of her midnight shifts and it's the very best type of romance love at first sights. The sparks flyyyyyyy and it is imminently enjoyable. There are some misunderstandings and meddling friends, and overall it was firing on all cylinders. The main characters felt real and their friend groups were totally endearing. I definitely recommend this for people who like new adult romances.

Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy!

✏️ Author: Annie Crown
📅 Pub Date: September 19, 2023/ OUT NOW!
🌟 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5


An equal parts sizzling and sweet debut from one of my new fave authors! Sweet and shy Kendall lives the best moments of her life in books. Romance books to be exact. While working her usual Friday night shift at the campus library, she meets Vincent Knight. College basketball star Vincent Knight. In a move that shocks even her, straight laced Kendall finds herself making out with Vincent up against a bookshelf in a quiet part of the library. What follows is their sometimes rocky but always beautiful path to love.

Yall. This book was so so good! Vincent is my new book boyfriends. He was so sweet and understanding. He listened to Kendall and met her wherever she was. And to a lifetime book need, Kendall was someone I could truly understand. She lived in books and because of that she sometimes waited for the exact perfect trope. But in real life, things aren't always perfect. They never really are. It was so sweet to watch her evolve throughout the book. Her roommates Harper and Nina were also such a good addition! Loving and supportive, but also unafraid to tell Kendall what she needed to hear.

Last but not least, this book is sexy in all the best ways. Sex in a library anyone? 😍 I loved it. The whole entire book start to finish. I'm so excited to see what the author writes next! If her debut is this good, I cant imagine how phenomenal her next work will be!

I received an advanced copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you to Annie Crown, NetGalley, and Wattpad Webtoon Book Group. 🩷

THIS WAS FUN! Thank you Net Galley for a fun sexy ARC. Loved the characters and the story. It got me out of a reading slump.

Want a quick read with some laughter and spice? This one is for you!

The Night Shift is a ridiculously sweet book about bookworm, Kendall Holiday and star basketball player of the college, Vincent Knight. After their chance encounter one night during Kendall's night shift at the school library, we're taken on their romance journey.

It had never occurred to me that I would heavily enjoy a book about people just figuring their shit out, but I loved this book so much. Kendall so painfully reminds me of myself in many ways and every thought she had was a thought I've had so many times. It was somewhat emotional reading someone else go through my anxieties. The characters in this book are young and college-aged and, refreshingly, act like exactly that.

Supremely adorable, very refreshing, absolutely lovely, I love them both.

I really, truly am obsessed with this book! Vincent is everything I ever wanted in a cinnamon roll MMC, and Kendall is just such a doll. She's so awkward and spirals about the things that I thought only I dwell on. This book made me feel seen and understood in a way that I didn't realize such a short romance could. Everything about this book made my heart sing I'll love it forever. I can't wait to reread it in a year or so again!
Anyone who says Wattpad authors are not real authors are just IDIOTS! I'm so glad this book was able to make it's way out of Wattpad because it was such a cute read! The character development was excellent and frankly, I read this book in one sitting. It was just so cute in all aspects and met my needs for a book while lounging in my hammock enjoying the day- trying to relax before MY night shift 😆 (though fair warning, this book has nothing to do with healthcare workers working nights shifts and honestly, that's what I initially thought when I saw the title, but I'm biased. I loved the sounds of this book based on the description and I'm very thankful to have received a copy through NetGalley).
I just reviewed Night Shift by Annie Crown. #NightShiftBook #NetGalley

really enjoyed this one! read through it in one sitting and had such a fun time reading it! it was a cute college romance! i absolutely loved vincent, the mmc, he was so perfect. kendall drove me a little insane but she was definitely related and overall i really enjoyed this one!

Kendall needs a hobby that does not make her weirdly horny 24/7.

I don't know. This was a cute and quick read that has seem decent fan fiction vibes, but there really wasn't much to it at all for me to remember it come tomorrow.

There's not a lot of character development. Or any at all, if I'm being honest. Kendall has no personality aside from the romance books she reads and I fear that on the other side of the ending I still know nothing about her. We meet her and Vincent and within two minutes they're randomly making out and I still don't know why because there didn't seem to be anything there to make that happen. Vincent, however, has most certainly set the bar high for love interests. That boy is kind of perfect and the world would be much better with more Vincents in it lol

If you don't like the miscommunication trope, approach with caution. The first time it happens, it does of course make the characters look dumb. However, I appreciated the little tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement of it by those characters and how they resolve to communicate. And then the miscommunication happens again five minutes later with the worst jump to a conclusion I've ever seen a girl make. Like, she was so dumb and I nearly quit the book right then and there.

This definitely has some of the best smut I've ever read, but don't come into this expecting any plot. I'm so baffled by the structure of this book. Like, the third act break-up slash resolution happens not even 60% of the way through, and then the rest of the book is just two drawn out sex scenes. So, on the one hand, you get your money's worth on that, but not on the actual story? And yes, I'm fully aware that *that* critique is exactly what will make certain readers pick it up, so happy reading either way.

This book stealthily stole my heart right from my chest! I was NOT expecting to be sucker punched in the feels so hard by a nerd and a basketball player, but this book reveals to be much deeper and perceptive than the ordinary sport/academic rom com. It’s also so violently realistic, that I caught my self numerous times reminiscing about my college romances and how exactly similar they were. So not only does the book come out of no where and judo chop you in the heart, but it’s so painfully relatable! Had me crying there towards the end, such a beautiful read!

Synopsis: Kendall spends her time in books rather than experiencing all that college offers. That is, until basketball star, Vincent Knight, shows at the library during her Friday night shift and make out in the stacks.

My take: I was so excited when I saw this on NetGalley because I love all things sports romance. I was disappointed to find this isn’t truly a sports romance because basketball didn't have a place in the story. Vincent Knight is a basketball star (and a cinnamon roll who I loved to read about) but we never see any scenes with basketball besides Kendall watching video highlights of him. Not much happened in this novel, either -- it was basically five scenes that stretched multiple chapters. I like my romance novels with more plot. It was also super heavy on the instalove which isn't my thing. There was character growth from both main characters through their interactions which I did appreciate.

Night Shift was ridiculously cute. It’s the definition of insta-love and miscommunication tropes but in a totally self aware way, and it is just such a fun read.

English major Kendall spends her Friday nights working the 24 hour campus library. In walks star basketball player Vincent looking for a book of British poetry. The two are complete opposites on paper, but have instant chemistry. It also turns out that neither knows what the heck they’re doing when it comes to relationships, which adds some adorable banter. But don’t get confused - when the spice hits, it hits. He even reads spicy books for her 😍

Very cute story, I liked that there was pretty minimal conflict- I hate when a fight gets dragged out forever. But the writing style wasn't great- it read like a fanfiction.