Rowena’s review of That Weekend by Jennifer McKenzie.
Hero: Jake Durham
Heroine: Ava Christensen
As a TV blogger and celebrity reporter with her finger on the pulse of the entertainment world, Ava Christensen figures she’s a shoo-in as cohost at Entertainment News Now. Wrong. The reason?Jake Durham.
To add insult to injury, Ava has to spend a week with her Judas of a boss at the industry’s A-list film festival. All right, so maybe she used to think the hotshot executive producer was a hunk, but that was before he passed her over for promotion. These days, Ava isn’t ready to believe there’s a tender, caring side to the guy. But Jake’s surprising her in more ways than one, making Ava wonder what she really wants. Her dream jobÂ…or possibly her dream guy?
This was a quick story that I thought was cute. Â It follows Ava Christensen and Jake Durham as they battle wits and their attraction and their issues, together. Â So Ava was up for a promotion at work but the new producer Jake chose to go in a different direction and that pissed Ava off because the guy that he gave the position to is related to the big boss and doesn’t have much experience for the job. Â But after a quick bitch fest with her best friend, Ava is set to go on a business trip to a film festival and she’ll be happy to get away from Jake.
Ava is annoyed with herself for thinking that Jake was hot and almost kissing him at a party a few months back because she hates him now and he’s a stupid man for not giving her the promotion. Â She’s even more annoyed when she finds out that Jake is going to the film festival with her.
This was a cute read. Â It had the right amount of cuteness, steam and laughs to keep me happy and I really enjoyed getting to know both Ava and Jake. Â They’re both flawed characters but they worked well with each other and they were cute together. Â They each made boneheaded moves throughout the book but it didn’t bother me too much. Â This was a great read and even though I didn’t absolutely love the heck out of it, I still enjoyed it and will definitely be checking out more from this author.
3.5 out of 5
This book is available from Harlequin Superromance. You can buy it here or here in e-format. This book was provided by the publisher for an honest review.
Sounds like a fun read.
It was quick, short and cute. Exactly what I needed at the time that I read it.