Review: "Asking for Trouble" by Amy Andrews (Credence, Colorado #3) ★★★★★

 

Review: Asking for Trouble by Amy Andrews

What a read this was! This contemporary romance dual POV novel tugged at my heartstrings in all ways possible. There were plenty of hilarious scenes mixed with very serious moments but also steamy ones, which were never too abrupt in change.

Della Munroe has been single for three years after overcoming the worst relationship experience possible abusive husband. She wants to go on Tinder and sift through the available men on there, but enter Tucker Daniels, her brother's best friend and 10 years her senior, who acts as her wingman to both look after and find the right man for her. Of course, they have both liked each other for years - and he is the right man all along! - but Tucker considers her off limits due to his friendship with her brother, and Della considers herself too damaged for the likes of him. They eventually form a secret situationship where they are friends with benefits. But will it be enough?

Honestly, what is not to like about this book? I stumbled across this not knowing it was part of a series, and I adore a series where individual stories can be read as a standalone! It was easy to read yet descriptive, and I love getting both points of view because it adds so much depth to the characters. And oh Della, she is my favourite person ever! She has been through literal hell and comes out so strong and confident. Tucker is a whole green flag.

I love chapter 17, when she has a panic attack in front of Tucker and she feels self-conscious about her nightlight because she deems it infantile to need one, but it doesn't matter to him as long as she feels safe "If you need it, then you need it. Hell, if you need the sun in the room to sleep at night, I’ll pluck it out of the sky for you and hang it over there in the corner." my heart! And then they both open up to each other about their past. It was such a pure moment. And then the Tinder profile moment at the end where Tucker makes things up to her.

Favourite quote:

He gave her a half smile. “You’re a remarkable woman, Della Munroe.”

Della’s heart grew a little more in her chest. People like Selena and Arlo had been telling her that for three years. Hearing it from the man she loved, though, as he gazed at her with awe and respect, seeped right into her marrow.

But right now, she was done talking about the past. Right now, she desperately needed to affirm that she’d come through the other end and she was doing okay. That she was capable of feeling again, of loving again.