Water Under the Bridge Paperback – Import, 1 June 2024

This was a good debut novel and I loved Luca & Avery's dynamic. Their hate chemistry was fun to read but I started to really enjoy the book after the 54% mark tbh. The part before that was just boring but the last half held my attention. The story became fast paced from that mark and Luca said so many swoon-worthy things which made me blush! NGL, the side characters had potential but they weren't involved much in the story. It's like they were just there and were used when it was convenient. Regardless, I liked the setting of the book the tropes were well executed and the romance was appealing!

✧⁠*⁠。te amo, cariño.⁠｡⁠*You all, this book was so much fun and easy to read. The plot was character driven and you are actually gonna enjoy reading the side characters too with ofc delicious spice too.Ave and Luca are so good together. They shared the same traits and actually completed each other in every sense. As I say like attracts like. They are different people cutting from the same clothes.Well and if you ask me; Luca knows all the right things to say at every time. So you can believe him.All in all you want to read a winter read then this book is it. This book would give you all a warm and fuzzy feeling like a warm cup of coffee on a winter evening.

I loved this book ngl. Even if it wasn’t perfect but for debut book, it was pretty good and my 4 stars are just for that.Loved Luca’s consistent approach towards Avery and love how Avery was grumpy in this one. You can say it was reverse grumpy x sunshine. The spice was good. Their chemistry was good and whatever they did for each other was amazing as well. Luca was very considerate of Avery and her needs. It was sweet, cute, fluffy, and funny with witty side characters along the way.But the third act kind of breakup felt unnecessary. Things could have been solved just like that with better communication I believe but overall it was good for a debut book.

Solid workplace romance with plenty of banter, ribbing, and dislike-to-lovers vibes! I love a hero that can’t help but say the wrong things but when you read his pov, he’s obsessed and just wants to say the right thing but can’t help but be flustered!

Denise is an amazing bookstagramer and now safely an even better author. This book by the debut authors is just a great example of enemies to lovers done right. Many enemies to lovers have such fundamentally opposite views it makes no sense and is a huge turn offff, that's why workplace rivals make some of the best of this trope. Which God Avery and Luca dooo so well! No huge miscommunication, just a nice slow burn of a romance unfolding. The banter ooof is sooo adorable. I finished this book in one work day ( so many "work breaks" were sadly taken), it's just such a feel good easy read. Luca is easily tied as best book bf for me :), he is sarcastic, charming and utterly devoted to the fmc without being creepy or obsessive.The side characters are nicely fleshed and if I have one complaint is that I wish I could have more of them in the book, maybe one of them gets their own??

Witty, Swoony and so so so Addictive.Tropes:- Workplace Romance- Enemies/Rivals to Lovers- Grumpy x Sunshine- Soft Only For Her- Hero Falls First and Hard- Slow Burn- SpicyAvery and Luca had me in a chokehold from page one. Avery is sassy, focused, ambitious and independent...and she definitely has no time for a boyfriend. Luca is smitten with her from the very beginning, admiring her passion and commitment to her job, and hates having to crush her dreams with every fiber of her being. Having worked all her life to get this job, Avery obviously takes it personally and declares Luca her archnemesis...or does she?Avery and Luca's banter was witty and laugh-out-loud funny. Their chemistry was palpable from their first interaction and the slow burn was so so so worth it.Also, Luca Navarro is now top tier book-boyfriend material...he was Avery's perfect match and had me swooning with how hard he was pining for her, loving watching her succeed and win every single one of their 'silly' bets.If you liked The Hating Game, you'll love Water Under the Bridge. Hats off to Kels and Denise Stone because this one was one hell of a debut novel! I cannot wait for whatever story they've in store next.

This book is pure rom-com material and it’s a great one. You can see Denise and Kels know what readers want and they don’t fail to deliver it. I loved Ave and Luca dynamic, their whole rivalry and bets thing it’s so cute! Also I adored that we had Luca’s POV because we get to see everything that Ave can’t even imagine. They also made me intrigued about the side characters and I hope we get to see their love stories soon. For a debut novel, this was a magnificent one and I’m sure these girls will continue to amaze us.

I really enjoyed this one. It’s definitely a rom com enemies to lovers vibe. The start is a little slow and I was screaming at them at points but it ended up really good. I think my criticism of it boils down to you can tell this was a first book but that’s not really a negative. I liked the couple, and the spice was great. Side characters were fantastic. I can’t wait to read the next one.