Book Review: Stupid Love (The Prescotts) by Tara Wyatt

Stupid Love is the first book in The Prescotts series by Tara Wyatt. The sexiest man Lauren MacKinnon knows also happens to be her best friend. He’s six-foot-four of masculine perfection. He’s smart, and funny, and has one of the biggest hearts around. And she has no idea that he’s completely in love with her. Theo Prescott, however, is in denial. Or at least, he’s trying to be. See, he’s not exactly boyfriend material. After growing up in a volatile household and now as a successful divorce lawyer, not to mention his utterly disastrous dating track record, he’s come to accept the fact that he sucks at love, and he’s not willing to risk his friendship with Lauren. Who is gorgeous and awesome and probably perfect for him. But he’s terrified of breaking her heart. No matter his feelings, she’s his best friend, and that’s where she needs to stay. Because there are rules that come with having a best friend. Rules like no kissing, no thinking about each other naked, no having sex. And no matter what, no falling in love. But one by one, Theo and Lauren are going to break the rules.

Stupid Love is a great introduction to the Prescott brothers and cast of interesting secondary characters. I tend to enjoy the friends or enemies to lovers tropes, and this book fit the bill nicely. Lauren and Theo are best friends with unresolved, secret feelings for each other that everyone around them seems quite aware of. I also had a spark of joy for the very real interaction that Lauren had while working in a library- but a job like that is increasingly hard to find these days, and I was a little jealous of her full time, professional library gig that many, many people in the field would jump at the chance for. I also found her a bit too perfect, so understanding and making excuses for other people's issues. I was very happy when she stood up for herself- even if it waited until the big crisis of the book. Honestly I wanted to know more about some of the secondary characters than I did Theo and Lauren since their happy ending was pretty much guaranteed and with very few surprises. However, while the crisis was expected and I was expecting it for half the book, I did enjoy the ride and thought the journey was well written. 

Stupid Love is an engaging romance that I enjoyed reading.