Pride, Pancakes, & Paris

De: Emmie J. Holland

Narrado por: Andria Mae, Josh Putnam

While finishing up her last year of college, Georgia Clark is busy spending her time with 16-year-old environmental science students. But when Sawyer Owens shows up with a free ticket to Paris, France, Georgia is forced to consider taking an actual break.

While her best friend's brother is inviting her to attend a fully funded destination wedding, there is one little catch. Georgia is going to have to pretend to be Sawyer's girlfriend. None of that would be a big deal if it weren't for one unfortunate piece of information: Sawyer and Georgia hate each other.

A witty, fast-paced, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring forced proximity, best friend's brother, loads of banter, and lots of sarcasm.

©2023 Emma Steinbrecher (P)2023 Emma Steinbrecher

This rom-com hit all the bases! Loved it!

This story had Emily in Paris vibes, but accessible and down-to-earth. Main characters were relatable, and had believable chemistry. I loved the realistic depiction of the FMC as a high school teacher. Smart, witty banter, moments of real depth, DELICIOUS tension. Fantastic casting, the narrators were so easy to listen to and played these characters so well.

I was hooked

From line 1 I was hooked! I loved this story so much!! The narration was amazing!!!

Adorable!

Incredibly adorable story full of great snarky banter and the narrators did a fantastic job! Also “whatever you need” ❤️❤️❤️ I love it!

The Kind of Fake Dating I Can Get Behind!

Not enemies to lovers, but not friends to lovers either. It's that cliché Best Friend's Sibling bit, but it worked. Even when Sawyer made a bad decision in sending Georgia away from the hospital, he had a moment of compassion for her position but decided to stay in his anger anyway. It was refreshingly normal.

As a contemporary romance in a modern, real-world setting, a lot of work is done in world building, but Holland sprinkles in enough details of Paris and Georgia's school, the hospital, Georgia & Emmerson's apartment, that you fell like you are right there beside them.

I liked how the author developed the insult banter between Georgia & Sawyer. Reminded me of a couple of my past relationships. The good parts that is, which made the plot move forward at a nice pace. I was certainly intrigued by the nasty event and how the conflict of interest really played into the conflict between the characters. The Brother/Sister bond was beautiful as well. Everything was a logical playout & frankly was a much needed palate cleanser for me. Also the narrators were phenomenal. I love Andria's voice and how she gives these women's voices just the right level of vulnerability & strength. Josh, it's nice to meet you.

Great, Refreshing Rom Com

What a fun and refreshing rom com! Pride, Pancakes, and Paris is a surprising combo of enemies-to-lovers with best friend/older brother, fake dating, AND one bed. To be honest, I wasn’t sure Saywer and Georgia were going to get past the enemies bit of their relationship, but Emmie effectively navigates the changes of their relationship through witty banter, our two MMC’s offering each other kindness, and sizzling chemistry. Even as Georgia and Sawyer were falling for each other, I loved that they learned respect and genuinely became friends in Paris. I loved how relatable the characters were. Saywer is swoon worthy as a book boyfriend (he’s a chef, come on!) and Georgia’s wicked sense of humor and empathy totally make me want to hang out with her. The book ends with a HEA but doesn’t feel over done, and while I was worried there would be a third act break up, it didn’t actually happen. I thought Emmie did a tremendous job with creating realistic conflict.

I loved the narrators for the audiobook. Both Andria and Josh did such a wonderful job portraying the range of emotions the characters experience. I laughed out loud with Andria’s ability to deliver Georgia’s humor and really felt the vulnerability Sawyer felt with Josh's performance, both as his relationship with Georgia changed and as he struggles at the end in the hospital. *chef’s kiss* And the flirting. My god, that was absolutely fabulous! I will happily read anything Andria and Josh narrate in the future.