The Favor

This is my favorite book I read this week so I hit the cover of the book it really turned me off into reading it at first but then I was like let me go ahead and read it started today finished it today because it was that good I love this book and honestly I don’t know if other people will love it but I loved it so much it was totally worth it!!!!! I loved both the male main character and the female main character honestly the female main character always made me laugh she was hilarious she would tell really good jokes it was just amazing the banter that they had for being two people who at the time didn’t really love each other as they said amazing top-tier 10 out of 10 I loved it it was amazing!!! Now you have to talk about Dane because Dane Davenport loved this girl since the minute he met her for him it was love at first sight and you don’t see that until you get maybe about 20% into this book but for him it was love at first sight and I just I loved it I loved it all because from the fact that I also love that she didn’t believe that he loved her or even cared about her but he did the whole time like I actually love that I loved it so much and I loved how much he loved her and how much he care for her and how much he protected her from the beginning I just I fell in love with this man so fast honestly probably in my top 10 best book boyfriends or as I should say book husbands because they’re married and by the way there’s no third act break up which makes this 10 times better!! Also the drama in this talk to you from family drama to just like a little bit of drama between them the side characters I honestly kind of absolutely loved and the mental health aspect of this book was honestly also one of my favorite things because talking about a mental health illness in a book most people don’t tend to do and this author I think she did it so well and I love that none of the characters or none of the important characters were judge mental towards the mental health aspect that one of the characters had it was also one of my favorite parts of it like they cared so much about this character I love that And so their childhoods both main characters childhoods really made me so sad and they both went through two different things but at the same time it was the same and they understood each other in the sense of what they went through but they both dealt with it in two different ways in the thing is one thing I will tell you about Dane he doesn’t seem to care about anything but he does and I wish we would’ve gotten his point of you because that’s what really made it hard was not seeing his point of you but it was still really good book but seeing that even without his point of you you could tell that he did care about her and he just doesn’t know how to show love and he doesn’t know how to take love I think is a really big thing also I’m so happy I just had to read this book today I really needed it totally worth it will reread it honestly I might even buy them paperback it was that good but happy reading if you read it

A great read. The book had a solid story line. Interesting characters, none too cheesy but well written. Just enough steam but not the focus of the book. I really enjoyed reading this one!

5 Full Stars Very well written. Fast Paced. Dane and V were fantastic main characters. Hot sexy scenes. Some laughter. Some OMG moments. I didn't want to put it down. Absolutely Loved Every Moment and Every Word.

I give this book 3.5 stars. Vienna and Dane were an interesting couple. Vienna had worked for Dane for four years as his personal assistant when Dane approached her with an offer she couldn't refuse. They were to be married but I n name only. She was not allowed to anyone it was fake and had to make it look real. Vienna wasn't too crazy about the idea because she had a crush on him but went along. With Dane, it was hard for Vienna to tell what he was thinking or feeling. She was convinced that he would never feel for her the way she felt for him. With meddlesome family and exes constantly trying to break them up, Vienna starts to wonder how if they can even last a year. Dane slowly starts to to let Vienna into his life by letting her know things about his m growing up. When he gives her Blue, she thinks she will never have the type of life she has always wanted. She doesn't realize that he has been showing her how he really feels about her. I did like the way the book ended because it not only showed how things turned out for them, but also for their friends and family

Fantastic. I've had a top 5 favorite book/series list for several years now that no other book has come close to touching. Until now. This book just kicked out one of my top 5 and moved into its slot. I'll start with the heroine. Vienna is a dream heroine for me. I'm conditioned to overlook a lot in a heroine because to be honest, most do not behave the way I wish they would. Because of this, I don't let most of what they do bother me and instead focus more on the hero. Now saying that, when a heroine comes along that demands respect and proves me wrong, I am in book heaven. What makes Vienna a dream heroine for me? She had self respect. She didn't fall all over the hero and allowed him to disrespect her, not that he really did, but you'll understand when you read this. I also really loved how she handled the drama with side characters. She called them on their BS to their face. I LOVE THAT. I'm not a fan of a lot of drama unless it's handled. She handled it. Also, she was a genuinely good person. She put others before herself, but not to a point that she was a doormat. There wasn't one time in the book that I wanted to change Vienna. I loved her. Now for the hero. Dane is very cold, aloof, calm but cutting at times. You do not get his POV in this so I was left guessing about his intentions from the very beginning. I actually really liked to trying to figure out when things changed for him with Vienna or if he had a plan from the very start. This mystery lasted a long time, and to me it had me completely enthralled. Not only because I was left guessing, but also because I adored his actions even though I was never sure if they were because he loved her or if he was just protective. Despite the fake marriage, he was very protective and always had Vienna's back. Loving the main characters as much as I did, I also loved how much time we got with them in the book. Due to the fake marriage, the story was about them as a couple almost from the start. My favorite thing to read with a couple is when they work together agains the drama, and not have the drama keep them apart. I feel like I could go on and on about this book but I don't want to spoil anything. It was fantastic! I want more books like this and I want the author to write more about this couple. I don't think I could ever get enough of them.

If you've ever read a Suzanne Wright book, you'll find little to no surprises in this book and since she's chosen a well-used trope as the framework for this story, it's especially been done before. I still found it an entertaining read and the author uses her regular tricks throughout the story. Dane is a super successful businessman - of what, I'm not really sure because even though it was emphasised how powerful and dominant he was, there was quite a lack of detail and examples given around this. He's ruthless, alpha, intense, *insert all of the adjectives this author likes to list in all of her books*. His uncle left him and his brothers a significant trust fund. The only condition? He has to be married by his late 30s to inherit. Enter his PA, Vienna, a beautiful and hard working woman who has set some kind of record in putting up with her mercurial boss having worked for him for four years. She owes him a favour as he helped her out with a sex tape incident years ago, hence the title, asking her to be his fake bride for a year so he can get the sentimental items that come with inheritance. On top of that, someone isn't happy that they're getting married so there's a heap of drama with an unknown party trying to sabotage the happy couples fake marriage. The book was entertaining enough. If you've ever read a billionaire or fake marriage romance before, let me heavily emphasise that there are absolutely no surprises here. There's not even a unique twist but luckily this author's writing is enough to carry it over the line (and carry it quite well). There's the deep and broody hero of the story and a strong but sensitive heroine and while they kept it PG rated while they had a working relationship, living in close quarters heats things up a notch and they give in to their long held attraction to each other. If you're a fan of age gaps, Dane is 37 and Vienna is 25. I found the premise for the favour a bit far stretched - he helped her with a sex tape problem and he asks her to give up over a year of her life and lie to all of her friends and family. Apples and apples? Not really and by not really I mean not at all as they are not even remotely comparable. Just a side note: If you've read Shiver from this author, there's a super quick mention of Kensey and Blake which was a nice touch. There was also a reference to Rags to Riches. As I've said above, if you've ever read a book by this author, she is pretty formulaic and her books only variate depending on how much she emphasises well-used tropes and themes that are through all of her books. I'm going to list the recycled themes from this author. The Favour has the main characters both having less than happy backgrounds - foster care, abusive fathers, a mean foster sister, troublesome siblings and in-laws. Vienna's father also has IDI with 5 or so personalities so there's a random tragic back story thrown in with this. Dane is uber jealous and possessive so if that floats your boat this author always ticks that box. The reader is metaphorically bashed over the head with repeated reminders of how intense, masculine, dominant and hot Dane is and all of his manly attributes that make him so swoony and irresistible. If I had a dollar for every time the author tried to not so subtly vomit out how male Dane was, I could probably retire early. There's also the usual dribble about how helpless Vienna was to resist him even though she tried and tried and tried. You get to read several times about her lady bits waking up when Dane enters a room, how his manly attraction wasn't fair and was unrelenting and how she was helpless to resist him and his magic peen mojo. This goes on through the whole book along with 'I think he might have feelings for me but I could be imagining it but no he feels something because we had a little nooky but now here is something to put a spanner in the works and make me doubt him again because it'll never, ever, work, waah, waah, waah, I'll just watch his magic mojo from afar because it'll never happen'. Rinse and repeat. Lots of mentioning of it only being a fake romance and him not really being that into her and their relationship doomed from the start. I mean, if you didn't get that it was a fake marriage from the blurb where it literally says it's a fake marriage, you might need someone to help you sound out the words in the book anyway. Now for one of my pet hates churned out by this author - over the top ex and other woman drama. Vienna's ex fiance cropped up throughout the book and while I was happy to see early in the book the ex drama was a male for a change and not a female, I spoke to soon because along came the womenz trying to get Vienna's man, y'all, and just generally causing trouble. As per all of this author's books, the other/ex woman drama was still shoved in there and once again ruined parts of the book for me. There was Dane's brothers' wives who were causing drama and one whom he had a past with. There was also the nasty foster sister so once again, there was no shortage of cattiness and over-emphasised ridiculousness that Wright loves to include. This is always the biggest downfall of a lot of her books for me because it automatically makes it feels as though I've already read the book...because I basically have in every other book she's written. That being said, I keep coming back and clicking on the books, so more fool me lol. A lot of this book reminded me of The Dark in You series. We were constantly told how masculine Dane is and how he gives out a 'you're mine' vibe. Dane repeatedly told Vienna to hold her orgasm until he said it was cool to explode. A little bit of Knox Thorne, anyone? And seriously, Suzanne Wright's characters have the worst luck with breaking and entering. Her books are like the epicentre of break in crime in the fictional book world. Another pet peeve - there are the token dialogues thrown into the story to spell out the story, what happened and break down of the perpetrator's motives that also imply the readers is stupid and not able to piece the plot together themselves. It makes the characters speak almost unnaturally and clumsily ties up loose ends in the story. There's one or two recurring jokes throughout the book used as catch phrases for some characters - again, another writing technique this author uses. There's one liners forced in to the story for a bit of humour and a good amount of steam and sexy times. A couple of the characters that were in a relationship had recurring arguments that got old quick, too, that I think was chucked in there for humour. The plot points and direction they was taking the story were pretty obvious and without spoiling anything, the resulting whodunnit was an absolute fizzer with no surprises at all. Like, not even a teensy bit of a twist or revelation. And the reasoning behind it? Holy where the heck did that random ridiculousness come from, Batman? The backstory was so silly I assumed I was reading one of her Shifter books where all the characters have a back story that is reminiscent of a crack addict on a bad trip. I know I've listed a lot that the author repeats, but hey, if I have to dive into it every book it's only fair I get to harp on about the well-used writing devices in my reviews, too, yeah? I like quite a few of this author's books but my word does she love a good regurgitation of themes and repetition of phrases, style, etc. But this is what her readers like and this is what sells her books so I get it, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to highlight the fact. I still found it an enjoyable read so four stars.

I thought I knew what I was getting myself into and I was pretty much right but in a good way. It’s not just a cookie cutter romance which made me happy. And trust me I can be picky with books. I have a whole rubric for book suggestions with Chat GPT and this was number one and for very good reason. I’m currently in the middle of being away from my husband for 7 months and I needed something I could really immerse myself in to help make my days go by quicker and this was just the read. My only gripe is it only took me a day to read. As long as you like romantic tension, arranged marriages, slow burn and sex this is the book for you.

I love Suzanne Wright’s writing!! Her books are so good and I look forward to when the time comes I can re-read them…

I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve read this book since it came out. It’s the perfect book to loose yourself and enjoy some hot CEO fall for this PA. This book takes me out of my slump every time. Definitely recommend!

I loved this story for more than the relationship between the two main characters. I've not seen many books that explain what DID is half as well as what Suzanne Wright did in The Favor. As someone who has a best friend with DID, it is something I've come to know more about than I could have ever imagined and the way it's portrayed in this story is BRILLIANT! The way it lead up to the reveal of this made it seem like the personalities were individual people, which they are in their own right, they just happen to inhabit the one body. I found the mention of DID in the story didn't take away from the story but rather added to it. Added an extra layer into the story, that then supported how the characters reacted to one another. I would 1000% recommend this story. It's a brilliant story and the dynamics between characters was fascinating and lively and in some form felt I could relate to some areas of what they experienced. It pulled my heartstrings in a good way and left me wanting more by the end of the page. Thank you Suzanne Wright for this marvelous creation 😊

One of the best books I have ever read! I devoured the book, literally couldn’t put it down. The fake marriage and grumpy sunshine tropes were so well delivered. And the communication between the protagonists is supreme! Dane and Vienna are my new favorite book couple. I couldn’t get enough of them and the book makes you truly see and feel how they gradually fall in love. Wish the book was more known because it is a gem!

This is the story of two people, Vienna and Dane, with sadly damaged pasts who have nonetheless worked their way through them. You can see as the book progresses that the way they behave now is the result of the way they were treated in the past. They are both very strong characters but they need something from each other. This is a marriage of convenience story but it's so much more. I find the way the author approached the trope was far from cliché. They have known each other for 4 years and the attraction was always there but they never acted on it. There are many other characters that contribute a lot to the development of the story, the plot got thicker and there is actually so much happening and so much incredible drama that it's a long book and even though some other reviewers said the book was too long, I did enjoy it. There were no gaps or holes unanswered in the story and that's refreshing. There were things that I didn't enjoy and will talk about that too but there were many things in the story that I liked. Without any doubt what I think the master creation of this story is the communication between Vienna and Dane, I'm so thankful the author created open and honest communication between them. You will not find any stupid, miscommunication or misunderstandings in this book. I just can't stand that in a book. Vienna and Dane were also a team against the world, even if their relationship was kind of pretend at the beginning, they never stop standing up to EVERYBODY against them. I have actually never read a book where so many people DIDN'T want the couple to be together, good God! But that didn't weaken them, they always defended their relationship and that's admirable and such a pleasure to read. I liked both main characters, especially Vienna, she's is loyal, hard-working, sassy and very strong and Dane is pretty much a mystery for most of the time and without his voice, I wondered what his intentions and feelings were until they were finally revealed. He's a little too alphahole for me, rough, super jealous and possessive, but I like him good enough and they sure look like a good fit together. One of the things I think could be improved is the lack of Dane's point of view. He is an enigmatic character right to the end really, I would have loved having the dual POV in this story but maybe the author did this on purpose to create excitement, which she did. Also, to my liking, there were too many evil characters and over the top drama in the book. There is a lot of OW/OM drama but fortunately the way Vienna and Dane manage ALL those scenes (brushing the exes off and protecting each other) without exception was fantastic. I didn't care much about Vianna's neighbor couple, they were supposed to be funny but they grated on me more than anything. The wedding reception planning was a little on the boring end for me. What I want to highlight especially is that Vienna and Dane were honest with each other and loyal all the time. They didn’t lie to each other and they never cheated. That is worth 5 stars. Unfortunately, for the things I didn't enjoy that much that I just explained, I would give this book a rating of 4.5. All in all, I think it's an exciting book that keeps you wondering all the time till the end. I enjoyed it quite a lot.

Es una historia de romance con final feliz. Sin duda. Lo que no me esperaba es el sarcasmo del la protagonista, la ame. El protagonista se robó mi corazón en su totalidad y me gustaría ver más allá del epílogo un espacial o algo. Sin duda un romance muy bonito y con el drama suficiente para mantenerte con nervios en algunas partes.