Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
**3.5-stars rounded up **
After Avery Jensen goes through a break-up, she’s realizes her life is stale. She’s tired of being well-behaved and reliable. She wants to shake it up; get a hobby, make new friends and flirt with lots of people, men and women.
As she considers all of that though, she realizes, she has no clue where to start. She feels like she’s lost confidence since her relationship, and is at a loss for how to get it back.
Taylor Cameron is a known flirt and infamous heart-breaker. After her most recent break-up, her best friend bets her that she can’t make it 2-months without sleeping with someone new. Taylor, though realizing her history stacks the odds against her, takes the bet.
When Avery and Taylor meet at a winery event, Avery spills her concerns to Taylor. It’s not like her to be so open with a stranger, but there’s something about Taylor.
Taylor feels for Avery and offers to help her. She’ll give Avery flirting lessons, her specialty, and in turn, that project will distract Taylor from getting up to no good elsewhere; she’s determined to win her bet if she can.
At first, Avery is uncomfortable with their arrangement, but Taylor is so warm and encouraging and soon she begins to look forward to their weekly sessions.
The more time the women spend together, the more they start seeing each other in a whole new light. Their chemistry is undeniable and it’s becoming impossible to ignore their mutual attraction.
Could their flirting lessons lead to love?
Flirting Lessons is a very cute and enjoyable read, with beautiful WLW-representation. I really liked both MCs, particularly Taylor, whose perspective I found so relatable.
I did feel the women acted a lot older than their stated ages, they were quite mature and open with their emotions, which is something I would have run a million miles away from in my 20s. Besides that though, I did find their relationship trajectory believable and engrossing.
I loved the lessons Taylor set-up. They were so creative and fun, and helped to draw Avery out of her shell.
I also really appreciated Avery’s character arc. She was in a real rut at the start and I liked how she took charge of her life and took action to improve things. I can definitely see why Taylor would find that attractive.
I feel like the women were a great match. Their personalities played off each other well, and they both provided strength in areas that the other might lack, or need to work on. I enjoyed watching their relationship develop.
Overall, this was an enjoyable Adult Contemporary story, with well developed characters, fun dates, great chemistry, and not too much steam.
I always look forward to new Jasmine Guillory novels and this didn’t disappoint for a moment.
Thank you to the publisher, Berkley, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I’m glad I finally made time for this. A perfect Pride Month read!