And Now, Back To You by B.K. Borison

 Estimated reading time: 10 minutes 

Series: Heartstrings 

Book: And Now, Back To You

Author: B.K. Borison

Number of pages: 438

Genre: Rom-Com, Contemporary Romance, Enemy to Lovers, meteorology

Attended Audience Age: Mature Adult

Type of medium (physical, digital, audio): physical

Book rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: 

The only thing Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have in common is their enthusiasm  for meteorology. Jackson thrives on routine and organization, while Delilah is everything but organized. Forced to cover a historic snowstorm, they find themselves dealing with more they bargained for. Delilah is determined to be taken seriously as a journalist and makes a deal with Jackson that seems to help them both in more ways than one. But can what happened in the mountains continue to thrive back home?

Qualities:

Prose: The prose can be lyrical and is intended to be comical, serious, but heartwarming. It pulls this off well.

Character Development: The characters develop from a enemies to lovers as they work closely together. We learn about their family dynamics and how they grew up. Jackson and Delilah support each other in more ways than one.

World Building: Much of the world building is centered in a town within the mountains, miles away from their hometown. We get to see more of the layout and fuid between Jackson and Delilah’s bosses, the characters and their personalties and how that impacts the story.

Recommendation: 

If you are interested in continuing the series, keep reading! I recommend this book to anyone interested in a grumpy X sunshine trope. Though in this case, its more of an routine X spontaneous trope. The bicker between the characters and their work dynamic is really interesting to get to know as it impacts their relationship and decisions. 

Notable Quotes:

• “I want to be taken seriously. It’s hard to be taken seriously when you’re sitting on toilets and wearing turtle shells” (p. 14). 

• “I just feel like I’m standing at the very edge of a slippery slope. It’s been one night and I have no idea how I’m going to survive seven more. I’m supposed to be annoyed by you, not whatever this is” (p. 157).

• “Jackson hushes me, his hands pushing through my hair. ‘Your all right,’ he says, his voice low, and I nod because yes, I am” (p. 329).

Related Music:

• Sunny by Bobby Hebb

• Scenic Route by Northwest Stories 

• Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s