Let’s Call a Truce is a fun banter-filled contemporary romance from debut author Amy Buchanan (4.5/5 stars)

Let’s Call a Truce is a fun banter-filled contemporary romance from debut author Amy Buchanan.

Juliana’s husband passes away unexpectedly, leaving her with two young daughters and a stalled career after being a stay-at-home mom. When she starts her new job, she meets Ben, her hot coworker, whom she overhears speaking condescendingly about her needing to reschedule a meeting due to a childcare issue. This starts a feud between them. Two years later, they are teamed up by the owner of the company to work together on a career-making project.

This is a solid debut! I listened to the audiobook and I really enjoyed the narrator, Charlotte North. She was easy to follow and all of her character voices were very distinct. She also put just a right hint of emotion in her voice during certain scenes.

I don’t always go for workplace romances, but this one also featured enemies to lovers and main characters who are both in their late 30s so I was cautiously optimistic when I started to read it. By the time I got about 13% in I immediately went to Pango to buy a finished copy for my shelf. I finished it in one day.

I was a big fan of the curvy representation and the amazing banter and sexual tension between our two leads. I definitely bought their chemistry, and the steamy scenes were great. Our heroine is a grieving widow and this book does a pretty good job at showcasing how grief is not linear.

There’s a third-act breakup here that didn’t fully make sense to me, but I tend to dislike that trope in general. There’s a bit of a miscommunication involved, which is my least-favorite trope of all time. However, I still really enjoyed this book; I’ll absolutely be picking up the author’s next release!

Tropes in this book include: forced proximity, enemies to lovers, workplace romance, MCs in their late 30s, single parent

CW: depiction of panic attacks, grief, death of partner (prior to book), parental abandonment (prior to book)

I received a complimentary review copy from St. Martin’s Griffin, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley. All opinions contained herein are my own.

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