Book Review: The Cul-de-Sac War | Melissa Ferguson

The Stats

📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚

BOOK: The Cul-de-Sac War

AUTHOR: Melissa Ferguson  @melissafergusonauthor

Publisher: Thomas Nelson @thomasnelson

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐

Published: November 10, 2020

https://amzn.to/37mCpCe

The Review

The Title/Cover Draw:

• The illustrated cover is all the rage lately. I picked this up because it seemed like an interesting read. 

What I liked:

• I loved not only the theater jokes but also the pop culture jokes. The characters were cute and likeable.

What I didn’t like:

• At times the story gives too much description about things. I would have liked it to be tightened up. 

What kept me reading:

• There were a lot of “wait and see” situations which, of course, made me want to see how things ended up. 

The Characters:

• Full of life and very unique.

The Ending:

• It all comes together as expected. 

Consider if you like:

• Rom Coms, theater or carpentry.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Received from Netgalley.

Small Summary:

Bree Leake doesn’t want to be tied down. She’s had more jobs than she can count, and she plans to move as soon as the curtains fall on her less-than-minor stage role at The Barter—the oldest live performance theater in the US. But just when it’s time to move on again, Bree’s parents make her an offer: hold steady for a full year, and they will give her the one thing she’s always wanted—her grandmother’s house. Her dreams are coming true . . . until life at the theater throws her some curve balls. 

And then there’s Chip McBride—her handsome and infuriating next-door neighbor. 

Chip just might be the only person whose stubborn streak can match Bree’s. She would move heaven and earth to have him off her cul-de-sac and out of her life, but according to the bargain she’s struck, she can’t move out of her house and away from the man who’s making her life miserable. So begins Bree’s obsessive new mission: to drive Chip out of the neighborhood—and fast. 

Bree isn’t the only one who’s a tad competitive, and Chip is more than willing to fight fire with fire. But as their pranks escalate, the line between love and hate starts to blur—and their heated rivalry threatens to take a hilarious, heartwarming, and romantic new turn.