Review: Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams

Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams

By Bookish Banter

As shown in previous posts, I love anything Sarah Adams puts on paper. Beg, Borrow, or Steal is the third book in Sarah Adams' When in Rome series and it honestly may be my favorite.

Emily Walker is more on the uptight side if you will. She's a perfectionist and if something isn't getting done her way, she'll make sure it will. But she's also a very kind and loving soul, she just doesn't let people see it too often. One thing I love about this book is that we get an insight into Emily's brain and why she is the way she is and I think it allows us to see character development from the first two books.

The one person who never sees the good side of Emily is Jackson Bennett, Emily's arch-nemesis from college. Emily and Jack have been going at each other since the very first day they met, over 10 years ago. Jackson's a very easygoing, chill dude to every person he meets, except Emily of course. They bring out the worst in each other and she can't understand why everyone loves him so much.

I think the reason the "rivals-to-lovers" or "enemies-to-lovers" trope is so popular is because it's a storyline of two characters constantly seeing the worst in each other and still falling in love and that's what I love about this book. Although Emily and Jack have never once gotten along, they find love for each other. Jack sees Emily in her most vulnerable state when she makes a big mistake and is convinced she's going to lose her job. Emily never lets anybody see her sweat and she most certainly never lets anybody see her cry. In a drunken state, she shows Jack this side of her and that only makes him admire her more, knowing she isn't as perfect and put together as she makes herself seem. Throughout the rest of the book, Jack helps Emily become more comfortable with allowing people to see her like that, especially her siblings.

And of course, they can't be in a relationship without the bantering but that's what makes their relationship more fun to read. Yes, they make each other better people but there's no way they're letting go of their decade-long feud.

Rating: 4.5 stars

10/10 would recommend