10/10
Spice - 7.5/10

I was so looking forward to read this book and it surely did not disappoint. ✨ The Rebel Seeks a Wife by Sophia Travers, is the story of Tristan Prince, the second child of the Prince family of Crownhaven. In order to become the CEO of their family company, he has to get a wife. But what happens when the dynamics between him and his best friend/bodyguard Katie, start to change?

The way Travers writes her characters is really good - they have some positives, some flaws and some insecurities - all born from their past experiences. That really helps to understand the character and relate to them. Small details are paid attention to. For example - a nickname used in chapter 5 will be recalled in chapter 30, giving a very coherent and humane touch to the characters.

And the spice! So good 👀. I don’t know if it is just me, but when the chemistry is present, the spice gives.

Two-thirds into the book, it does feel a little slow, but it picks up pace soon enough.

The banter of the side characters adds a humor element. Overall, a good read

Author - @sophiatraversauthor

Blurb: He’s the country’s most eligible bachelor. She’s the bodyguard he’s secretly teaching how to date…and the best friend he wants for himself.
Tristan Prince is trouble. He’s charming, devious, and too handsome for his own good. I’m the bodyguard in the background, and the best friend who spent the last three years swearing she’d never let her feelings for Tristan grow.
He might be looking for a wife, but I’m the last woman he’d ever marry.
My plan? Learn to date, and get over my best friend.
Until Tristan offers to teach me himself.
Coaching becomes practice. Practice flames into jealousy.
I don’t belong in Tristan’s world…
And Tristan? He belongs to someone else.

Genres
Friends To Lovers
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Forced Proximity
Contemporary
Billionaire Romance
Workplace Romance