Blog Tour & Review: All the Wrong Places by Randi Perrin

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Title: All the Wrong Places

Author: Randi Perrin

Genre: Contemporary Romance

American-born, Australian-raised Rachel Kennedy was born to be an actress--all the way down to her drama queen ways. But when a bad day leaves her life and her dream in ruins, she's not sure what to do next. Her silver spoon-upbringing never prepared her for that.

With a bank account at nothing and an inability to pull off a convincing accent for casting directors, Rachel's about to give up on everything. Not on her best friend's watch. Lily is there to help her every step of the way--if the definition of help involves convincing her to take drastic measures, each one blowing up more than the one that came before.

Once Lily shoves Rachel into the let's-get-drunk-and-screw-a-stranger phase, she winds up tangled in the arms of Christian Whitmore, a cop with a sinful smile, sexy stubble, and impeccable timing. He's there to pick her up when she falls and to take her out for fish and chips at her favourite place.

But then again, so is his identical twin brother, Kevin. Double. Trouble.

Stuck at a major crossroads in her life, can Rachel ever find happiness again, or is she just looking in all the wrong places?

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Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book at no cost from the publisher/author. All opinions expressed in my review are my own.

This was an adorable read with some nice themes. I always love stories with strong heroines that rely on themselves when things get tough. 

I liked the plot of the story because it kind of starts out like a survival story. Rachel is experiencing a pile of hardships all at once at the start of the book and she is determined to make things work out without having to resort to asking her father for help. I enjoyed her journey from broke, unemployed, and flying off the edge of a cheating boyfriend to letting herself experience something spontaneous. While I liked the plot and the premise, I didn't much care for the storytelling. It felt a little choppy to me. Some of the dialogue was a little cringe-worthy and some of the things that happen in the story felt forced or awkward. So the ideas were working for me but the execution not so much. 

I didn't really connect with the main character, Rachel. She felt kind of ditzy to me and she sometimes said or did things that felt off to me. While I didn't connect with her, I didn't dislike her either. She simply seemed annoying most of the time. Her bout of bad luck really made me sympathize with her and root for her throughout the story despite not really connecting with her character otherwise. For all of the faults that I had with Rachel's character, I admired the part of her that was a strong heroine. She took charge of her life when it was falling apart and handled things as they came at her. I liked Lily and the friendship that she and Rachel had. I didn't like Christian from the get-go and I think that he was written for that purpose exactly. I wish that we could have had more closure with Mark and Cassandra's characters. They were prominent at the beginning of the story and then we don't see them again. A chance for Rachel to put them in their place after their betrayal would have been nice to see. Rachel did have a final word with Cassandra, but I think that she needed Mark to see her happy and moving on with her life. 

I liked the take on the romance. It was kind of refreshing and unexpected. I don't really want to give much away but I think that the romantic angle in this book is compelling and different from most romance novels that I have read previously. The initial romance with Christian felt like it came on a little too quickly, but I think that perhaps it was supposed to in the scope of things to come. I'll leave off right there since I don't want to spoil anything. 

I liked being immersed in the Australian setting in the story. I am an American so I felt that the world-building was great in this. I also liked the small bits of theater life that we get to experience through Rachel and Lily. 

Overall, I think that this is a satisfying read with twists and relatable characters that you won't want to miss! Rachel's adventures in life and love will keep your entertained and wanting more. I did have some issues with the storytelling and characterizations in this one, but the story still kept my interest and finished on a high note. 

English may be Randi’s first language, but she’s the most fluent in sarcasm, and it shows in her writing. She is known for creating snarky, realistic characters—badass heroines who can hold their own and flawed, yet lovable heroes. Like Randi, her characters run on caffeine and swear words.

Her characters are often built around dichotomy, much like Randi herself. Although she is the least romantic person in the world, she writes romance. She also refuses to pick a lane on the romance highway, sometimes writing contemporary, other times paranormal, but always smokin’ hot.

She is the author of the Earthbound Angels paranormal romance series, several contemporary romance novellas including Anticipating Temptation and Mi Amor, and a gay romance novella entitled Wreck You. She has also had several short stories published in anthologies. Her next full-length novel, a romantic comedy entitled All the Wrong Places, will be out in Summer 2019.

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