Book Review: The Assignment by Penelope Ward

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What to Expect:
Enemies to lovers trope.
Feisty Heroine that has meat on her bones.
Hot chemistry and fun banter.

My thoughts:
Troy and Aspyn went to the same high school and due to a certain incident they become enemies. Ten years has passed and they are reunited and Aspyn is not pleased at all. You could have cut the tension with a knife. Aspyn held NO punches when it came to letting Troy know how she really felt. 🥴

Troy. Ugh. When you read his backstory and everything he went through it all makes sense. I loved how Troy was able to do some self reflection, grow, learn from his mistakes and heal from his childhood traumas. That is not an easy thing to do at all.

This is a well written story about forgiveness, growth, redemption and second chances. Be sure to check it out!

About the Book:

Reasons why I should not be drawn to Troy Serrano.
Number one: He’s obnoxious.
Number two: He and I were enemies over a decade ago in high school.
Number three: He’s my friend’s ex-boyfriend.
I could go on and on, really.
When my boss gives me an unwanted assignment and tells me it involves spending time with the grandson of one of our residents—the grandson turns out to be Troy. He’s now as successful as he is undeniably handsome.
Lucky me. Four hours a week of having to deal with his insufferable personality and unsolicited advice.
The only consolation is getting to stare at his annoyingly gorgeous face in between our many arguments.
Eventually, though, we slowly warm to each other and our outings become something I actually look forward to.
What’s happening to me?
Apparently, I misunderstood the assignment, because it certainly didn’t include thinking about Troy when I close my eyes at night, imagining what it would be like with him—just once. All the while hating myself for fantasizing about a guy who’s all wrong for me. A guy whose car I keyed back in the day. (Long story, but he deserved it.)
That’s all this is—a fantasy.
Well, until that one night at the bar.
The night Troy and I run into each other, and all of our pent-up frustration comes barreling out.
Still, I refuse to accept that it means anything.
There’s no way the guy I’m supposed to hate is also the one I can’t live without.