Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws: My Book Review

Check out my book review of Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws to see what I think of her latest enemies to lovers romance!

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Seven Year Itch Summary:

I might look like a tall, tattooed, bearded neanderthal…but like an onion, I have layers. Swipe right if you like a proud cat daddy who catches feelings after direct eye contact.

All I wanted was a casual plus-one to my brother’s destination wedding, but those idiots on my family tree hacked my dating profile and sabotaged my quest for the perfect weekend fling.

Now I’m stuck on a tropical vacation with only my hand to keep me company. Until I’m forced to share a room with the bane of my existence: my sister-in-law’s best friend.

Dakota has hated me for the past seven years. I wasn’t losing much sleep over her screaming rants because she was some other guy’s problem. Or she was, until she got divorced.

Being stuck in paradise with a woman who loathes your very existence doesn’t sound hot, but after an unexpected moment in our shared palapa, she starts screaming at me in a different way.

What happens in paradise stays in paradise. That is, until Dakota shows up on my mountain with a proposition: be her wingman to help her regain her pre-divorce confidence. Suddenly, Dakota’s not just person I love to fight with. She’s the woman I want everything with. 

Seven Year Itch: My Review

This one is for readers obsessed with enemies to lovers!

I fell in love with Calder after reading Nine Month Contract, one of my favorite romance books of 2024, so I was chomping at the bit to get his story for my mountain man fix.

This book will be like catnip for anyone who loves enemies to lovers books because Calder and Dakota had the best banter given that they had seven years of animosity to perfect it. These two did not hold anything back, but it also became clear that their barbs were also a form of foreplay for them.

Because of their animosity, both Calder and Dakota could be real and honest with one another, even when they couldn’t be honest with their closest family and friends. I enjoyed learning about their inner struggles and how those struggles impacted their potential relationship.

I loved how Calder took it upon himself to help Dakota’s confidence in the bedroom after learning about her ex’s horrible comments. His list of exploits to try was a fun (and hot!) way to get these two develop feelings for one another.

And, I don’t think there is anything hotter than a man who is obsessed with his woman’s body and repeatedly compliments her on it, especially when that woman struggles with her own body appreciation.

At first, I was expecting a bigger grand gesture from Calder, but then I realized how Daws brought everything full circle back to when they first met. I loved how he finally put his heart on the line and how she stood up for him in front of his family (though I think he also deserved an apology, just saying).

I expected Everly to have a bigger role in the story like in book one, but that didn’t really take off beyond her room interference in Mexico, but the story didn’t necessarily need more from her even though I missed it.

I’m not sure where Luke story is going though maybe some hints were dropped but I’m excited for him to get his happily ever after next!

Read this if you love:

• Hot, tattooed heroes
• “lists” of exploits to check off in the bedroom
• Heroines who gain body confidence
• Hilarious moments – taking cats for a walk in a baby carrier anyone?!

*I received an advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.

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