Review: One Last Shot by Betty Cayouette

One Last Shot by Betty Cayouette

Blurb from Goodreads:

From the creator of viral TikTok account Betty's Book List, a debut romance about a supermodel and a photographer with a past marriage pact who meet again ten years later on a photoshoot in Cinque Terre, Italy.From the moment Emerson and Theo met as teenagers, they were inseparable. But just when they finally expressed their feelings to one another, they were torn apart.Now, supermodel Emerson is nearing her twenty-eighth birthday, and she’s tired of looking for love in all the wrong places. When the calendar reminder for the marriage pact she and Theo made as teens goes off on her phone, she realizes this is it—her chance to rekindle the only romance that ever really made sense. Emerson convinces her grumpy agent to book her as the face of the fashion campaign that Theo, now a fashion photographer, is shooting. The good the campaign is being shot in ridiculously romantic Cinque Terre, Italy. The bad news? Theo might not be as happy to see her as she'd hoped.The two embark on a four-day campaign that tests not only their feelings, but their ability to keep their hands off one another. But as roadblock after roadblock keeps them apart, Emerson starts to will this photoshoot be the key to getting one last shot at love, or will it be a final goodbye?

 This was a good friends to lovers/second chance romance but definitely a bit cheesy.  The writing was just ok but the second chance part made it worth it.  I didn't know anything re: BookTok or that this author/book was viral?  The premise was good but I found myself skimming toward the end because the HEA was so drawn out.  You may have better luck! 

One Last Shot comes out next week on May 7, 2024 and you can purchase HERE.  

". . . I want someone who believes in me, like the couple in Legally Blonde. Who's my best friend, like they are in When Harry Met Sally. Who would give me the raft in Titanic, except I wouldn't let them. We'd both find a way to fit on that tiny door, because they totally could have. I want my heart to race when I see their message, like in You've Got Mail. Basically Em, all your movies ruined me. Because now I need the spark."