At this point, Mazey Eddings cannot write a book I won’t love. After A Brush with Love I wasn’t sure how much more I could take. But Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistakes is now my new favorite. This one has come and scooped my heart out. Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts.
Summary
Lizzie has made endless mistakes. Kitchen fires, pyramid schemes, bangs (of the hair and human variety), you name it, she’s done it… and made a mess of it too. One mistake she’s never made is letting anyone get closer to her than a single hook-up. But after losing yet another bakery job due to her uncontrolled ADHD, she breaks her cardinal rule and has a two-night-stand that changes everything.
Once burned, twice shy, Rake has given up on relationships. And feelings. And any form of intimacy for that matter. Yet something about charming, chaotic Lizzie has him lowering his guard. For two nights, that is. Then it’s back home to Australia and far away from the pesky feelings Lizzie pulls from him. But when Lizzie tells him she’s got an unexpected bun in the oven, he’ll do whatever it takes to be a part of his child’s life… except be emotionally vulnerable, obviously. He’s never going to make that mistake again.
Through a series of mishaps, totally “platonic” single bed sharing, and an underground erotic baking scheme, Lizzie and Rake learn that even the biggest mistakes can have the most beautiful consequences.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
TW: ableism (internalized and also comments are challenged)
Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistakes is a companion novel set in the same world as A Brush with Love, but featuring Lizzie. And Lizzie stole my heart almost immediately. I loved how honest and unfiltered she is, but also how her vulnerability lies under the surface. How vibrant and colorful she is in every aspect of her being. While I adored Harper, Lizzie very quickly stole the show for me. And Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistakes is dual POV. I do love when a romance book is dual POV because we get to experience falling in love two times.
Don’t get me wrong. I love how committed, protective, and caring Rake is. My poor hug deprived and hurting Rake. But Lizzie was 100% my favorite no questions. Their chemistry is sizzling from the very beginning, but it’s also full of that delight and joy of an inexplicable connection. When someone is so quickly able to challenge what we thought about ourselves, to make us feel terrifying and intoxicating feelings. And what feelings they are.
Eddings has truly made me fall in love once again. With completely different vibes than the first, Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistakes is emotional (I teared up multiple times) and charming. There’s something special about Lizzie and Rake. About their chemistry and this pull they feel for each other. But at the same time, Lizzie’s journey with her family was truly heartbreaking and also fantastic to read. I finished this in a matter of days I was so obsessed. I knew I’d be from day one.
If you loved A Brush with Love, this is a must read. But at the same time, if you love a heroine who is trying to figure herself out and needs to find out how to love herself, you have to read this. Find Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistakes on Goodreads, Amazon, Indiebound, Bookshop.org & The Book Depository.