This title was exactly what I was expecting in all the right ways. Steamy, sweet, and as the TikTokers say perfectly spicy. It was a wonderful retelling with a great enemies to lovers transition. I would recommend it to romance readers, especially fans of New Adult Romance.

Thank you, Graydon House, for allowing me to read Ben and Beatriz ​early!

2022 is really the year of the Shakespearean retellings it seems and these debut authors really did their homework. Ben & Beatriz is the thrilling and captivating reimagining of Much Ado About Nothing and I loved it. A love story both electric and exhilaratingly ecstatic. Not quite a reach across the aisle romance (luckily, because I'm not keen on those), Ben & Beatriz is a wonderful book exploring the themes of racism, white privilege and queerness. Definitely a worthy reading experience.