Libraries are amazing places to be at night. In the dark all sorts of things can happen only it is usually in the pages of the books instead of in between the stacks. Kendall has every intention to spend her night shift at the college library reference desk in a steamy romance novel, but is forced into enacting the steamy escaped with the colleges' star basketball player. Kicking this Shakespearean romance off to a leaping start, the chemistry between Kendall and Vincent leaps off the page. Tension ratches up as miss communication complicates both sides.
I adored this book because I once worked at a library reference desk and could sympathize with Kendall. She was believable and well thought out character with Vincent being a surprisingly not typical star athlete. It was 2.5 hot peppers in the spice. One hot romance scene in a book store made me want to go running to the nearest used bookstore to see if I could find a cozy spot. I love mentions of books and romance reads as well. It definitely ticked all my boxes.

A sweet & steamy romance of a bookworm with a famous basketball player ✨
It’s just the ordinary Friday, hidden in the lonely corner of the library. But Kendall Holiday doesn’t know that just an hour of encounter would change her whole life. How will Kendall handle the new change in her life after the most famous guy in school, a.k.a Vincent Knight flirts with her?

Will it be real or is it just a mere game to him?

❀ Insta-Love + He falls first & falls harder!
❀ Opposite Attract

if you love a Wattpad pace of romance–instant & dreamy–then I’d totally recommend this book to you. Told in Kendal’s POV, it’s like I’m kicking the blanket & blushed watching her flirts with the sentimental and cinnamon rolls ML.

I’d have to say: their love language is just the perfect amount of sweet & steamy 🔥

When I said instant-love trope, I really meant instant! Their story starts on a whim, just a few minutes after their first meeting & they already start making out–which I think reduces the ‘real’ element of this story. They also start misunderstanding every time they decide to communicate better which makes me bite my nails every time 🤔

I love how Kendall is so related to me in terms of her passion for loving books & her love for poetry just phenomenal *a chef’s kiss* 💋+ the sweet love language of Vincent Knight, who would recite every poem his girl loves despite his hatred with the English subject. Their banter also is something to look forward to in reading this book! ❤️‍🔥

Love the fact that we have a friendship bond between Kendall & her roommates, also with Vincent’s teammates! I feel like looking at my child grow to be braver every day 😊

I read this book in one sitting & was proud to choose this book after reading lots of heavy-plotted books. This newly released book will be perfect for you to read when you are in need of a sweeter dose of romance in your life (++don’t forget the spice, too! 🌶️)

This was actually surprisingly cute and charming and read the whole thing in one sitting. I’m not sure how many pages this book has but it’s definitely a super quick read.
I loved are that I Finished the book without getting bored or feeling like the book is too long. I actually laughed a couple of times because it was that good. And the friend circle they both had will always be something that I absolutely love in books. If you like the found family trope, then you’ll love Kendall’s relationship with her two roommates.
The writing style was surprisingly great for a debut. And from my understanding, this was originally published on wattpad. So whoever edited this book did a good job cause there were no glaringly obvious editing mistakes which we love to see. The author was definitely speaking to all the romance readers throughout this book which was kind of endearing.
But the two main characters were not fleshed out well enough to be familiar with them. We don’t see a fleshed out version of the relationship between Kendall and Vincent. If anything, it felt like we saw the preliminaries and then the book ended before we got to see them in a “real” relationship.
Overall, this was honestly cute. If you’re looking for a super quick, easy read, I recommend it.

DNF at 55%. The pacing of this book was way off and the stakes were too low. They are two immature college kids who do not know how to communicate.

I really liked this book! It's very light but still keeps you enraptured in the story. I would have preferred a bit more character development and maybe some more interactions with his friends. That way we saw it from all angles more clearly but I love this couple and I was this main female... Living vicariously through fictional characters because reality can't quite measure up lol highly recommend Night Shift!

I loved every minute of this book. Every. Minute. I started this at like 9pm last night and did not put it down until I finished it. It was cute (I'm talking giggling, kicking my feet), I cried once, and it had some damn good spice. I loved it. Loved. It.

Ahhh this book was so cute!! I loved Kendall & Vincent’s relationship, I felt like I was instantly transported back into college. Even though they did have some miscommunication, I feel like they brought that up and overcame it really well. All the side characters were amazing, I want a whole book about Harper & Jabari lol. I’m not a huge fan of insta love but I really didn’t hate it in this book! My only downsides is I wanted it to be dual POV so bad, I would’ve loved having Vincent’s thoughts!! And I wanted more basketball, give me the chapters of Kendall going to his games & meeting his parents! Regardless I really enjoyed this book & would highly recommend for a cute quick read!

This was fun, quick to read, and overall the smut was enjoyable to say the least! It was a quick plot and fast paced kind of story that I finished in one sitting. Loved the concept, enjoyed the characters, and vibed with the spicy scenes in this book.

Overall it genially surprised me! Thank you NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Honestly, this is a good book. It has all the makings of one at least. I don’t know if I was just not in the mood to read it (or to read a college romance in general), but I didn’t necessarily love it. It was enjoyable at times, and I found the spicy scenes entertaining and pretty realistic.
But that’s all.

This is a college romance between a well-known athlete on campus and a quiet girl who works in the library and loves to read spicy romances. It’s a sweet, sarcastic and fun read, but it didn’t stick out too much in my opinion.

Thank you, Netgalley, for sending me this ARC.

This was my first basketball romance and I loved it. Vincent is so swoony. He’s the star of the college basketball team and he’s studying human bio. Kennedy is this nerdy reader. She works at the university library and is studying literature.

He comes into the library, needing some poetry for a class and Kennedy happens to be working. They banter a bit…and then they kiss. You follow them throughout their story of miscommunication and their insecurities.

I gave it four stars because I thought some of Kennedy’s insecurities were valid, but I felt like it got a little immature at times. Their chemistry was cute and hot hot hot 😉

🌶️🌶️🌶️

THIS is how you write a college romance!

Equal parts swoony and sweet, Night Shift by Annie Crown is an absolute delight of a book. The characters of Kendall and Vincent feel so authentic to college aged kids, the play on common book tropes throughout the story were hysterical, and after several less than fantastic reads—it made me excited to read again.

Kendall likes books. Vincent likes basketball. They meet one Friday night while Kendall is working her overnight shift at the campus library. Sparks fly. You get the gist of it. And there is poetry involved.

I enjoyed the witty dialogue between Kendall and Vincent. Lots of funny, sweet, and steamy moments. I flew through this book in no time! If you are looking for something easy and steamy, this is the book for you! Thank you to NetGalley for this arc!

Loved this book!! It’s serving Sex Lives of College Girl vibes! There were some genuinely funny parts and super cute romance sections. It was also perfectly steaming! I think this is my favorite NetGalley advance I’ve gotten so far!

I received an advance review copy from @wbywattpadbooks on @netgalley for my honest review. I knew from the moment I saw the cover and read the synopsis that I would LOVE this book, and I was right!

If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would! It’s one of those stories that just sticks with you. Kendall is an introverted, in-her-head bookworm that I think we can all relate to in some way or another. I love that she lives her life through the pages of her favorite romance books and gets stuck in her least favorite tropes. It’s not long until you’re rooting for her to find her happily ever after.

Oh what can I say about Vincent Knight? I have a soft spot for misunderstood MMC’s and he worked his way right into my heart. He knows what he wants but is unsure of how to get it. His vulnerability is totally endearing. And when these two get together?! Fireworks.

If you’re a fan of Meagan Brandy’s “Say You Swear,” Elle Kennedy’s “The Deal,” or “Icebreaker” by Hannah Grace—you’re going to want to add this book to your TBR! Currently available on Kindle Unlimited and coming to paperback November 14th!

Read if you like:
💕 Sports Romance
💕 Opposites Attract
💕 Tutor Trope
💕 Virgin FMC

Thank you, NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Night Shift is definitely a Wattpad book but in the best way. It was super adorable and the main characters, Kendall and Vincent, felt really relatable. It's a super easy read that was fun and gave college romance in a quick easy way. I wish that it gave just a little bit more than the surface-level information about the main characters but overall it was worth the read! Definitely get your hands on it when you can for a quick and humor-filled read that didn't feel forced at any point!

Vincent meets Kendall while she’s working the library night shift. They immediately hit it off but both are so alike they don’t know how to proceed. This becomes a theme throughout even though Kendall and her friends joke about miscommunication trope being the worst, a lot of it goes around.

I enjoyed Night Shift. The characters are young so they act young. But they also work on themselves and try to mature. There is a good bit of spice and honestly I wish this book were around when I was 21 because there are some good messages I could’ve used back then.

It was such a fun and quick read. I love that the story was fast paced yet you won't even feel that the story was rushed. Also a very refreshing college romance. It has just the right amount of spice. I super love the flanters (flirty banters) between Vincent and Kendall. Plus points to all the bookish references because they made this book even more enjoyable to read.

I love that the FMC is also a bookworm and reads smutty romance novels because guilty pleasures are part of life's necessities. Kendall was so relatable and I love characters whom I see myself into.

And just like Kendall, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤.

I was so in to this book at first — I love the concept and the first scene between Kendall and Vincent. However, I could tell from the get go that the writing was a little rough, pretty YA, and a bit cheesy. My feelings didn’t change as I kept reading so I will be DNFing at 20%. It just seems kind of childish, I guess I expect college students to be a bit more mature and secure in themselves than how Kendall is. The writing is also not the best — it’s pretty choppy — and I thought Kendall’s roommates were incredibly immature and annoying. I’m not hooked enough to wait for the spicy scenes, but thanks anyway for the ARC! I know this took Booktok by storm so clearly there are some fans out there :)

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

A quick stress buster of a romance. I don’t love Insta-Romance so I rated it a tad low for me. I did like that the female MC is a fellow romance reader though! Pick this up for a quick, easy read.

Honestly i don’t have much to say since this was a damn good time. All i’m gonna say is all the girlies were right.
This felt like a nostalgic reading experience for some reason.
The cute cover delivers a cute romance.
I had min expectations and enjoyed my time reading it.