Paige and Cole might be coworkers at the same beach resort but that is where their similarities end. Cole is a rule follower that always wears a suit, while Paige is happy to be outside leading groups in all sorts of excursions in the island.

I liked the premise of two opposite coworkers who hate each other but the execution of wasn't the best.

Thankfully (or not, depends how you see it ) a natural disaster forced them to share the same space and face some truths they both ignored up until that point. Unfortunately, the forced proximity came a bit too late, there wasn't much build up or a natural change from hate to love.

I found Paige very immature, her actions came in contrast with her words which made her an unreliable narrator.

The book is dual pov but the chapters aren't evenly distributed, so we only see part of what Cole is thinking. I did love the pining from this part but I also wanted him to act.


* I received an ARC and this is my honest opinion.

This book was so cute and unexpected!

Paige and Cole were complete opposites who got off on the wrong foot when they first met. Their banter was flirty from that moment, yet rocked an enemies-to-lovers vibe. A burning passion burned between them despite their seeming hate for one another. The pull between them is intense and undeniable. And just when you think things will finally happen between them or they might finally be getting along, the rug gets pulled out from under them....

I absolutely adored Their Last Resort. Cole is by the books and Paige is like a breath of fresh air. They mix as well as oil and water, yet the pull between them is undeniable. I loved their banter and their interactions kept me wildly entertained. I couldn't wait to see what would happen next and couldn't help but root for Paige and Cole to find their way to a happily ever after.

If I had to make any complaints about this story, it would be the pacing. Their Last Resort started slow, which I didn't mind too much, because I felt like it helped to set the stage and build the connection with Cole and Paige. However, once we reached the climax of the story, it felt like things went a little too fast and were rushed. I would have liked to see Cole and Paige's relationship develop a little more post-hurricane and see them fall for each other, especially after their rough start.

All in all, I found this book to be a really enjoyable read. I loved the plot and had fun getting lost in the characters. I had a great time getting swept up in Cole and Paige's story.

If you're a fan of flirty, enemies-to-lovers romances, you won't want to miss Their Last Resort.

Who doesn't love a swoony and heartwarming love story set in a beautiful island resort? Their Last Resort by R.S.Grey was an absolute entertainer. From a sassy, cute and free spirited heroine like Paige to a controlled, grumpy and secretly charming hero like Cole. From the hilarious and colourful secondary characters to the dream like setting. From the witty banter and flirting under guise of animosity to some real deep emotional moments. This was an unbelievable ride. I was enjoying myself so much that the low spice didn't even register.

Paige works as an adventure guide in a lovely resort in Turks and Caicos and Cole is the Assistant manager and her superior in a way. He is a bit controlling and exacting. Paige is complete opposite. And they are secretly attracted to each other. When a hurricane hit the island, they are forced to share a room at the hotel as their staff accommodations are flooded. And this opens the Pandora's box. There is also the side villain plot of the main manager trying to fire people for his own gain and Cole trying to be a hero in secret.


Sometimes you need an uncomplicated feel good love story without any drama. And I was in that mood and I just inhaled this sweet romance. Paige and Cole are polar opposites. Paige's parents are marine biologists and she has been brought up in a whirlwind life. She loves adventure. She loves spontaneity and fun and a bit of harmless recklessness. She lives life to the fullest. On the other hand, Cole was raised by emotionally unavailable parents and he never knows how to express his feelings. He loves control and structure and that's why Paige is such a fascination for him. He is in love with her lively and colourful and just all around amazing personality. But he is unsure and shy about how to show that. So what does he do? He takes the grumpy path, hiding his infatuation behind a stoic mask. But the thing is Paige is attracted to him too and all his brooding animosity isn't helping because Paige thinks he doesn't like her bubbly personality. It was a fun and flirty and slow burn foreplay building kind of read where time passed fast as I was thoroughly entertained by Cole and Paige's banter and flirting and emotional outbursts. The forced proximity part was killing me. Because I was literally on the edge of my seat waiting for them to come clean and do the deed. And the author took sweet time to give me what I wanted. The anticipation definitely made it sweeter. It was pure dopamine boost for my heart and I smiled and laughed so much. I loved both Cole and Paige and their unique personality. They fit with each other perfectly.

I reviewed an early copy voluntarily through Netgalley and Montlake

DNF
Unfortunately this book just wasn't for me. I read 20% and found it all to be so shallow and surface level. I also couldn't stand the lead female who was incredibly judgemental of others, especially women saying a colleague was pretty but had "not much going on behind those eyes" even though she didn't know her. I hate women putting others down in this way and so decided it simply wasn't the book for me.

This cute enemies to lovers Rom-Com is so freaking good. This is the summer beach read! I couldn't put it down. The witty banter between Cole and Paige. He's straight laced and she's up for a good time. This is such a wonderful book! 5 stars!
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3.5

Paige and Cole work at a resort. They had a rocky start on her end and although they banter frenemy is the term used for their relationship. But when a hurricane is headed their way housing arrangements force them to confront past events and feelings.

I really liked the banter and enemies to lovers trope of Cole and Paige's story. Cole was very honest about his feelings once he opened up and they did not have a third act break up.
They are pushed together with a hurricane that pushes the team into the open resort rooms for safety. He didn't force them to pair up but circumstances played in and I appreciated the way that was written.
I liked the blurbs with the preppers for comedic moments.
I did not like that we find out early on they kissed, and by kissed read were almost naked and grinding in the ocean and obviously into each other. Paige however sees this interaction as one sided and allows awkward, poor communication to continue.
Once Cole and Paige get together, they immediately tell each other "I love you" despite really knowing nothing about each other. The relationship felt rushed in plot. In relation to when this is revealed in the book it is over 50% until feeling are discussed and over 70% until they start acting on their feelings and head toward a relationship.
There also wasn't much involvement of secondary characters, they were fillers between Cole and Paige's interactions and most were not given depth or much personality. Only Todd was given page time for the secondary plot to make Cole the hero.

3 spice scenes and some references to others

Based on other books by the author I expected the storyline to play out with better plot structure.

As usual by this author, this is a well written romantic comedy. Paige and Cole work for a beach resort and for the last year they've been dancing around each other, trying to deny their mutual attraction. The romance is slow burn and there is an odd flashback where we see something significant that has happened between them over the past months. Everything comes to a head when the resort's manager gives Cole a directive re staffing levels.

The story is lighthearted and I found myself chuckling every now and then. The plot is fairly predictable and I had no problem figuring out what would happen, it is a romance, after all. There are a few nicely written steamy scenes and the H/h's chemistry was good. I enjoyed my reading experience and I give it 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eArc in return for my opinion. Publishing date is 1st May 2024.

Their last resort is a funny hate-to-love love story with witty banter and cute moments. The heroine is quirky and the hero is a grumpy suit-man boss.
I liked the banter and the setting, at the picturesque resort and friendships.
But overall it fell flat, with the heroines immature character and cringeworthy scenes. The beginning was unnecessarily complex with the time jumps. I think it would have been good with a linear timeline.
I love the banter and wit as usual, I love R S Grey's writing especially for that, but from dual PoV I felt I was reading from the same person, they had a similar sense of humour and similar character with few exceptions. Or it would have been better with one PoV in my opinion. Overall I think it would have been good to have some more depth to the plot and the characters, some ups and downs.

Cute idea but felt disjointed and not well executed. I did enjoy the banter but the FMC felt immature and the MMC felt bland. The switch from enemies to I love you was too quick to feel believable. The second half was slow.

Overall this was not the author's best work..

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.

I really didn't like Paige for most of the story and struggled to see what Cole saw in her. Cole, however, was a great character, and his takedown (no spoilers) was *chef's kiss* perfect. I didn't see them as enemies and don't know what Paige hated about him from the beginning, so the very quick "I love you" seemed to come out of nowhere. Not my favorite R.S. Grey, that's for sure - you might like this more than I did if you're not familiar with her other work.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/5

She’s a free spirit, he’s sensible and pragmatic and maybe a tiny bit stiff. Let the games begin.
Their Last Resort took me a little time to get into, but I loved the premise and the setting was *chef’s kiss*

Their Last Resort checks lots of boxes of what I love in a romance:
🌺 Forced proximity
🌺 Only one bed
🌺 Dual POV
🌺 Enemies to lovers (although they were definitely in denial here)
🌺 Boss(ish)/Employee

Here’s my grievances:
I love a good dual POV, but there weren’t enough of Cole’s chapters. There were so many times I thought a chapter ended with a great lead in to swap POVs but it didn’t which was a little disappointing. Also, at times Paige came off as a little too immature for me.

Need a beachy, low stakes romance to get you in the mood for summer? Jump in for the perfect island escape!

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i loved this book so much!! this was so fun and i'm so thankful that i got to read this one early! thank you so much to netgalley and everyone should pick this up soon!!!

While this story has banter and wit, making me laugh, it felt off and forced alot of the time. Not my favorite book.

3 Stars

I am a die-hard fan of R.S. Grey. I’ve read every book she’s ever written and never miss a new release. So, when I got approved for an ARC of Their Last Resort I was so unbelievably excited!

Their Last Resort was such a cute & fun Rom Com. It was easy to follow and also took place at a beach resort in Turks and Caicos so it would be the perfect beach read.

The reason I rated it the way that I did is because I didn’t feel like it had the wow factor, electric banter & build up that some of her previous books have. I still really enjoyed it but it wasn’t one of my favorites.

If you’re a RomCom lover I would still recommend this along with highly suggesting you check out more from Rachel as well.

Thank you to NetGalley & Montlake for the ARC of Their Last Resort in exchange for an honest review.

Cole and Paige are coworkers and they aren’t exactly each others favorite person. Cole falls hard and first for Paige. Paige isn’t as fast with falling. Who Cole truly is is completely different from how Paige believes he is and really doesn’t take the time to get to know him and sometimes doesn’t always give him the chance.

This book fell flat for me. I didn’t feel a huge connection between the characters and there were times the book felt too fast and other times it felt too slow. There were times I laughed out loud and the banther between Cole and Paige was great and I really enjoyed the story.

If you’re looking for an enemies to lovers, workplace, slow burn, rom com check this out.

4.5 Stars

Paige Young is living in paradise, working a job she loves, and she finally feels like she really belongs somewhere… well, other than with her boss, Cole Clark. He’s just so infuriating, and smug, but boy does she look forward to their unparalleled banter sessions…

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Their Last Resort was a hilarious and sweet, slow burn, workplace romance! Paige and Cole have been adversaries since the moment they met, but these two polar opposites share a simmering attraction that is impossible to ignore. And while they’ve become experts at avoiding their feelings, an incoming hurricane may bring them closer than ever…

Paige was raised traveling the world and never stayed in one place for long, and while she loved her life of adventure, she has finally found home while living and working at the Siesta Playa resort.

Cole grew up in a boring, beige house, with even more boring parents. And while he may be the number crunching manager in paradise, he wants a life completely different than the one he was brought up in. And then he meets the vibrant and exciting, Paige, who is basically the antithesis of everything he knew growing up… and he can’t get enough of her. Whether they’re fighting or kissing, Cole just wants her near…

I absolutely adored this tropical love story! Paige and Cole love to hate each other, but any day that they don’t see each other is worse than the last. Paige was hilarious and she constantly cracked me up! The slow burn romance was well done, and I enjoyed the beautiful Turks and Caicos setting… but with a hurricane! The staff at the resort were all great supporting characters, and I really enjoyed the way that Cole ends fighting for the woman he loves… his way.

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

I'm a huge fan of RS Grey and much of this book encapsulates why. Funny, great banter and a cast of interesting characters, set in a beautiful location (I wish I was there, now that i'm in the midst of winter here!). That said, I adored Cole and only liked Paige who felt very flighty and perhaps this was intentional. Cole was a sweet character who throughout the story, demonstrated that he was a good, loyal and trustworthy friend, manager and when ready, boyfriend. Paige felt, well, less so. Less secure, less mature, and it was harder for this reader to identify with her. Overall, though, I laughed quite a bit, enjoyed the dynamics within the cast of characters and loved being on a beach in the midst of winter. Another fun book by this author!

R.S. Grey is the queen of romantic comedies! Mark my words...THEIR LAST RESORT will be the perfect beach-or-poolside romance for your 2024 summer getaway. The vibes were immaculate -- don't miss out on this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake Publishing for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Cole & Paige are adorable! This was a fun read set in Turks & Caicos. This rom-com with a little spice was a quick, fun read.

3.5⭐️

I really wanted to like this one, but once Paige and Cole confessed their love for each other, I felt like I had missed something. It seemed like they had only interacted a handful of times and now they suddenly love each other. From 70% on, I felt like I was reading a completely different book. In theory it was a good plot, but it fell really really flat for me