Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

I picked this up as an easy travel read (for the plane/train) after seeing a friend enjoy a number of Tessa Bailey’s books; sadly, I think her writing isn’t for me.

The book centers on Rosie and Dominic Vega, a married couple that has drifted apart after Dominic returns home from active military duty. I was really excited to see a romance about an established, married couple — I’m always interested in exploring realistic challenges that arise in long-term relationships. But we’re mostly told about their individual backstories and issues rather than shown them, and although they don’t resolve their problems instantly there’s a sense that the only real challenge is to identify what’s wrong in their relationship (as if it doesn’t take time and practice to work through insecurities and communication issues after they’ve been identified). Add to that a fairly plain, repetitive writing style, magically perfect sexual chemistry, and flat supporting characters, and I just couldn’t stay engaged in the story.