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Prove Me Wrong by Rebekah Bertram ARC Review

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*Thank you to Tales and Teacups & Rebekah Bertram for allowing me to read this beautiful book and for sending me an ARC copy.

Image Credit: Tales and Teacups, Alexandrina A.M.

 

Prove Me Wrong by Rebekah Bertram book cover. There are fall leaves and images related to the characters and story on the cover. The writing is in orange.

Synopsis

Mia has escaped a traumatic relationship that still haunts her every day. She decides she needs a change of scenery and moves in with her grandma in a small town (Barrenridge) outside of Sydney, Australia. She has also sworn off all men and relationships because of said traumatic relationship. Noah is the next door neighbor, local golden boy, single day, and mechanic who has a traumatic history himself. He needs a babysitter twice a week when his daughter’s childcare is cut down due to a lack of funds. After their awkward meeting, Mia offers to help out, and slowly they begin to bond over their separate traumas.

Content Warnings

Mentions of SA

Trauma Bonding

Anxiety Rep.

Character art of Mia and Noah, two of the characters in Prove Me Wrong by Rebekah Bertram. Noah is taller than Mia. Noah is wearing a green flannel button up shirt over a white t-shirt. He is wearing greyish jeans with black shoes. His hands are in his pockets and he's looking down at Mia lovingly. He has long hair. Mia is wearing a grey sweatshirt that is off-the shoulder style. She is also wearing blue-ish/grey leggings with white tennis shoes. Her hair is long, curly and in a half up hairdo with a white ribbon. She is holding Noah's left hand with her right hand. Her left hand is touching his left arm. She is looking up at him lovingly.

Tropes

Single Dad x Babysitter

Shy Girl FMC x Mechanic Dad MMC

Neighbors to Lovers

He Falls First & Hard

Acts of Service

Slow Burn

Sports Romance Subplot

Spice Level

Close Door

Character art of Mia and Noah, characters in Prove Me Wrong. They are both learning against a car. The car is red. It's a fall background with orange-y leaves on the trees and on the ground. Mia is wearing a grey hoodie with cropped blue jeans and white tennis shoes. Her hair is reddish brown and is half-up and curled. She is looking at Noah and her hands are in the hoodie pocket. Her legs are crossed. Noah is wearing a black t-shirt with blue jeans and black shoes. His hair is short, curly and brown. He is looking at Mia and his arms are crossed as well as his legs.

Review

First, I want to fully disclose that I have never experienced anything like what Mia went through, but reading the prologue had me reeling. That being said, I did appreciate the fact that in the author’s note in the beginning, Rebekah encourages anyone reading this book to skip over the prologue if in any way the SA content is triggering. I, too, encourage it. Other than that, I did enjoy this book. I felt lots of emotions while reading. At times, my heart broke for Mia and Noah. They each went through some tough stuff, but somehow came out resilient in the end. The way they helped each other find a place of peace and love within each other was so beautiful.

I think this might be my second single-dad romance I’ve ever read, and I think it might now be one of my favorite tropes to read. Jade was the cutest, and the way the relationship she has with Mia and Noah is just so sweet. Being Noah’s daughter, she too went through some trauma, and I think Rebekah did a great job portraying that.

Finally, I am a huge proponent of no epilogues in books. I believe most books (especially romance ones) don’t need an epilogue. This one does, and if I weren’t reading this as an ARC, I would have skipped it. I just didn’t think it was necessary. I love coming up with my own conclusions about how the relationship turns out in the end.

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