When a friend asks Celeste to partner with his buddy John for an event, newly divorced Celeste dives into the project and pretends to be his girlfriend. What she doesn’t realize is that John doesn’t need a girlfriend but a partner in Tucson’s largest bird-watching contest. Needing the recognition that the title winner will receive in order to start his bird-watching business, John agrees to become teammates, and a fake couple. As John and Celeste hike through the wilderness, it feeds Celeste’s hunger for new adventures and John’s tutorials are great practice for his dream job. Their chemistry becomes undeniable and they decide to be birders with benefits.

Birding With Benefits has a very simple premise and a pretty simple story but the characters had some depth which added interest and fun to the story. Celeste’s ex left her with some insecurities that she is fighting hard to overcome. Yes, she was a little too exuberant at first but her character grew on me and I enjoyed her antics even if it was a severe departure from my own comfort zone. I’m probably a little more like John, quiet, and comfortable in his skin. Not needing to live up to anyone’s expectations except his own. I did really like how their personality quirks brought out something in each other, for John a little bit of silliness, and for Celeste a little bit of stability. They were a good match.

This author did a great job of creating two likable characters and explored this opposites attract theme to its limits in a new and interesting way. Who’d have thought you could find love while birding? I enjoyed both the silly aspects of their first-meet, but also the journey as they helped partner each other through some new changes in their lives. All in all an enjoyable book!

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