Courtroom Drama by Nelly Tubati Alexander 
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Source: ARC, NetGalley
Goodreads
Legally Blonde and Jury Duty meet The Real Housewives in this high-stakes courtroom love story—a sexy and sweet but heartfelt novel about friendship, romance, and reality television from the acclaimed author of Love Buzz and In a Not So Perfect World.
Sydney Parks thinks she might be the first person in the world to look forward to serving jury duty. When Margot Kitsch, an OG cast member of the hit reality show Authentic Moms of Malibu is arrested after the untimely death of her cast member husband, Joe, Sydney knows being selected for the jury is the most interesting thing that ever happened to her.
However, it doesn’t take long for Sydney to realize that being part of a sequestered jury in a high-profile case is not at all what legal dramas had led her to expect—especially when she learns that her childhood best friend, Damon, whom she hasn't seen in ten years, is also a jury member.
As the trial wears on, Sydney realizes there's a lot more to the case than she first thought. And there's also a lot more to Damon—she soon finds herself falling under his spell despite the court’s instructions not to fraternize. His tendency to break the rules and find adventure is hard to resist in their otherwise dull juror's world. But getting close to Damon also means having to face the complicated reasons their friendship abruptly ended just when they were on the precipice of something more.
With all the drama in and out of the courtroom, how is Sydney supposed to ignore the fraught history between them? How is she supposed to avoid him when he’s sitting next to her in the jury box every day with his broad shoulders and intoxicating smell? And how is she supposed to ensure Margot gets a fair trial if her unfinished business with Damon causes the mistrial of the century?
Courtroom Drama is the story of a woman picked for jury duty who finds out its maybe not all its cracked up to be. Initially, Sydney was excited to serve on the jury for the trial of a realty show start accused of murder. But, also on the jury? Damon, a former childhood friend.
As a true crime fan, I loved the premise: serve on a jury for a murder trial. But there are really 2 stories going on. The trial has some unexpected complexity and it is pretty interesting. Then there is the story of the relationship between Sydney and Damon, which is against the rules for jury members, plus there is history there. Listen, Sydney breaks about every rule for a juror. You get a bit of forbidden relationship because, well, its forbidden. Then a bit of friends to lovers. Honestly, the relationship just didn’t work for me at all. I never felt any real connection between Sydney and Damon. And then there was the ending…I’m not even sure what happened but it was twisted and rushed and off.
Courtroom Drama had a lot of potential, but it was a big miss for me. This book had some great elements but it fell flat.
- POV: 3rd
- Tears: no
- Trope: friends to lovers, second chance romance, forbidden romance, forced proximity
- Triggers: none
- Series/Standalone: stand alone
- Cliffhanger: View Spoiler »
- HEA: View Spoiler »
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Fish Out of Water by Katie Ruggle, What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon…then you will probably like Courtroom Drama!
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