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Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat
by Sonya Lalli
Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for an advance copy of this!
This is my first Sonya Lalli book and won't be my last. This was such a delightful read with heart and humor! I also loved some of the pop culture references that Lalli threw in there that made me laugh.
Quick Recap: Jasmine and her boyfriend broke up (again) and she decided to join her parents on a Alaskan cruise. Expecting that it was going to be filled with childhood friends that she would reconnect with instead it was a senior cruise. She spots another young cruise goer whom she mistakens for a waiter. Turns out Jake was someone she babysat as a teen. While navigating these new feelings for Jake she is also working to improve her relationship with her parents who never took her serious.
Jasmine had tried so hard not to fall for Jake but his charm was undeniable. Heck I was even charmed by him. He never gave a reason to doubt Jasmine but she just wasn't sure if he was just being a flirt/playboy and didn't want to end up hurt. Could a 28 year old be ready for a relationship with a slightly older woman who is ready for a serious committed relationship? I love when they would have their heart to heart that allowed them both be vulnerable to each other. They were playful with each other and Jake could tell when Jasmine needed backup to deal with the aunties on the ship.
I had seen reviews prior to reading saying that this was women's lit as oppose to a romance. Was this a full open door romance? No but I thought there was enough of the dynamic with Jake to make it a romance. I thought this gave a good balance between her growing relationship with Jake and her mending the relationship with her parents.
This book would be a perfect palate cleanser that has just enough sweetness and humor that would make you smile after an emotional read or opposite a scary thriller.
In addition, I paired my reading with the audio via Penguin Random House and the narrator Mayuri Bhandari was the perfect choice to voice Jasmine.
This definitely made me want to go to Alaska (which I already wanted to go to) and heck I would even do a cruise! You'll want to read this if you like forced proximity (hello cruise ship), dreams of Alaska & meddling family members.
This is my first Sonya Lalli book and won't be my last. This was such a delightful read with heart and humor! I also loved some of the pop culture references that Lalli threw in there that made me laugh.
Quick Recap: Jasmine and her boyfriend broke up (again) and she decided to join her parents on a Alaskan cruise. Expecting that it was going to be filled with childhood friends that she would reconnect with instead it was a senior cruise. She spots another young cruise goer whom she mistakens for a waiter. Turns out Jake was someone she babysat as a teen. While navigating these new feelings for Jake she is also working to improve her relationship with her parents who never took her serious.
Jasmine had tried so hard not to fall for Jake but his charm was undeniable. Heck I was even charmed by him. He never gave a reason to doubt Jasmine but she just wasn't sure if he was just being a flirt/playboy and didn't want to end up hurt. Could a 28 year old be ready for a relationship with a slightly older woman who is ready for a serious committed relationship? I love when they would have their heart to heart that allowed them both be vulnerable to each other. They were playful with each other and Jake could tell when Jasmine needed backup to deal with the aunties on the ship.
I had seen reviews prior to reading saying that this was women's lit as oppose to a romance. Was this a full open door romance? No but I thought there was enough of the dynamic with Jake to make it a romance. I thought this gave a good balance between her growing relationship with Jake and her mending the relationship with her parents.
This book would be a perfect palate cleanser that has just enough sweetness and humor that would make you smile after an emotional read or opposite a scary thriller.
In addition, I paired my reading with the audio via Penguin Random House and the narrator Mayuri Bhandari was the perfect choice to voice Jasmine.
This definitely made me want to go to Alaska (which I already wanted to go to) and heck I would even do a cruise! You'll want to read this if you like forced proximity (hello cruise ship), dreams of Alaska & meddling family members.