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4.5 stars! This is my fourth (?) Lynn Painter book and she’s turned into a romance author I’ll come back to again and again. Her writing is so effortlessly fun and hilarious and I have a delightful time reading them!
This delivered on a lot of levels:
-dual POV (the supreme overlord of book POVs)
-fake dating (to a WEDDING, no less)
-CATS!
-niche pop culture references I live for (New Girl, ilysm)
-an absolute pining MESS of a man
-throw in witty banter and some spice and I’m yours
Hallie and Jack were adorbs. I love em. However, I DON’T love the miscommunication trope, which unfortunately had its foot on the GAS for nearly the entire book. Also, I am so so sooooo tired of the third act breakup. When will I be free of seeing it in EVERY SINGLE ROMANCE BOOK? I am begging on my hands and knees for new relationship obstacles, and I especially can’t stand ones caused by miscommunication. It all comes back to miscommunication, the evil mistress!!! *shakes fist at sky*
Other than that, A JOY! Painter has nearly single handedly prevented me from spiraling into this book slump.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC! All opinions are my own.
This delivered on a lot of levels:
-dual POV (the supreme overlord of book POVs)
-fake dating (to a WEDDING, no less)
-CATS!
-niche pop culture references I live for (New Girl, ilysm)
-an absolute pining MESS of a man
-throw in witty banter and some spice and I’m yours
Hallie and Jack were adorbs. I love em. However, I DON’T love the miscommunication trope, which unfortunately had its foot on the GAS for nearly the entire book. Also, I am so so sooooo tired of the third act breakup. When will I be free of seeing it in EVERY SINGLE ROMANCE BOOK? I am begging on my hands and knees for new relationship obstacles, and I especially can’t stand ones caused by miscommunication. It all comes back to miscommunication, the evil mistress!!! *shakes fist at sky*
Other than that, A JOY! Painter has nearly single handedly prevented me from spiraling into this book slump.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC! All opinions are my own.
OH MY GOD. I don’t even have words because it’s all just incoherent SCREECHING. True agony will be waiting almost a YEAR for the next book. I don’t sleep, I wait.
TRULY WTF WAS I THINKING WHY DID I THINK THIS WAS BAD???????? I’m actually so upset at myself bc this book is GREAT idk what my 2019 self was doing.
4.5 tho bc of Jude being bad at wordplay
4.5 tho bc of Jude being bad at wordplay
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Thanks to Isabel for sending me an eARC!
3.5 stars! I liked the vibes of this book. The writing is very captivating, if a little long-winded and flowery, but I felt that it matched the tone of the story. I was confused at times by the magic and plot, which made it hard to really get invested in what was happening.
I did end up liking Aurelia and Theo, though it took me a while to warm up to them, both individually and as a couple. But by the second half I found their interactions very sweet and the ending was bittersweet! Overall, an enjoyable read!
3.5 stars! I liked the vibes of this book. The writing is very captivating, if a little long-winded and flowery, but I felt that it matched the tone of the story. I was confused at times by the magic and plot, which made it hard to really get invested in what was happening.
I did end up liking Aurelia and Theo, though it took me a while to warm up to them, both individually and as a couple. But by the second half I found their interactions very sweet and the ending was bittersweet! Overall, an enjoyable read!
Reread 12/22 GOD!!!!!!!! ITS SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!!!!
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IM DEAD YOU GUYS. LET THE WAITING BEGIN ONCE MORE
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IM DEAD YOU GUYS. LET THE WAITING BEGIN ONCE MORE