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@Eggs “Alwaysbeenalverofbooks

#wedding #storysettings @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#StorySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Wedding

Catching up on reviews, I was having a February month, just feeling the need for cheesey romance. This was fine, lots of reliance on miscommunication, lack of communication. The characters are realistic and nice though. It was fine.

#LuckyInLove Day 28 #LongDistanceLove

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#onadate #luckyinlove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#SummerEndReadathon

Read this over Labor Day weekend. I did not love it. I‘m giving it a “pick” because I‘m not a romance reader, so it seems unfair to judge it too harshly. This started out promising and I really liked both the main characters, but too much of the story was taken up with their insecurities. They‘re supposed to be 30 but they act like teenagers. “Does he really like me, or are we just having a lot of sex for some other reason?”

#BookBingo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#InvolvesWedding

I've been meaning to start this series for ages & I'm glad I finally did. Guillory writes some beautifully flawed characters you can't help but love, even when they frustrate the crap out of you 😅 While Drew's stubborn refusal to believe in relationships was mostly eye-rolling, Alexa's personal insecurities amid her professional confidence was endearing
#roll100 @PuddleJumper #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

3⭐️
This was a decent romance read. I loved the story line and the characters. Not enough steam for me though! 😅😉 Definitely would suggest for any lovers of long distance relationships and fake dating turned real!
#romancebooks #fakedating

Good way to spend my Saturday night! Boyfriend is watching Supernatural while I‘m reading 🥰

My June #Roll100 picks - trying for two out of three completed this month
@PuddleJumper

#involvesawedding #maymontage @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This is my first book by Jasmine Guillory and I was pleasantly surprised with how sweet and entertaining it was. While I am not yet convinced to read the entire six book series, I definitely want to check out book #2 and book #3 (especially since I was suspicious about two certain people and book #3 confirms my suspicion. I peeked ahead - sshh...it will be our little secret).

#instalove #loveathon @StayCurious @Clwojick

The hero and heroine seemed like nice people, but I never fell in love with either of them. It was all just meh…

This was just a cute and easy read...I realized I've read this whole series completely out of order (oops 🥴) but the whole series is cute.

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 cute story!

I loved loved loved loved loved loved loved this book. The writing felt so cheesy (in a good way) and I really fell in love with both Drew and Alexa. I love how it went back and forth between both Drew and Alexa in each chapter. I enjoy knowing each of their perspectives. I recommend this one for sure!!

7.18.22

@Pigpen_Reads thank you so much! I have major plans to read all of this very soon! The Wedding Date seems so cute! I did my very strange happy dance when I saw the goldfish haha and I‘m so excited to try the chocolate shortbread cookies - they look tasty. I‘m love the Bella bracelet, like LOVE it and my jaw dropped when I unwrapped the snow globe. This was all just amazing. I‘m so happy we matched again! @Catsandbooks #SliceofSummerSwap

Jasmine Guillory ❤

Full on Romance novel- not my usual read, but liked it. A lot of PG-13 scenes in this one. Gushy, swoon- worthy love story.

Opened my #Swoonathon package today! Thank you @Kshakal for the lovely gift!💕 I can‘t wait to read the books you selected and enjoy the candy🥰

Thanks to @kimmypete1 and @MidnightBookGirl for hosting!

1. I love all tokens of affection, but flowers and books are tops.

2. Tagged, and I loved The Proposal too!

Thanks for the tag @Nute !
@TheSpineView
#two4tuesday

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. I have never received books for Valentine's Day, is that a thing?? 😳 I'm making it a thing now, I want a book bouquet 😂

2. I mean, any romance will do and there are so many great ones to choose from. I'm tagging one that was recommended to me recently 💕

Sometimes a predictable romance is just what you need!

Book Swap is one of my favorite Saturday morning activities. It‘s such a fun, clever idea and it introduces you to books in genres you may not normally read. Everyone draws a number (that‘s on a bookmark for you to take home) and after everyone talks about the book they brought, you go in order and choose a book to take home to read. If there‘s a book you really wanted but didn‘t get, the person can bring it back for the next meeting. #bookswap

So, look, the blurb on the cover says this is a “warm, charming, sexy gem of a novel,” but for whatever reason I wasn‘t expecting it to be quite so sexy. But, whew! It was! And, you know what, reading this book made me happy. I think I‘m going to start reading more romance novels from here on out.

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I really enjoyed the first quarter of this book, but it feels like the entire plot happens in that first 25% and the rest just drags on. I wish there was more character development, because I like Alexa (the MC). Overall it was a cute story, i think I just had higher expectations for it.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
1. None at all, very small bedroom!
2. Oh my god, all the books! Every book that I want to read at the beginning of the year!
3.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Jasmine Guillory,Taylor Reid
4.Finally getting my second vaccine dose!
Great prompts!!

July books 9, 10, 11:
The Wedding Date by Guillory
The Midnight Library by Haig
Pride and Premeditation by Price
🤔 I‘m pretty lukewarm about all of these. WD was a simplistic romance, the beginning of ML was faintly triggering and the end extremely predictable, and P&P took too many liberties with the time period for a Pride & Prejudice retelling, even if it was marketed YA. 🤷🏻‍♀️Oh well. But am really the only one who didn‘t adore ML? Really?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was another reread - I love Guillory‘s books, and Alexa is probably one of my most relatable characters that she‘s written. There are some moments in this one that get a bit frustrating with how little confidence they have in their relationship, but it‘s also pretty realistic (which may be why it‘s annoying haha), so that‘s why it‘s 4 stars. But this one is funny, sweet, spicy - just so good!

This was a fun romance story and maybe the first I‘ve read with a Black main character in an interracial relationship. I liked all of the characters and that it was set in California, both San Francisco and Los Angeles. I don‘t want to say much else for fear of spoiling, but I‘m definitely going to read The Proposal which is next in the series.
👰🏽‍♀️👰🏽‍♀️👰🏽‍♀️👰🏽‍♀️
✔️ And now I‘ve reached my first goal for #JoysOfJune with @Andrew65 !

Time for the #JoysOfJune Readathon!
My goal is to read
💍 The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory and
🧙🏻The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West.
✏️ 45 more pages of Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
👻 finish Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll
Thank you @Andrew65 !

So far very cute. I have been having a hard time this year with my reading. Just can't seem to find the right book. Hopefully this will be it.

#marries #maycharacters @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

After reading Olivia‘s story, I went back to read Alexa & Drew‘s meet-cute. A sweet, sappy romance. I related to Alexa with the overthinking but not speaking up.

3.5⭐️ I had heard really good things about it and had planned on taking this to Mexico last May but Covid happened. I really wanted to like it, but felt that there were way too many sex scenes and not enough of Drew and Alexa just doing regular date things. Also the 4th of July party was super awkward and took too long to get through. #2021 #bookreview #bookstagram #romance #fiction #contemporary #litsyatoz #w #litsyatoz2021

My #bookspin list for April #bookspinbingo

Moving on to a lighter, hopefully more fun read, with The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory.

I've been reading a lot of true crime and nonfiction lately. This romance was a great way to break up the hard subjects and get lost in a different world for a while! Now, like Alexa, I want all the donuts and coffee.

I really have enjoyed the other books by Jasmine Guillory, and I am looking forward to this one!

It was a super cute book for what it was a cheesy little love story. Something very vanilla (with a bunch of sex scenes but even then they were pretty PG). Anyway it was a good impulse read for the season :)

#BookSpinBingo
@TheAromaOfBooks

Found this one on Libby. Needed a commute book :) anyway I‘ll probably finish this today (it‘s a quick cute listen) — lots of sex (maybe too much to listen to at work but... that‘s why we have headphones!)

3.2 🌟
Waaayyy to many sex scenes in this book, I could do some chapters without Drew and Alexa salivating one another. But hand up for the non typical protagonist!! Love colored, curvy, smart and successful women 💚

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#seriesread2021 @TheSpineView

This is a pick if you're into romance because the main characters are cute and very relatable. I read this for Malala's book club and was expecting something not quite this light. But the premise while contrived was set up well.

Just finished this on audiobook. It was a cute, quick listen. It‘s your typical “pretend to be my girlfriend for this thing, then we‘ll fall in love” story. Perfect for right before Valentine‘s Day...if you‘re in to that short of thing. ❤️💘💝