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The romance is cute and predictable, but the found-family aspect is fantastic. I liked Nora and Will, but all of the older, quirkier neighbors that share their apartment building really stole my heart.

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It‘s fun and whimsy just like the story. Nora is a fun loving quirky woman living on the third floor of an apartment building. She meets Dr Will Sterling at the “Golden Hour” of 4am on the balcony one morning after the death of building owner, Donny. Nora has yet to learn that Will has inherited the old building from his Uncle Donny and is desperate to off load the old building. He has no idea how the long term apartment owners will react.

Cute, predictable, kind of boring. Fast beach read.

Also finished this book last weekend. I enjoyed it. When Will was 16, he heard and saw Nora on her grandmother's balcony but she never saw him. Many years later, he inherits the building but doesn't want it, but finds out Nora still lives there and she is the girls of his dreams. It's a sweet story and the older residents are quite funny. Not an outstanding book but good nonetheless.

Pictured with my late boxer-lab-mastiff mix as a puppy art because... As much as I enjoyed the balance of the first Kate Clayborn title (Love Lettering), I can't say the same for this book but feel bad for not having some happiness in a post 😏. In hindsight, I should have abandoned it, as I sludged my way through in a slow 6 days but fell asleep at least twice only a few pages in and I never connected with any of the characters.

Imagine being a teen and having a love a first sight moment, then before you get up the nerve to speak, your life begins to come undone. That's what happens to the hero at the start of this story.
Flash forward to today and he's going back to the apt building he hasn't seen in years, and that girl he saw all those years ago is still there. And she's annoyed by his plans. They're both kinda stubborn but they work it out and get a happy ending❤

#BookReport - Not an amazing reading week, but considering how slammed we are at work, I'm pretty pleased. Read both the Desai books - they were absolutely delightful!! Finished my ongoing read of Living in Norway for #FoodandLit & am better than halfway through the tagged book. Still chugging away through HP & Emma, as well as A Horse & His Boy, which didn't make it into the picture!! I think I may actually start Led Zeppelin tomorrow!!! @Cinfhen

This was a fun romantic comedy. Lots of cute banter and hilarious older folks. It hits on found family and explores finding healthy ways of loving someone. Another great one from Clayborn.

Quite the busy #BookReport !! 100 Years of Color & Unicorn Famous were both fast reads, but it felt good to get two extra books checked off this week!! Happiness Hill & Jeeves were rereads & just as enjoyable this time around. I started Love at First & got about 2 chapters in... & then accidentally put it in the book return with my other library books!!! WHOOPS! So I'm on to Second First Impressions instead 😂

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This was a cute book and similar to the authors first one but a little too predictable. The apartment building neighbors were funny to read about and made it more interesting.

I really wanted to like this book. I am fan of happily ever after romances. I loved the cover of this book and I loved the first impression that I got from reading the first few chapters. Unfortunately, after I started reading, I felt let down by my high expectations. There wasn't anything wrong with Love at First. It's a typical romance that will satisfy many readers. It just wasn't my cup of tea.

Love at First by Kate Clayborn is a cute second chance romance with great characters. When visiting his uncle Will saw the girl of his dreams and now sixteen years later, he moves into his uncle‘s old apartment. Nora and Will have an instant spark that Nora refuses to admit.

Thank you Kensington, Edelweiss, and Goodreads Giveaways for Love at First.

Full Review: https://justreadingjess.wordpress.com/2021/03/18/book-review-love-at-first/

Love at First was a novel that started out great, but seemed to fizzle out as it went on. It seemed like some of the events became a little redundant, and I began to lose interest. The characters really were the saving grace for me. There were some sections that were a little too descriptive for me, and honestly I kind of glanced and skipped over them. Plus, I didn‘t feel like they added much to the narrative.

Oh my goodness! This is one of the most heart warming, beautiful and remarkable books I‘ve read all year. Start with complicated families, both made and found, add a memorable almost meet-cute, throw in a little Shakespeare, and mix liberally with poetry and love-what a wonderful result. Every scene is meaningful, every word perfect. Just phenomenal. I‘m so happy this story is in the world. Max liked it too!

This arrived on Valentine's Day amidst all the crazy Texas weather ❤ #bookbookmailisthebest#loveatfirstbook#kateclayborn#betweenthechaptersbookclub#kensingtonbooks

This Chicago romance is the 2nd book that I‘ve read of Clayborn‘s & I had a lot of fun reading it! A sort of enemies to lovers story, Nora & Will come together in a classic Chicago walk-up building that Will unexpectedly inherits a unit in. Eager to offload it, this puts him at odds with Nora, who also inherited a unit but is much more nostalgic & resistant to any sort of changes to her grandmother‘s beloved building. Includes some steamy scenes!

If Goldielocks was a reader in search of the “just right” contemporary romance I would hand her this book.

Will "met" (or more aptly "heard") Nora from a balcony as a 15 yo boy going through a sad and turbulent period in his life and was instantly smitten by her infectious laugh. Sixteen years later Will is now a doctor who has inherited his estranged uncle's apartment in the complex where he first "met" Nora. He is captivated all over again by her adult self even though they are feuding over his subletting his apartment to strangers who she feels ?

ARC - Expected publication February 23, 2021.

This typical contemporary romance goes much deeper than most. It‘s all about the power of a compassionate community. These 10 or so, residents has been living together in the same apartments in the same building for years. They may not have a lot but they have each other. When one of them passes on, the nephew who inherits his apartment causes some consternation with his “new fangled” ideas.

Kate Clayborn gets me. I can‘t explain it, but her writing style is just perfect to me; there‘s wit, sweet and awkward characters, fun friends and side characters, a realistic an believable romance, no unnecessary drama, and nothing long and drawn out. This story was so sweet and I zipped through it in a day; I basically ignored work and sleep as much as possible to finish the story.

Happy Election Eve to my fellow US Litsy friends. Peri is wearing her I'm Voting for Bacon bandana for tomorrow's election. I tried talking her out of voting 3rd party, but no luck.

My plan is to read as much of this book I can tonight because I probably won't get any reading done tomorrow.

Finished Practical Magic late last night. Back to my ARCs today. I'm really excited to read this one. I ❤️ Kate Clayborn.