i love almost every book i read by sarah adams bc her books feel like classic 2000's romance films to me. and this one was no different. i really enjoyed it and per usual, the mmc had me going teeheehee. i love emily's character, she reminds me a lot of myself.

afraid of change? can't cry? doesn't want to accept help? me. she's literally me. even in that scene where she gets super mad after receiving criticism on her book. i do think though that she has a lot of issues she needs to work on. and i'm glad she acknowledges that but we don't really see her actively working on them 😭  which is okay, i guess.

jack is wonderful and cutesy but i can't help but feel like there isn't anything that stood out about him to me. i read practice makes perfect months ago but somehow i feel like jack is the exact same as will in terms of personality. which, obviously i don't dislike. i just would have liked to see something... newer. but he was still great. oh and found family is my favorite trope ever so it's really nice to see all the characters together.

for criticism, i don't think the bit with jack's dad exposing that he's AJ ranger was necessary tbh. like yeah it's meant to show that he can and will stand up to his narcissistic father but the problem is, that was a problem that arose right at the end so it doesn't feel resolved even if jack says jonathan will take care of it. i just don't feel it was necessary. but given his dad's character.. yeah, it's definitely something his dad would do. and i feel like the book info-dumped on me a lot 😭 like it would just start explaining things in the middle of a scene so that would mess with my imagination. i feel like there could be a way to introduce us to that information without spilling it all randomly in a character's thoughts in a scene that has little to do with said information.

anyway, cutesy book. though i don't think i enjoyed it as much as i enjoyed when in rome and practice makes perfect. and i look forward to madison and james' book.