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Absolutely the best marriage of convenience I've ever read. 

I love Han and Kenny so much. I thought their friendship was so heartwarming and that their love was inevitable. Their story felt so raw and so real.

I really admire the way Sonora Reyes writes these beautiful characters!!!

OH JULIAN!!!! 

I have really enjoyed his YA novels and I am so glad he's out in the adult romcom world now. This book was an absolute DELIGHT! I thought the plot was so fun, fake dating second chance might be my new favorite trope?! 

I thought Denz was such a great MC, I really enjoyed his wit and personality. His family was so quirky and funny, and then BRAY WAS SO HOT THE WHOLE TIME OMG I LOVE HIM 4EVERRRRRRRRRRRR

I hated this??? 

I kept waiting for it to get better then it was over... 

My book club chose this for January and we all speculated what might happen and our theories were more exciting than the actual ending. 

This book has a messy plot, annoying characters, too many POVs, and the ending was just weird and silly. I really disliked this book. 

I really liked this, but it's now going to be a new fave. I thought Zoe was a very interesting character, she had a real Bridget Jones-poor me vibe that I totally understood. 

I enjoyed the wine facts and the vineyard insights. I thought it was really cool. I didn't like Rachel and thought she was so annoying. I feel like these two probably would have had a moment of reconciliation a lot sooner. The pettiness of Rachel was a little too juvenile for me. 

I thought Charlaine (spelling?? Unsure, I listened to the audiobook!) was SO HOT. she was my fave and I was wishing she was the main character. She was complex, sexy, talented and better than Zoe lol 

I also got a little uncomfortable with the Boss/Employee dynamic. Her dad's behavior also kinda bugged me the entire time, along with the fact he called her Zoe Nicoletta EVERY time he talked to her 😂 

Overall a solid read and I am excited to read more from Laura Piper Lee! 

Oh I absolutely LOVED this book. I cannot believe so many of my favorite tropes were smashed into one dreamy love story. I am so in love with these characters and I CANNOT wait to gush over this beautiful book with the author next month. 

Loved every minute. 

Basic. Bland. I just don't care for these types of stories. I tried. No thanks. 

While the premise is very interesting, the execution isn't what I'd consider to be a good thriller. 

This book is rich with Māori culture and history and plays a central plot point of the story. Colonialism also is a huge factor. 

The POV switches and the culprit were discovered very early on. While the POV would switch at times, with having a female narrator for everyone and then a male narrator for him it was good at first but then it's like the audio narrators were given the wrong cues because the female voice also read some of the killer's POV. 

I don't think I'll continue on with the series....

ALICE WHYYYYYY

This book was so not for me. While I did not love her last book, I have overall enjoyed her work in the past and I was looking forward to something new. However, this book is dreadful. Having the main POV of a sad man who lost his wife and thinks everything is unfair is just suuuuuch a drag to read. 

I had a friend who read it spoil the ending for me, and I do think if I had stuck with it the twist would have been good. However, slogging through the book is just not something I have on my 2025 bingo card. SOOOOORRYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. 

While I enjoy learning about the Duggars and where they are in life after breaking out of their oppressive religion, this still has a bit too many bible verses for my liking. I'm sure it'll be a hit for so many people, but for me it's a no thank you.