This one was a miss for me, and DNF'd at only the 15% mark (it also somehow felt like I was reading this forever???)
I was excited to read this one becThis one was a miss for me, and DNF'd at only the 15% mark (it also somehow felt like I was reading this forever???)
I was excited to read this one because I really enjoyed The Spanish Love Deception, The American Roommate Experiment and the Long Game (to a lesser extent, but I still liked it), but this one wasn't hitting the mark for me. It kind of felt all over the place to me and I struggled with wanting to pick this one up.
I will still want to read whatever Elena Armas has next though.
Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for the chance to read this e-ARC....more
this is my first read by this author, and what i think is her first adult fiction romance.
unfortunately this one didn't grab me -- i've had a string othis is my first read by this author, and what i think is her first adult fiction romance.
unfortunately this one didn't grab me -- i've had a string of really good romance reads for me and this one under delivered.
i love a friends-to-lovers / second chance romance trope (sprinkled w fake dating in this case), but i feel like we didn't get much of an exploration of their history. rather it felt like it was told to us in present day without really exploring their history, which i think would've been more impactful.
the chemistry between the characters also just wasn't there for me and i think a big part of that is bc we don't get much of their story before.
so unfortunately a miss for but but might be a yes for others. thanks to the publisher and net galley for the e-arc! ...more
i really wanted to love this because the premise sounded interesting and unique, but it ultimately fell quite flat for me and was a bit too chaotic i i really wanted to love this because the premise sounded interesting and unique, but it ultimately fell quite flat for me and was a bit too chaotic i fear.
maybe this would've been a lot more fun on audio, i can see this being fun with a cast of characters, but reading it wasn't for me. also the crazy fiancee trope was just not the vibes.
thanks to the publisher and net galley for the e-ARC!...more
I had JUST read You, With a View when I got notified I had been approved for an e-ARC of The Ex Vows and I was so thrilled because I absolutely ate YoI had JUST read You, With a View when I got notified I had been approved for an e-ARC of The Ex Vows and I was so thrilled because I absolutely ate You, With a View up.
I read The Ex Vows in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. Jessica Joyce has now become my new standard for romance novels. I don't read a ton of romance novels, but when I find ones I love, I will shout them from the rooftops. Welcome to the club, Jessica Joyce.
The Ex Vows is a stunning second chance romance novel, but I love the varying topics it touches on. Eli's mental health, for instance, him going to therapy (!!!! all book boyfriends should go to therapy now. Men who are in touch with their feelings and emotions are hot!!!), childhood friendships, having to make hard decisions when you don't want to.
The characters in this also felt like real adults, going through real life things. I didn't particularly LOVE the whole save the wedding for Georgia's best friend plotline, but I like how it brought Georgia and Eli back together, navigating problems.
This also made me cry towards the end???? Oh my god. I truly loved this. I'm so sad that this has now just been released because I need a new Jessica Joyce novel STAT.
Thank you to the publisher for the e-ARC!!!...more
i listened to this on audio. after severely disliking happy place i wasn't sure if i'd read another emily henry, but this one was muc3.5 rounded down.
i listened to this on audio. after severely disliking happy place i wasn't sure if i'd read another emily henry, but this one was much better. i still didn't LOVE it and felt like it got repetitive, but i found the characters and side characters much more likeable and you can't go wrong with an audiobook narrated by julia whelan ...more
oh my god i'm literally sobbing. this, this is my favourite romance ever ever ever oh my god i'm literally sobbing. this, this is my favourite romance ever ever ever ...more
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