Mini Book Reviews 8/8/24

 Hi friends!  Here are two books I read this past week and a mini review of each:

Nothing Like the Movies by. Lynn Painter - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Release Date: 9/24/24

Book review: 

I LOVED the first book in this series, Better Than the Movies and honestly it was perfect as a standalone.  I didn't expect a sequel!  But I got the arc for this book and read it and I stick with my previous assessment and say this sequel wasn't needed.  In Nothing Like the Movies, our favorite couple Wes and Liz are broken up.  Liz is thriving after the heartbreak of losing Wes.  But Wes, man, he went through so much in this book and I just felt sad for him.  They eventually get back together but I miss the magic they had in the first book.  

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Happy Medium by. Sarah Adler - ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Book Review:

A con woman, a goat farmer and a ghost?  This was such a quirky, funny rom-com! I loved Gretchen's relationship with the farm ghost, Everett, who is Charlie's ancestor.  They made me laugh with their antics!  As for Gretchen and Charlie's romance, he calls her out on her con-woman past and she eventually lets down her guard. It was nice seeing Gretchen open up and let people in!  Overall, this was a fun book.

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Mini Book Reviews 7/27/24

 I've got some mini book reviews for you this week!  Here is what I read and what I thought about them:

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I just finished listening to this audiobook and reading the last 40% of this and this was a fun book mostly because I love Mercy's family.  The characters are so unique and vibrant and the romance was very much like "You've Got Mail" with the letter writing but there's some spice.  I really enjoyed this one.

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A Fire in the Sky by. Sophie Jordan - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The first part of this book was kind of predictable with an arranged marriage but I felt like the second half was where we finally get introduced to the dragons in this story!  It's got some spice but I was hoping the main couple had more time to get to know one another.  I'm interested in what will happen in book two.

Mini Book Reviews | 7/20/24

 I read two more books I read this week and here are some mini reviews:

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A marriage of convenience? Rich people problems?  This one is the perfect summer read!  It is set on an island near Singapore, and two people who married for convenience have to attend a wedding and convince everyone they are a happily married couple, even though they hadn't seen one another in a few years.  This one was funny, steamy, filled with rich family drama and a lot of romance! 

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Birding with Benefits by. Sarah T. Dubb -  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Who knew birding could be so sexy?  In this opposites attract romance, Celeste who is 42, divorced and soon to be an empty-nester is trying a year of saying "yes" to everything!  Including partnering up with a stranger who is competing in a bird watching competition.  She's there to learn and to help her partner, John, with some fake-dating also.  I thought this was a fun and steamy read and another fun summer read.