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My favorite so far!

Revisado: 04-08-22

So well written with natural dialogue and excellent pacing. I’ve read several books by Julie James and this is my favorite so far. The ending left me smiling.

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Cinderella Story

Revisado: 04-05-22

Reading about people in financial straits with few options and little hope of improving their situation is not a trope that I enjoy. Excellent narration.

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Like two books in one…..

Revisado: 03-22-22

I initially thought I was going to wish that Melissa and Julian had met again sooner, rather than 8 years after their last meeting in the previous books in this series. But Melissa had the opportunity to grow into an interesting woman, instead of being fresh out of the schoolroom. So brava to Laurens for making this choice.

It almost felt like I was listening to two books in one. The first half of the book is about their romance and they get married. The second half of the book is about the mystery of who is trying to kill Julian. The mystery portion of the book has a similar feel as the previous Lady Obaldestone books.

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Too repetitive!

Revisado: 03-04-22

Believe the other tepid reviews about this book! I almost didn’t finish it. It was soooooo repetitive for the first 20’ish chapters. Then Sailor and Hayes get to the resort to attend the wedding and it gets a tiny bit more interesting. Sailor’s extensive inner monologuing is tedious, repetitive and boring, so I skipped the boring chapters and started listening to just Hayes’ chapters. The storyline finally picks up around chapter 32, when they find out what the press has been saying about them while they’ve had their phones turned off at the resort.

I thought the author missed the opportunity to make the book more interesting by describing more about the resort. Sailor and Hayes go to swim with sea turtles and there’s no description of the outing! They take a boat there, and then they take the boat back. Boo! I would have liked details about the turtles, the snorkeling and the experience.

And yes, 4 stars for the narration of the usually perfect Andi and Sebastian. I had to speed up the audio. It made me wonder if the producer intentionally slowed it down to make the book seem longer? No wonder it drags.

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Too repetitive!

Revisado: 03-04-22

Believe the other tepid reviews about this book! I almost didn’t finish it. It was soooooo repetitive for the first 20’ish chapters. Then Sailor and Hayes get to the resort to attend the wedding and it gets a tiny bit more interesting. Sailor’s extensive inner monologuing is tedious, repetitive and boring, so I skipped the boring chapters and started listening to just Hayes’ chapters. The storyline finally picks up around chapter 32, when they find out what the press has been saying about them while they’ve had their phones turned off at the resort.

I thought the author missed the opportunity to make the book more interesting by describing more about the resort. Sailor and Hayes go to swim with sea turtles and there’s no description of the outing! They take a boat there, and then they take the boat back. Boo! I would have liked details about the turtles, the snorkeling and the experience.

And yes, 4 stars for the narration of the usually perfect Andi and Sebastian. I had to speed up the audio. It made me wonder if the producer intentionally slowed it down to make the book seem longer? No wonder it drags.

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Fun and upbeat!

Revisado: 01-21-22

This book has a vibe similar to The Devil Wears Prada, focussing on Sophie’s career with the romance taking a backseat. Awesome relationship development and story telling, with many fun side characters as we meet Sophie’s family, friends and clients. Excellent narration!

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Average

Revisado: 11-06-21

Probably worth buying on sale, but not worth a credit. The characters are nice. The story is nice. The heroine and her sister learning to box held no appeal for me, and that was a major element in the story. A meaningful conversation between the hero and heroine would have prevented them from misunderstanding each other. Overall a shallow story. Narration is fine.

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DNF - made it to chapt 22

Revisado: 11-06-21

Owen and his son are charming and funny, but Frankie’s cynicism is over-the-top, annoying and unpleasant. Parts of the book are snort-laugh funny, but other parts are trying way too hard and became tiresome. I gave up at chapter 22 because I never cared if these two characters got together. Frankie was just too unappealing for me to invest any more time in her HEA. Narration is excellent.

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Thoroughly enjoyed!

Revisado: 10-23-21

Excellent story with humor and intelligently written. Wonderful characters left me wanting more - the kind of characters who people write fan fiction about to keep their stories going. Outstanding narration.

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Best book I’ve read recently

Revisado: 06-12-21

You know how you keep hoping the next book you read will be the one that makes you laugh while making your heart feel all the feels? This humorous farce was it for me. Maybe I’ve read too many disappointing books recently, so my standards were lower, but probably not. The writing is witty with dry, subtle humor and the narration perfectly captures and conveys all of the characters’ emotions with varying voices and accents. All around excellent!

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