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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
3.5 rounding up to 4.
If you are looking for a super sweet, he falls first, NO spice romance, this is the one for you! It was a bit slow to start and Byrony was definitely frustrating as a character but not enough for me to get annoyed with the story or DNF. I did love the premise of the story though and the MMC is super sweet. There wasn't a huge amount of chemistry but I could see the potential. The story really picks up the last 30% of the story and I wish that pacing had been throughout.
*I was given a complimentary copy of this ARC from the publishers and NetGalley to review. All opinions are 100% my own.
If you are looking for a super sweet, he falls first, NO spice romance, this is the one for you! It was a bit slow to start and Byrony was definitely frustrating as a character but not enough for me to get annoyed with the story or DNF. I did love the premise of the story though and the MMC is super sweet. There wasn't a huge amount of chemistry but I could see the potential. The story really picks up the last 30% of the story and I wish that pacing had been throughout.
*I was given a complimentary copy of this ARC from the publishers and NetGalley to review. All opinions are 100% my own.
ARC provided by NetGalley and Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio in exchange for my honest review.
The Perfect Rom-Com is about Bryony, an aspiring author who is so desperate to save the ESL-language centre run by her grandmother that she wrote a novel about it, takes on a ghostwriting job by the current hottest romance author in the hopes of getting her own manuscript published alongside her job.
This was basically your run of the mill romance book, with the extra community element of the ESL-centre. That was very enjoyable and added an extra dimention. This was good, because the romance fell a bit flat for me. At one point there are two year long time jumps in the story, which kind of restrict us from really getting into the relationship between the main character and the man who will become her love interest later on.
Overall an enjoyable story, with a good narrator.
The Perfect Rom-Com is about Bryony, an aspiring author who is so desperate to save the ESL-language centre run by her grandmother that she wrote a novel about it, takes on a ghostwriting job by the current hottest romance author in the hopes of getting her own manuscript published alongside her job.
This was basically your run of the mill romance book, with the extra community element of the ESL-centre. That was very enjoyable and added an extra dimention. This was good, because the romance fell a bit flat for me. At one point there are two year long time jumps in the story, which kind of restrict us from really getting into the relationship between the main character and the man who will become her love interest later on.
Overall an enjoyable story, with a good narrator.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the free eARC and ALC in exchange for an honest review!
I've gone back and forth on my feelings about this book! I think the story really wasn't as much as a romance as I anticipated and that can be fine - I'm all for romances that also handle more things than the romance itself - but I think even the other storylines fell a little flat. The romance doesn't really seem to start until 2/3s into the book and the FMC is still technically in a relationship with someone else for the first half... I had a hard time getting invested with where the romance would go (when we would eventually get there). I think maybe a dual POV would have helped this. The singular POV in the FMC could have been helped with some POV chapters from our MMC just to develop the romance to it all a bit more. It all just felt almost a little flat.
I'm also very annoyed at how unrealistic the very end is. I couldn't see a realistic ending while the plot lines were starting to wrap up and REALLY think that the chosen ending was too ridiculous for the professions that these characters have.
I was certainly intrigued though to continue this story to the very end. I wanted & needed to know how this could end happily for our MCs.
The audiobook narrator was pretty good. I had no real complaints about the audiobook. The narrator did a nice job with the tone of our FMC and the enthusiasm she had!
I've gone back and forth on my feelings about this book! I think the story really wasn't as much as a romance as I anticipated and that can be fine - I'm all for romances that also handle more things than the romance itself - but I think even the other storylines fell a little flat. The romance doesn't really seem to start until 2/3s into the book and the FMC is still technically in a relationship with someone else for the first half... I had a hard time getting invested with where the romance would go (when we would eventually get there). I think maybe a dual POV would have helped this. The singular POV in the FMC could have been helped with some POV chapters from our MMC just to develop the romance to it all a bit more. It all just felt almost a little flat.
I'm also very annoyed at how unrealistic the very end is. I couldn't see a realistic ending while the plot lines were starting to wrap up and REALLY think that the chosen ending was too ridiculous for the professions that these characters have.
I was certainly intrigued though to continue this story to the very end. I wanted & needed to know how this could end happily for our MCs.
The audiobook narrator was pretty good. I had no real complaints about the audiobook. The narrator did a nice job with the tone of our FMC and the enthusiasm she had!
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was cute.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Is this the perfect rom-com? Not quite, but it is a pretty darn good one. I was wildly annoyed by what kept the main characters apart in the beginning because her long distance relationship made no sense (I simply would not wait 2 years for a person I only dated for 4 months, it makes no sense), but ultimately the story was cute and fun and romantic. I even teared up a little.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the Audio ARC
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the Audio ARC
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I received this book via NetGalley and HarperCollins Christian Publishing | Thomas Nelson Fiction as an ARC. This review is my own opinion of the book.
This is a wonderful, heartwarming, and fun story. It did not feel as much romance to me as it did coming of age. It is perfect for those who do not like spice in their romances.
I thought I would list the topes, when it comes to contemporary romance books I find them very helpful.
-Workplace romance
- Forced proximity
- Friends to lovers
- He falls first
This is a wonderful, heartwarming, and fun story. It did not feel as much romance to me as it did coming of age. It is perfect for those who do not like spice in their romances.
I thought I would list the topes, when it comes to contemporary romance books I find them very helpful.
-Workplace romance
- Forced proximity
- Friends to lovers
- He falls first