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Neanderthal Seeks Human
Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance | Penny Reid
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romcombc
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Perfect for those who love a steamy romance with humor, suspense, drama, and a quirky group of characters that keep you smiling, guessing, laughing, and loving from beginning to end.

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AkashaVampie
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Just finished this one. I had a great time listening and laughing to it. If u need a good laugh, I suggest trying it out.

ShananigansReads Penny Reid is always there for a good time. 2y
AkashaVampie @ShananigansReads first time reading one of hers. 2y
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Pickpick

Well I busted that out in a day! ❤️❤️ While this book was different, I was excited to see a Winston connection and not just Ashley. You‘ll recognize the main man if you read Beau‘s book (not required though). I say different because it was slower, and maybe bordering on a ‘mystery/thriller‘ romance? I won‘t say the story was entirely satisfying, but these two have another book, so it certainly isn‘t finished.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

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StellaDz
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A short hiatus, but I‘m back to Reid! #currentlylistening

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Clwojick
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Making my way through my #ThingsinCommon TBR, and having a blast! Hoping to finish the tagged book before the end #AwesomeApril 💖

Andrew65 Superb! 👏👏👏 3y
Clwojick @Andrew65 Thanks! 💖 3y
PageShifter Nice 😊 3y
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sb3626
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“I have no desire to cherish each person‘s bullshit and call it a beautiful snowflake.” —words to live by

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ReadingEnvy
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Mehso-so

I must admit this one didn't really work for me. The author prides herself on smart characters but Janie is good at math and remembering tiny details, not at understanding subtext or watching out for herself. When she gets more involved with a guy she'd been crushing on, she never fully uncovers his ties with local criminals including her sisters and his ex but that doesn't seem to matter? ↘️

ReadingEnvy This is book 1 in the Knitting in the City series which ultimately intersects with the Winston Brothers series but the knitting group is not really a focus except in one memorable scene. And Janie suffers from low self esteem despite being obviously gorgeous and that trope has never worked for me.↘️ 4y
ReadingEnvy This might not be the book for me but it might work for you! Also if sex scenes make you feel awkward there is a ton of build up and then they are kind of mentioned with nudges and winks and much is inferred but never described. Partly because when she "goes there" Janie displaces it to Ida, a weird take in her head for the Id....a strange choice but good for those who relish the tension but don't want details!
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ReadingEnvy Download in hoopla now (search for bonus borrows and it will take you to a full list) or go for Truth or Beard, also available. #romantsy 4y
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Panpan

I should have DNF‘d when he ordered for her at dinner. What was an average contemporary romance took a strange, and unwelcome, turn around the ⅔-¾ mark. Too much going on, and it all felt half hazardly thrown together to sever no other purpose than to make the book longer.
#ReadTheRomanceAThon @maich

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CoffeeK8
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#7books7days this book is the #romantsy that got me out of a massive slump and reminded me of how much I love reading #romance after having veered away for years

DGRachel This was the first contemporary romance that I read and I hadn‘t read historical romances for probably 20 years before I picked this up. I loved this book and the characters so much that I now binge read romance books at least once a year. ❤️ It‘s all Penny‘s fault! 5y
Christine Yay for slump-busting!! 5y
ValPenny If you enjoyed this, Lizzie Chantree‘s novels they are modern, smart romances with humour. 5y
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1. Not sure how I feel about this one yet, since the main character is quite annoying.
2. Thirteen books checked out with ten more on reserve.
3. I usually turn to either rereads of books I love, or do a month of Kindle Unlimited reading nothing but brain candy! :-D

#weekendreads @RachelsBrittain

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BrandyNic12
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I liked this book, the only hangs up I had, is the fact that I'm too dumb to understand all the smart conversations Janey had with her friends. Penny Reid is either really intelligent, or does a lot of research. I liked Janey with Quinn, but I only wished the sex scenes were less fade to black and more descriptive. Other than that I did enjoy this book

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SassyBookworm
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This looks like a cute Rom-Com and it‘s FREE!!! Y‘all check it out!!!

#SassyBookworm😏 #AmazonKindle #FREE #RomCom

Lreads The Audible Audicted podcast just talked about this book in their segment on romantic comedies. The episode even had an interview with Mindy Kaling! 5y
SassyBookworm @QuietlyLaura how awesome!! I need to check that out then!! Thank you!! 5y
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I_Like_Big_Books
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I just finished re-reading this one in preparation for #bookbonanza19. I couldn‘t believe it‘s been 6 years since I first read it. Some books are forgettable but as soon as I started this one again, it all came back to me! I highly recommend anything written by Penny Reid!

Lauren_reading Love penny Reid- I started with her beard series and need to read this still 5y
I_Like_Big_Books @LaurenReads Yeah, I‘ve read all of those also! I love her writing. ❤️ 5y
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I_Like_Big_Books
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I actually hit 24 hours!! My #24in48 #readathon is complete! I even got in some good reading time on the tagged book I‘m re-reading. This was so much fun and really helped me knock out some books I‘ve been wanting to read!

parttimedomestic Woo! 🎉🎉🎉 Congrats! 5y
MemoirsForMe Way to go! 👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉🍾🍾 5y
Mollyanna Congratulations! Great job! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
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DGRachel Congrats! 5y
xicanti Great job! 5y
24in48 WHOOO congrats! 5y
Jas16 🙌🏽 5y
mrp27 🎉🎉🎉 5y
Megabooks Congratulations!! 🍾💃🏻📚🥳🥳🎉👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻😁 5y
Librarybelle Congratulations! 5y
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jasreadsquiteabit
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Cute, quick romance that‘s written well and isn‘t entirely gaggy! Loved that the main character is a walking factoid!

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Setsukina
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Recently subscribed to the Romance Package on Audible! Really enjoying this book so far. #currentlylistening #audiobook #audible

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howjessicareads
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Eh, I didn‘t love this one. I know a lot of people who love Penny Reid, but I almost bailed around the halfway mark, and just finished it because I didn‘t have another kindle book at the moment. The overuse of the word “slamp” was driving me craaazy. #howjessreadsin2019

julesG It's one of her first books. I think the other ones are better. But, at the time I read it, I really liked it. 6y
sammisho What does "slamp" even mean? Lol 6y
howjessicareads @sammisho According to urban dictionary, a slamp is short for a slampiece, aka a sexual partner.

Slampiece is just a gross word. And so is slamp. 😂
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howjessicareads @julesG a lot of people have told me her books get better. We shall see! 6y
sammisho @howjessreads Oh no! That is just not okay. I use a lot of cruse language but "slampiece" or "slamp" it too much! I have read some of Penny Reid's books and liked them. I will skip this one! 6y
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fireth
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Started the year by reading something easy and light. I saw a photo of this book by random on Instagram and thought why not. If you‘re looking for an easy chick-lit read, I would recommend this.

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Nessavamusic
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#SundayFunday @sebrittain
My comfort reads are Romantic Comedies. My go to authors are Penny Reid, Kristen Ashley and Alice Clayton.
#romantsy

Blueberry Dorothy Gilman, Carl Hiaasen, William Kent Kruger, Craig Johnson 6y
Bookish.SAM My favourite comfort read... Stewart MacBride. Love the Logan McRae books! 6y
KathyWheeler Cozy mysteries. I like M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Miranda James, and Juliet Blackwell, in particular. I‘m also liking Ellery Adams‘ Secret Book and Scone Society books. 6y
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mariaku21
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Mehso-so

Early on I realized that this was an early Reid book and that the hero, is actually a relation to one of Reid's characters in her Winston Brothers series, which I'm very much in love with, and contented to the idea that maybe this wouldn't be up to par with her current writing and I'm pretty thankful that I didn't compare the two too harshly. The traits that I love about Reid's heroines are visible in Janie the MC but I wasn't in love with her.

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There is a boy in my house, other than my husband and it is weird. But eh, he‘s just here because we DVR‘d the Notre Dame game yesterday and so he‘s here to “watch” the game. I shall hide in my room and do “research”. 🤣🤣🤣

tournevis I need this book. 6y
CocoReads @tournevis which? Weapons? I got it a couple months ago because I need to kill a character off. Then I got my new job so the bad guy is still hanging around. But soon, very soon, he‘s getting taken out—I‘m thinking sniper. 6y
tournevis @CocoReads Weapons. Which I just purchased on Amazon eighteen seconds ago. 😋 6y
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CocoReads Sweet—I need to do some Amazon ordering myself. 6y
tournevis @CocoReads I need to be able to describe hand guns accurately from the point of view of a person who knows nothing about them but are seeing them in action. 6y
CocoReads Yes, that would help too. I could ask my hubs but he‘ll go into too much detail and my eyes will glaze over... 6y
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#readingresolutions @Jess7
June 15 Bookish Friends
This series has such a delightful group of friends.
#glorytotheguild

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🐔🐔🐔🐔For those of you following #cockygate, Penny Reid and like 20+ other authors have organized an anthology to support the writers and donate to RWA for the lawsuit. More info: https://www.cockyauthors.com/

DGRachel I‘m so excited. It releases on my birthday! 🎶happy birthday to me🎶 7y
CoffeeK8 @DGRachel happy birthday to you indeed... I have never preordered anything so fast 7y
MarriedtoMrT Love it! 7y
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jpmcwisemorgan This is awesome! I haven‘t seen an update on this on Twitter so I‘m glad you posted it! 7y
CoffeeK8 @jpmcwisemorgan I think they just announced it today 7y
JoScho Good for them! 7y
BethM Love it! 7y
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BookishGirl06
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Bailedbailed

I‘m just not really feeling this. The writing style kind of irks me for whatever reason.

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BookishGirl06
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Next up for me to read.

DGRachel I ❤️ Penny Reid! 7y
2BR02B Her books sound intriguing to me. I'd like to try out the Beard series say some point. 7y
BethM That looks cute. 7y
CoffeeK8 I adore her books! 7y
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Welp, as usual, I messed up, lol. I hit reset rather than start 🤦🏻‍♀️. So I‘m checking in at almost 21 hours, and really enjoying this MC and her “plethora of trivial facts.”
#24in47 @24in48 #GloryToTheGuild @Aliciaftw @Zenvicious @Nessavamusic

julesG Janie is the best! 7y
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authorkatekennelly
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Sometimes you just need a #romance novel and a great ensemble of ladies. Check and check. #glorytotheguild

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#9 for 2018
Love the Winston Brothers Series but this was disappointing do I won‘t bother reading the rest of the Knitting Club Series.
#romanscy #cutesy #firstinseries

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the.bookish.valkyrie 😂🤣😂💕 7y
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Cityofamber
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Pickpick

This was fun and cute! 😊💖

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BookofWords
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I love Janie & Quinn. But for the love of God where did the word “slamp” come from???

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julesG
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#quirky #romance

I love Janie. Yes, she is a bit strange/weird/quirky but so cute at the same time.

#noteworthynovember @Jess7

DGRachel Perfect choice. I ❤️ Janie! 7y
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DGRachel
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When I'm heading into a book slump or just having a bad day, I turn to my favorite #romantsy authors for quick reads with guaranteed HEAs because sometimes #allyouneedislove. #rocktober

robinb Totally agree! 🙌👍 7y
Dragon Me too. I love romantsy books 👍💕 7y
MarriedtoMrT Yup! Romance for me all this week. 7y
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Jas16 Agreed❤️ 7y
Cinfhen Good to know #BookCure 7y
Centique That‘s the perfect remedy 😍 7y
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Jaya
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The first in Reid‘s Knitting in the City series, in which eccentric and Christina-Hendricks looking Janie falls in intense lust/like/love with the stern security firm owner her friends and she have christened Sir Handsome McHotpants. With a charming supporting cast (including a cheating ex and felonious relatives) to go with the adorable couple #romantsy

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ContraryMary
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Book 78. This was alright book, still a pick even though it wasn't as good as Truth Or Beard. I'll continue on with the series and especially the spin off series. I'm not into insta love, so I felt like they could have dragged that out a little more and the main character seemed a little naive. (Pic of Khaleesi and I)

LectricSheep The cutest doggo! 😍 7y
AmyG She‘s so cute! 7y
Ms_T 😍 7y
julesG Cute dog! I liked Janie and Quinn. I like the Knitting in the City series but right now I'm listening to book 3 of the Winston Brother series - what shall I say? #SexyBeardedMen 😀 7y
tammysue Awe ☺️ 7y
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This was a disappointing one, as it was a case of something that seemed like it should be right up my alley just turning out to be #notforme - although I tend to love stuff that is quirky, this one felt aggressively quirky in a way that grated on my nerves. I'm tempted to try a different one by this author, give her another chance to win me over, but I'm nervous about it after this one. #jubilantjuly

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I grew up surrounded by romance novels; Harlequins of all types. And I read my way through them when I was young and starry-eyed. I eventually traded them in for mysteries and science fiction but have slowly been making my way back. This was nice, light, and provided a great palate cleanser for all the dark stuff I march through both in reading and viewing. It'd be really good for a beach read and there are more books in the series if you like it!