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Lunar Love
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
23 posts | 21 read | 13 to read
This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect match with readers of Helen Hoang, Jasmine Guillory, and Helena Hunting. Always a matchmaker, never a match... Olivia Huang Christenson is excited-slash-terrified to be taking over her grandmother's matchmaking business. But when she learns that a new dating app has made her P Po's traditional Chinese zodiac approach all about "animal attraction," her emotions skew more toward furious-slash-outraged. Especially when L.A.'s most-eligible bachelor Bennett O'Brien is behind the app that could destroy her family's legacy . . . Liv knows better than to fall for any guy, let alone an infuriatingly handsome one who believes that traditions are meant to be broken. As the two businesses go head to head, Bennett and Liv make a deal: they'll find a match for each other--and whoever falls in love loses. But Liv is dealing with someone who's already adept at stealing business ideas . . . so what's stopping him from stealing her heart too?
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OriginalCyn620
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I thought this was pretty cute! An enjoyable and quick read.

#bookspinbingo - got another bingo!
#pop24 - enemies-to-lovers plot
#24in2024
#readaway2024
#20in4
#fabulousfebruary

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 2mo
Jas16 Nice! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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OriginalCyn620
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This may be too ambitious, but my goals for #20in4 #FabulousFebruary are to finish my current read (tagged book) and to read the others start to finish. I‘m going for a blackout on my #bookspinbingo board!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2mo
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mcctrish
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Happy Friday Littens

dabbe You, too! 🩶🖤🩶 3mo
Tamra Friyay! 3mo
RaeLovesToRead Love the Book baubles 3mo
mcctrish @RaeLovesToRead a friend made those for me, all my reads in 2022 and 2023, in tiny book form ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
Christine What an amazing and special gift from your friend!! 2mo
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marleed
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Mehso-so

Even knowing at the meet cute what the HEA will be, it‘s fun for me to read a romcom when the path to get from here to there is unique. But this - digital dating app vs traditional matchmaker, attraction to rival to client, miscommunication to love - offered nothing unique. Liv was a brat, and the amount of times the word compatible was used became my fingers down a chalkboard.

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KristiAhlers
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Mehso-so

This was a solid 3⭐️ read for me. A light hearted rom-com. A perfect read if you're looking for something light and easy. Whilst it hasn't made my keeper shelf it did entertain. #LittensLoveRomance

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kellyann28
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Forgot to post my list for #bookspin ! April creeped up quickly. I haven't peeked at the numbers yet, so let's see!

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GondorGirl
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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We drove across state to pick up our new show vehicle... only to find out there was a problem and we can't get it until late next week. It's been really stressful, so I'm giving myself the rest of the day off and am going to wrap myself in a blanket and read on the porch until the sun goes away.

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TEArificbooks
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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This was such a cute rom com. If you like You Got Mail you will like this book. I appreciate the recipes too. Good debut. Would make a good movie.

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mdemanatee
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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It‘s been an admittedly rough, discombobulating week as I was laid off last Thursday. The last week has been about getting ducks in rows. This rainy day is for reading (racing against that 1 day left on loan), being gentle with myself, and working toward the future.

swishandflick So sorry to hear that! 1y
mdemanatee @swishandflick thanks; thought I was out of the woods after surviving multiple previous rounds but alas 1y
swishandflick @mdemanatee my company recently had a large layoff and I've been in a constant state of anxiety ever since, so I feel that! 1y
mdemanatee @swishandflick it‘s so much right now. Sending good thoughts too because it‘s tough to work through that anxiety! 1y
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Branwen
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Just started this one yesterday! It's very cute so far! I don't know that I've ever read a romance that featured the Chinese zodiac before! It's really neat, and unique! 💕📚 #catsoflitsy #littenkitten #jupiterjazz #rumpel

RaeLovesToRead Jazz: "why is there no year of the kitteh?" Rumpel: "There is year of the tiger. We are tigers, right?" ?? 1y
Branwen @RaeLovesToRead I can ABSOLUTELY imagine this conversation really happening! 😹😹😹 1y
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K.Wielechowski
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Mehso-so

Just as Olivia is set to take over her family‘s Chinese Zodiac matchmaking service, new competition comes to town in the form of a dating app that also uses the Zodiac.
The MC has a horrible case of tunnel vision when it comes to “incompatible” matches which is weird considering the number of successful incompatible matches are around her. She‘s stubborn and irrational a lot of the time.
Some things were aggravating, others were cute. It was ok.

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Lunakay
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Mehso-so

🌚 Did I like the MC? No, she is rude, irrational and frankly just not the brightest.

🌕 Did I love the Chinese zodiac theme? Very much.

🌝 Do I think we need a dating app based on our Chinese zodiac traits? Yes, absolutely! 😄

🌛 Have I been called over-critical: Constantly.

Most of the story didn't make sense, especially some parallels between the MCs were illogical and obviously not thought through but necessary for them to connect.

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Lunakay
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Olivia might just be the most annoying person ever. On the other hand, I like that this is a RomCom, where the female MC is deeply flawed and not perfect and described as pretty every 2 minutes😅

I know it's probably unrealistic, but I think her love interest deserves so much better and is a rational and kind person, I sort of hope they won't end up together😅

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ICantImReading
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

This was light and sweet! I loved learning about Chinese astrology and was inspired to read more about it. (I‘m a Metal Horse!) I also enjoyed the incorporation of food. Olivia‘s actions were a little cringey sometimes, but it was a cute romance! 🎧

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MartinaLove
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3.5 ⭐
I feel like the story needed an other story line but it was charming and cute. Definitely a book to read in Summer on the beach. I enjoyed following both characters on their date. I would recommend.

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Rachel.Rencher
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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This book was cute. I enjoyed the story pretty well, but I will admit that the dialogue got too cheesy in parts (a lot of parts). Overall it's wholesome, no spicy/sexy scenes, & family is incredibly important to the main characters. I wouldn't read it again, but I'd recommend it if you're in the mood for a rom com and learning more about the Chinese zodiac.

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Graciouswarriorprincess
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Book 11/100 of the year.

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Rachel.Rencher
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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The date at the drive-in theater had me like 🥺🥺🥺 I'm loving this book. It also prompted me to look up my and my husband's Chinese zodiac signs. Turns out we're very compatible. Liv would approve. 😏

GondorGirl I picked this one as my BotM, tooI'm glad you're enjoying it! 1y
MartinaLove I'm currently reading this 1y
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MartinaLove
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Currently reading. 📚

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BookishTrish
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Mehso-so

It was a tricky work week and I was looking for a sweet romance. The concept of this one is great: two matchmakers who work with the Chinese Zodiac are business rivals who feel a spark between them. It wasn‘t steamy at all - which is great for me, but the MC was less likeable than I was hoping so I wasn‘t fully invested.

Shemac77 Beautiful sky! 1y
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Jemgirl2014
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Got my first BOTM of the year. I think I will read this one next since the author and I share the same first name. 😁

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Jemgirl2014
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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Quite a few debuts for the new year! This is the only one I‘m excited about!

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Preciouz29
Lunar Love | Lauren Kung Jessen
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A very cute, very fast read that incorporates the Chinese zodiac. She's a little bit too judgement and inflexible for me, but the story was grabbed my attention and I zipped right though the book. While I enjoyed the pace of the book, I do feel like things happened very quickly and could have been fleshed out a bit more.