When Grumpy Met Sunshine | 
so-soMY BIG FAT FAKE MARRIAGE is a spin-off of this, also very inspired by TED LASSO, romantic comedy. Instead of Ted inspiring the romantic lead, the character of Roy Kent gets a new name (but not really a new anything else) here. Again, if you like the show, the characters and dialogue really (gruffly) scream out loud. It‘s more plausible than its newly released spin off, but the character development again feels like watching a superfan play.
My coffeecup came with hand drawn dinosaurs and the following message:
Talk to yourself as someone you love.
bailedI‘m 60 pages in and all the awkward back and forth is just too much. Probably if I were in a different mood I‘d stick it out, but I just feel like the author is trying too hard. And if I really miss Roy Kent that much I‘ll just rewatch Ted Lasso. 🤷🏻♀️
pickThank you so much @underground_bks for the rec! This book got me through last night's insomnia. I am so glad that I started it without looking at the Goodreads reviews, I can't imagine why they are so low, I found this so charming. The ending is a bit over the top - unrealistic but overall it was all good fun which is just how I like my romance books. I do not read a ton & mostly only read Gay ones so this was a fun change!
so-soThis was okay, almost too much banter at the beginning, was a little unrealistic that people in a working relationship would behave that way. So unprofessional. But once we got past that, it was a sweet and funny pairing and I enjoyed the nods to a certain grumpy footballer from Ted Lasso. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
pickMy romance fix for March. Like a bag of candy eaten in one sitting, it‘s good while it lasts, but also not craving any more any time soon.
It was a fun read overall. The characters were amusing, the banter in Manchester accent kept me reading. There was more spice than I expected, but somehow it was explicit without being super vulgar. Some character inconsistency here and there, some repetition. The usual. I enjoyed it for what it was.
pickDo I kind of hate this title? Yes. Is it apt? Certainly. Was I charmed by Mabel and Alfie and how they almost instantly realized the other was everything they ever wanted, even if they didn't admit it until the fricking epilogue? 1000%. Not perfect, but definitely a good time. #contemporaryromance #romcom #tedlassovibes
pickEx-Footballer Alfie and writer Mabel meet when Alfie is shopping for a ghostwriter for his memoirs. Their first meeting doesn't go well. Neither does their second,...
I really liked the audiobook version of this romcom. I fell for the narrator's voice and the North English accents.
The chapter headlines were funny and interesting, they made me continue listening to the book although I had planned to not devour the book in one go.⬇️
Low pick
so-so
bailedYikes! I do not take DNF lightly but When Grumpy Met Sunshine was just not for me. Flat and uninteresting banter gave me nothing to be excited about. All I could think about was what book I could be reading instead. So I took that as a sign to DNF and move on. Better luck to the next reader! #LitsyLoveReads
Thank you NetGalley and St Martin‘s Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
pickA curvy, bubbly ghostwriter finds herself in a fake dating scheme with a grumpy footballer a la Ted Lasso‘s Roy Kent in this rom-com about being yourself and embracing your softness that‘s as HOT as it is hilarious! Highly recommended for fans of grumpy/sunshine pairs, Cinderella/celebrity romances, when it‘s painfully obvious they‘re head over cleats in LOVE but they‘re total utter numpties/silly gooses about it, and absolutely FILTHY dirty talk.
