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#ShananigansReads24
Interesting meet cute.
The chemistry between main characters was fantastic. The banter was funny. Snarky and breezy writing. It was not as perfect as Better than the Movies, but it was a good rom-com 😄
My parents and I visited my sisters family in Dresden over the #Easter weekend. I bought Happily Never After, my fourth Painter book, at the big Thalia store close to the Old Town. Unfortunately, I really prefer her YA novels. The younger characters just fit her writing better.
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My 2nd Painter novel, & unfortunately, her books aren‘t for me. I struggled w/ the lack of chemistry between the characters. I didn‘t feel their connection at all. While the plot could have made for some great moments (Sophie & Max are “professional” objectors at weddings), this played a minimal role in the book & the majority is spent w/ them ignoring their feelings or Sophie trying to rationalize falling in love as being something else.
#botm
Haven‘t been on Litsy in a while! And so behind on reviews. Picked this one up as soon as it came in the mail from #BOTM. Quick different type of romance story where they break up weddings together.
Sophie and Max have become friends and side-gig business partners in the most unexpected of ways. Both have people with expectations that each couples-up with someone. They don‘t need to go as far as fake-dating, fake we‘re-just-friends should suffice. … The story driving the romance is a hoot, and I do wish more of the story was given to that layer rather than Sophie and Max spending so much time in their own heads contemplating the other.