Saturday, July 15, 2023

Book REVIEW Spotlight on... ROMCOMS!




We all need a little bit of laughter in our lives (*Can I get an AMEN?!*), and today's BOOK REVIEW SPOTLIGHT is bringing the laughter, the tears (of joy!), the smiles, the sorrows (misunderstandings that work out!), and ultimately bookish enjoyment through and through.  So, if you're ready to add to your SUMMER READING list, let's get this party started!



Precio Brothers, Book 2
by
Gigi Blume
AUDIOBOOK

About the book...
I have a secret bigger than my restaurant's burrito grande.

IGNACIO
That woman everyone saw me fake kissing is not my girlfriend. Somehow, a small favor turns into a recipe for disaster and the only way to fix it is to add a little spice, let it simmer, and serve it hot. We might be cooking up a fake relationship, but even pretend kissing Olive is muy delicioso.

OLIVE
You know your massive crush on your boss is getting out of hand when you enthusiastically volunteer to be his fake girlfriend. Yup. That’s what I did. But only because his grandma caught us stirring up some salsa, if you know what I mean. Is it my fault he’s hotter than sizzling fajitas? I’m talking super caliente, my friend.

Now we’re deep in this ruse and those fake kisses are starting to feel all too real.
I need to remember that Nacho is not my boyfriend before I get burned.



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Alright guys, so this one I LISTENED to.  Yup, that's right.  LISTENED, as in Audiobook edition, and let me tell you, while I had a little case of deja vu at the start (the voice actors are the same ones that narrated the FIRST audiobook in this series, which I also listened to), once I placed them in their new "roles", I was hooked!  

How can you NOT like a hottie with a good heart like "Nacho"?  How can you not like an accident prone sweetheart with a heart of gold like Olive?  I mean really, you've checked your own pulse recently, right?  It's still clocking a steady beat, pumping the blood around your person and through that muscle that we all associate with love...the heart?  Okay, good...then once you have a listen (OR a read!), you'll totally know where I'm coming from with my love for this series!  The characters are relatable, the meet-cutes memorable (fake kissing in the drive to show an old flame just what they're missing, anyone?), the moments that take your breath away remarkable, the laugher contagious, and the overall effect just what the romcom doctor ordered!  It's not a story you'll want to put down, and it's definitely one that's hard to stop listening to, for all the right reasons...I did most of it while mowing the lawn, and it made the time FLY BY despite sweating bullets!  😅 

So, if you like stories with the fake relationship trope that go from fake to not to fake again to something else altogether that you simply have to read (or listen) to, this is the one for you!






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by
Julie Hammerle
9781649373830 
Entangled Publishing

About the book...
Bryce Barrett has disappeared off the face of the earth. Well, technically she’s just temporarily hiding out in a teeny Midwest town, away from her ruined marriage and professional demise…at least until she can figure out her next steps. But when she bumps into her ex—dressed in what could be only described as “dumpster chic”—she does the only reasonable thing a woman can do: panics and pretends the cute security guard on the scene is her new boyfriend.

Free-spirited nomad Jake Warner knew returning to his hometown was a bad idea. It’s bad enough that his family’s pressuring him to step into his dad’s hypercompetitive shoes and settle down, but when a complete stranger (cute, though possibly unbalanced) enlists him as her fake boyfriend, Jake knows he’s making some questionable choices…especially when he inexplicably goes along with it.

Now these two mismatched misfits are temporary allies against a town filled with happy, normal, and annoyingly stable people. Fake dating keeps everyone off their back while they plot their respective escapes. But nothing botches a plan more than unexpected chemistry…



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Okay, I gotta be honest here guys, I didn't not love this one, but I didn't love it either.  Let me explain....

In the beginning, I was getting way too much deja vu...curious how I mentioned that same thing in my first review, but this one is of another sort.  I could have sworn I read an opening sequence, or setup, very similar to the way this one starts out with our girl needing a break from life because it generally sucked, and being caught up in an apparently somewhat indecent ice cream eating scene on the streets of her new temporary home sweet home.  Did I really?  Yes...because I hadn't read that other title so long ago, but they weren't exactly the same, and had I not already read one similar, I wouldn't have been as perplexed, merely entertained by the whole fiasco, but I digress.  

The story moves forward with two hearts seeking places, times, and people other than that which is in their current surroundings.  A fake relationship later, and while the heat is off them for the moment from others, it doesn't help their future plans when they actually start catching feelings.  There's definitely more than enough sparks for them to develop into something more than a passing fancy, and there's a ton of heart that goes along with all the family drama they are each dealing with.

So if you're in the mood for snark, humor, and potentially a bit of romance, take your shot at this reading escape, and see if you don't fall under its spell!




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Special thanks to authors and publishers listed above for the copies for review.  (THANKS!)  For more information on these titles, the writers behind the works, or the publishers, feel free to click through the links provided above.  These titles are available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer, or visit your local brick and mortar to snag your copies today!

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!




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