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Jayci Lee's romcom Booked on a Feeling features an overachieving lawyer. A failing bookstore. A childhood friend. And the chance of a lifetime... Lizzy "Overachiever" Chung, Esq. has her life mapped out neatly: * Become a lawyer. Check. * Join a prestigious law firm. Check. * Make partner. In progress. If all goes to plan, she will check off that last box in a couple years, make her parents proud, and live a successful, fulfilled life in L.A. What was not in her plans was passing out from a panic attack during a pivotal moment in her career. A few deep breaths and a four hour drive later, Lizzy is in Weldon for three weeks to shed the burnout and figure out what went wrong. And what better place to recharge than the small California town where she spent her childhood summers with her best friend, Jack Park. Jack Park didn't expect to see Lizzy back in Weldon, but now he's got three weeks to spend with the girl of his dreams. Except she doesn't know of his decades-long crush on her--and he intends to keep it that way. She's a high-powered attorney who lives in L.A. and he's a bookkeeper at his family's brewery who never left his hometown. He can't risk their friendship on a long shot. Can he? When Lizzy decides that the local bookstore needs a little revamp, of course, Jack is going to help her bring it back to life. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore there might be more than just friendship among the dusty shelves and books... Sometimes the path to the rest of your life has been in front of you all along.
Series
3 primary booksA Sweet Mess is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Jayci Lee.
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Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
This book will be published on July 26, 2022.
So, I loved this book! I thought this was a cute, lighthearted romance that follows childhood friends to lovers, Jack and Lizzy. Lizzy is going above and beyond to please her mother, becoming a lawyer living in LA, and following the standards her mom sets for her. She has a moment where she questions her true happiness and decides to take a break from work, and sets out to Weldon, where her best friend of over a decade, Jack, lives, and works in his family's brewery. Lizzy is on this path to self-discovery in terms of what SHE wants to do in life, all while Jack is internally battling a new career move, putting his family's business behind. While in Weldon, spark fly and the pent up emotions toward one another come to a head. Enter romance. I was not expecting any steam from this book, but it did get a little spicy! I enjoyed the relationship and chemistry between Jack & Lizzy, and loved this trope! This was my first childhood friends to lovers book and I thought it was just adorable!
I rated this book 4 stars - I liked it a lot, but in comparison to other books I've given 5 stars to this one doesn't compare.