Hopeless Romantic
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Teddi Baker used to believe in happily ever after. It’s why she became a wedding planner and worked so hard to make her business, Hopeless Romantic, successful. But after the catastrophe of her own marriage, Teddi loses her heart, her hope, and half of her assets. She is officially jaded, but she needs every job she can get to make ends meet. When bride-to-be Kelly Scott walks in, Teddi is ready. Until she comes face-to-face with Kelly’s sister: Leah Scott, her ex-wife’s divorce attorney. The one who helped ruin her life. Leah Scott wears her heart on her sleeve, an odd characteristic for a divorce attorney. When her father left her stay-at-home mom with barely enough money to survive, she recognized her calling. But Leah still believes in happiness and no one deserves it more than her sister. If only Kelly didn’t insist on using a wedding planner who hates Leah’s guts...despite the unexpected and wholly unwanted chemistry between them.
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3.25 stars Despite the summary, this romance is actually pretty light on the drama and that gets a few bonus points from me.I love Georgia Beers' writing. Whenever she has a new release coming out, I'm excited and can't wait to get my hands on it. I don't think I've ever given any of her books lower than a four-star rating before, but for some reason – and it pains me to say this – I didn't connect as well to Hopeless Romantic.I did enjoy it. Hopeless Romantic is in no way a bad book! The characters are lovely. Teddi and Leah have great chemistry. There are few secondary characters in this one and they all have distinct personalities. The writing is very smooth and comforting (Beers is a comfort author for me). The reason the book didn't have as big of an impact on me is probably that it's the first book I picked up after a massive reading slump, and admittedly, I'm not a fan of weddings LOL.I absolutely recommend Hopeless Romantic to anyone who enjoys a good feel-good romance!An ARC was given to me in exchange for an honest review. Thanks!
For me, this ranks up with some of the best work Georgia Beers has put out. There tends to be a predictable pattern in FF romance novels when two women find each other and are immediately attracted to each other. There is typically an angsty moment where the couple argues and breaks up for a period of time. As I was reading this, I kept waiting for that moment and I really didn't want it to happen. Teddi and Leah immediately hit it off and they took things so slowly before finally coming together (pun somewhat intended). I saw the signs of where the possible breakup would happen and it made my heart hurt to think of them apart. When the moment came, it did hurt, but in a different way from most books. There was sadness with this, hurt, anguish. There were more tears than yelling. And when they were together again it was a magical moment to read.
Hopefully you can tell that Beers did a fantastic job of making me care about the characters, which is always a number 1 thing for me. If I don't care about the characters, the story is going to fall flat for me. That was not the case in this book. From the very beginning I was sucked into their world and could picture what was happening based on old romcoms. Leah wants that kind of story for her, despite being a divorce attorney. She wants that love everlasting, that fairy tale romance. Teddi has been burned from a first marriage and hasn't given love a chance again since, at least for herself. As a wedding planner, she makes other women's big day a reality. But she never expects it for herself.
This is such a good love story that pulled me in and would not let go. This book is a must read for anyone that believes in a happily ever after and cheering for a couple to build that relationship. Hopeless Romantic was amazing and I highly recommend it.
I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
