Talk Bookish to Me
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Inspiration can come from the most unlikely--and inconvenient--sources. Kara Sullivan's life is full of love--albeit fictional. As a bestselling romance novelist and influential Bookstagrammer, she's fine with getting her happily-ever-after fix between the covers of a book. But right now? Not only is Kara's best friend getting married next week--which means big wedding stress--but the deadline for her next novel is looming, and she hasn't written a single word. The last thing she needs is for her infuriating first love, Ryan Thompson, to suddenly appear in the wedding party. But Ryan's unexpected arrival sparks a creative awakening in Kara that inspires the steamy historical romance she desperately needs to deliver. With her wedding duties intensifying, her deadline getting closer by the second and her bills not paying themselves, Kara knows there's only one way for her to finish her book and to give her characters the ever-after they deserve. But can she embrace the unlikely, ruggedly handsome muse--who pushes every one of her buttons--to save the wedding, her career and, just maybe, write her own happy ending?
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Fun Tale. Unnecessary Element In Epilogue. This was a fun rom-com full of angst and banter and miscommunications. The book-within-a-book worked, even while I'm not really a fan of the Regency style historical romances. Indeed, until the epilogue itself this was truly a fun, witty, banter-filled tale filled with heart. Even the actual endgame itself (the last 15% ish of the book, IIRC) was interesting, even as it got away from the main storyline for quite a bit of it. (Unlike some other reviewers though, I totally get why and how it worked. It isn't a usual storyline in romance novels, but I've seen it before - and even a few times in real life.) My only issue, and it is more of a quibble since it is just in the epilogue, is the completely unnecessary baby. It adds nothing, and only reinforces the “you're not a real couple unless you procreate” bigotry. (Also, not an actual spoiler - romance novel. Couple by definition ends up together. :D) Still, on the whole this book really was fun and had some interesting twists to it. Very much recommended.
Ik heb precies nog geen chance gehad met de romantische verhalen dit jaar. Ik heb nog niet veel moeten zwijmelen en met deze was het dus ook niet het geval.
Ik hield wel van hoe zelfbewust het verhaal was en hoe er verwezen werd naar het romantische genre en hoe het werd uitgelegd.
Wat het verhaal en de romance zelf betreft, moest ik in het begin wel wat mijn weg zoeken, maar werd dan uiteindelijk toch helemaal naar binnen gezogen.
Ik werd echter al snel ongerust over het conflictgedeelte, omdat ik een voorgevoel had over wat het ging worden en ik een absolute hekel heb aan dit soorten verhalen.
Helaas, pindakaas. Ik kreeg gelijk, waardoor het verhaal voor mij onherstelbaar verpest was. Dubbel zo toen ik uiteindelijk las hoe de auteur de situatie oploste door bepaalde acties van bepaalde personages.
Nee, geloof het niet en steun het niet.
