MyTiredBrain

I really enjoyed this book and, although it was long, I didn’t want it to end. I loved the writing and some of the lines and situations made me laugh. Jackson panic-babbling about the weather on the radio cracked me up.  Aiden is the host of a romance radio call-in show, but he’s disillusioned with romance. Lucie’s a single mom and a mechanic. Her daughter calls into the station wanting to help Lucie find love. The call goes viral, and Lucie joins Aiden in the booth. Lucie’s ex and his husband get in on the action. Jackson is Aiden’s friend, and gives the weather reports at the station. Aiden struggles with his growing feelings for Lucie while he’s supposed to be helping her find love. After almost losing his mom to cancer several times, he’s afraid of the hurt that might happen if he lets anyone get too close.   It’s been way too many years since I’ve seen Sleepless in Seattle, so I didn’t really connect the book to the movie despite its self-proclaimed inspiration. I really ...

I liked the writing style a lot, and I would definitely read another book from this author. The dialogue was great. After watching her mom get married six times, Beatrice doesn’t have a lot of faith in love. And when her best friends announce their divorce, Bea may take out her anger on divorce attorney, Nate. She’s in law school and TA’s for a teacher who is going out on medical leave. Nate steps in to teach the class. Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, and her grumpy to his sunshine. It’s hard to balance the right level of grump before the MC becomes unlikeable. At times her grumpy was over-the-top, but it was a very easy, quick read, and I still enjoyed the book. (8)

This is one of those book that I’ll forget about fairly instantly. It was cute and fluffy. Abi cleans the apartment for billionaire Declan, who’s never home. So when her apartment has a bug infestation, she decides to stay at the penthouse, since no one will ever know. But then Declan’s parent show up, and assume Abi is his girlfriend. And she just happens to have the name he said to his parents. Because the odds of that are…never mind.  She plays along enough to escape without the police being called. Declan finds her and makes a decent proposal. If Abi pretends to be his girlfriend he’ll pay her. Because his work is really old fashioned and he needs to look like a family man. She makes up a cute, funny story about how the met, he gets mad at her for not sticking to the script, and somewhere in there they fall for each other. It was a fast read. The only slightly unusual thing was Declan’s side hustle with his best friend, where they are secretly donating money to people in need. ...

This was cute, and I liked how it dealt with the main character trying to manage her depression. I wasn’t blown away, but I enjoyed the book. Ari is a “weather girl” at a local station. Russell is the sports anchor. The office culture is horrible because their two main bosses were married to each other and now divorced, and their arguments are worse than any storm Ari’s covered. But underneath the anger there seems to be a spark of love, so Ari and Russ hatch a match-making plan to bring the two exes together. While they’re scheming, they realize they enjoy being together. I loved the movie Set it Up, so a similar book version is good too. I liked both Ari and Russell. I didn’t completely feel their romantic chemistry. I like Rachel Lynn Solomon’s writing style. (7.5) 

Jennifer and Scott are work rivals at a publishing company. He scoffs at her favorite fantasy series, so she’s shocked to see him at a week-long fantasy immersion vacation. Enemies to lovers, always fun.  I love this duo’s writing style, like the line about Princess Bride-ing it down a hill and other clever turns of phrases. I’ll read whatever they write just for that. I liked how they incorporated the fantasy world, Elytheum, into the story, even if it was a bit over-the-top and unrealistic. I’m not a big fantasy reader, and I wasn’t sure what a fae is (Google confirms my thought that it’s like a fairy), but I could appreciate how ingrained the series is into Jennifer’s life.  I liked Jennifer and Scott’s interactions, for the most part. I think the biggest flaw is that the only thing really keeping the characters apart is their suspicion and fear. Which got a little repetitive. And Jennifer’s self reflections got a bit tedious for me. All in all it was a cute read. I liked t...

I really loved Under Your Spell, so I was excited to read this book. It had been a while, so I didn’t remember Cynthie from the first book. This book features her as an actress plucked from open casting in her first role, acting alongside Jack, who comes from famous pedigree. They have immense chemistry, which is commented on multiple times throughout the book. Usually I’d role my eyes at this and find it annoying that the author has to tell me they have chemistry (show, don’t tell), but in this case their chemistry bubbles throughout the book. During the filming they are asked to fake being a couple to generate interest in the movie, which is a challenge since they fought daily throughout making the movie. The book goes back and forth between when they worked on their first film together, to the present, which is 13 years later. Cynthie is embroiled in a scandal with her most recent director, and she gets an offer to work with Jack on a sequel to what is now a cult classic film. The c...

I liked the idea of the book. I almost DNF at around 70% but powered through. The execution of the book was rough for me. I love the idea of an indigenous-people rom com. I disliked the main character. Ember lies in her resume to get a job that’s been out of reach. Fine. Sure. I’m with her there. But then she continues to lie about such stupid stuff, making bad decision after bad decision. It was painful to read. I just got more and more frustrated with her, which isn’t what I’m looking for in a romance novel. Her love interest, Danuwoa, is sweet and understanding, and I was hoping he’d find someone else to fall for at the three-quarters mark of the book. It took me longer than usual to read because I’d rather scroll Reddit than start a new chapter. The ending was sweet. I wanted to like this book…(6)