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February 23, 2021 Emily Reviews

Emily’s Review: Love at First by Kate Clayborn

Sixteen years ago, a teenaged Will Sterling saw—or rather, heard—the girl of his dreams. Standing beneath an apartment building balcony, he shared a perfect moment with a lovely, warm-voiced stranger. It’s a memory that’s never faded, though he’s put so much of his past behind him. Now an unexpected inheritance has brought Will back to that same address, where he plans to offload his new property and get back to his regular life as an overworked doctor. Instead, he encounters a woman, two balconies above, who’s uncannily familiar . . .

No matter how surprised Nora Clarke is by her reaction to handsome, curious Will, or the whispered pre-dawn conversations they share, she won’t let his plans ruin her quirky, close-knit building. Bound by her loyalty to her adored grandmother, she sets out to foil his efforts with a little light sabotage. But beneath the surface of their feud is an undeniable connection. A balcony, a star-crossed couple, a fateful meeting—maybe it’s the kind of story that can’t work out in the end. Or maybe, it’s the perfect second chance . . .

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: childhood love, forced proximity, forced proximity romance, Funny, Grief, grieving heros, grumpy hero, happy ending, love story, reluctant friendship, rom-com, Romance, romantic comedy, Slow Burn Romance, tragic backstory

September 30, 2019 Asis Reviews

[Asis’ Review] The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Book CW: Suicide, Bullying, and a very scary clown. So, I absolutely adored this book. The pacing was great. The writing was on point. I laughed a lot. I got super scared. I fell hard for a certain someone… The characters were absolutely fantastic, endearing and felt like people I’d totally want to meet or to […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: best friends to lovers, bullying, childhood friends, childhood friends to lovers, childhood love, clown, forgiveness, friends, friends to enemies to lovers, Friends to Lovers, friendship, high school romance, love since childhood, mistery, plot-twist, Romance, romance suspense, scary, scary clown, small town, suspense

September 6, 2019 Asis Reviews

[Asis’ Review] If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I started reading “If There’s No Tomorrow” only knowing that it was a cute contemporary romance written by my favorite author. But I was wrong. Because this book is SO MUCH MORE than that or than anything I had expected of it and I truly believe that Jennifer has outdone herself. As always, her writing […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: best friends to lovers, childhood friends to lovers, childhood love, Contemporary, cute, dead, family, forgiveness, friends, Friends to Lovers, friendship, high school romance, loss, Love, love since childhood, message, Romance, small town, therapy

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