romancewithem's reviews
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Playbook by Rebecca Jenshak

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5.0

I loved this book, I loved that it never felt like fake dating and that they always had each others back

- fake dating
- sports romance - pro American football
- no 3rd act break up
- hearing loss / ASL rep 
It Happened on Christmas Eve by Kirsty Greenwood

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3.75

I thought this was a great cute novella and enjoyed the storyline

- set over one day
- she's grumpy, he's sunshine
One More Gift by Holly June Smith

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4.0

If you want a quick spicy read set around Christmas look no further than this

This was so fun and hot I had a great time reading it

Spoiler for the ending
I'm low-key sad that they didnt all end up together


- MMF 
- best friend and ex-husband 
- snowed in together 
- set at Christmas 
Not Another Christmas Rom Com by A.J. Pine

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4.0

This was cute and I enjoyed the story

I enjoyed the narrators and the narration style

- airplane meet-cute 
- forced proximity 
- their siblings are engaged 
- they're both keeping secrets from their families but convide in each other
Live, Ranch, Love by Emma Lucy

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4.0

I thought this was a cute read and I really enjoyed it

This is marketed as 'enemies to lovers' (or at least initially) and the 'hate' they have for each other lasts for like a day or two at most lol. Like he doesn't like her to start with cos she's going to sell the ranch and she doesn't like him cos he's a grumpy cowboy and they quickly start to like eachother 

I really liked that he supported all her dreams and tried all the different things that she did as part of her influencer brand 

- dislike to love
- grumpy cowboy 
- British FMC
Wreck My Plans by Jillian Meadows

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4.25

This was a great read

The spice was so good and the epilogue and bonus epilogue were so cute!!

The narrators were so good and this was a great listen - highly recommend 

- brothers best friend
- long term crushes
- 'one night to get this out our systems'
- forced proximity 
- only one bed
You Float My Boat by Lulu Moore

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5.0

I loved this book! 

- fake dating 
- best friends little sister
- sports romance - rowing
- university/college setting
- long term mutual crushes

This was so cute! I love that they have mutual crushes on each other and how awkward and nervous they were at first and how their relationship grew and changed into real feelings (although it never really felt fake)

I enjoyed all the dates they went on and how he asked her to be his valentine 

The 3rd act break up wasn't annoying really and it led to a cute reunion 

Overall this was such a cute read and everyone should pick it up

This takes place at the same time as the first book in the series - they don't have to be read in any order really 

Thank you to Michael Joseph/Penguin and NetGalley for the eARC - all opinions are my own
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

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4.5

This was such a good read, it was a great mix of rom-com and mystery

I loved the jockey banter between the main characters and how they always stuck together and believed each other with their hunches over the case

I really enjoyed how the mystery came together and how clever it was being intertwined with the mystery author

- mystery authors solving a mystery 
- set at Christmas
- forced proximity 
- dislike to love
Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood

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3.5

I liked this, it has all my fave tropes but I did feel like it was missing something maybe cos it was so short (im not really sure)

- forced proximity / snowed in
- best friends brother
- long term yearning
- dual timeline
- dual pov
The Best of All by Karla Sorensen

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4.0

I went through all the emotions with this book

I didn't expect it to be as emotional as it was but I really enjoyed those moments (especially from the MMC)

There were some really cute and tender moments with the MMC and the child which were so good

This is a slow burn but so worth the wait especially with everything else that is going on 

- forced proximity 
- found family 
- 'its always been you'
- he's grumpy
- sports romance (pro American football)

Thank you to Montlake & NetGalley for the ARC - all opinions are my own