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Love Me Like You Do by Aimee Brown a five-star read that kicks off with a bag. This was a sweet and romantic story that will whisk you away and make you want to run away from it all, hopefully not to get into an accident. I am a huge fan of serendipitous encounters and this one does them so well. We all know the heart wants what the heart wants, but just because you know something doesn’t mean its easy to understand. Liam is just the most adorable character, they all have a part to play in the story and each one will bring something different, but Liam just brings something special. Do not miss this sublime story, I do plan on going back to check out the Lucky Dress as I adored the writing style.

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Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately this wasn't what I thought it would be. Parker gets dumped on her wedding day and is then hit by a car as she leaves. Liam helps her get to a hospital and their attraction is undeniable.
I didn't like how things moved fast between them. Parker just broke up with her fiance and Liam is making moves on her. Not too mention how cheesy and unrealistic is Parker's obsession with princesses and finding Prince Charming. I was turned off immediately. Neither character interest me and the story lacked depth.

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Parker meets Liam when she's dumped on her wedding day and Liam becomes the hero of the most humiliating day of Parker's life. Gradually these two strangers begin to connect and form a firm friendship. This is a relationship[ status that Parker wants to maintain - friendship only - as her heart can't take anymore pain. But Liam, with issues of his own, has other ideas. Parker is the girl he just can't get out of his head.
This is a great Rom-Com that makes full use of the friends-to-lovers trope. It has great characters that you will love and root for the whole way and a great, if not totally unexpected plot. There is a great emphasis on family and friends and the power of healing. I was so sorry when I got to the end. A great read.

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Love Me Like You Do by Aimee Brown is such a cute romance book. I loved both main characters and I wanted them to have an happy ending. I always liked friends-to-lovers troupe.

Parker and Liam met when Parker’s ex boyfriend dumped her on their wedding day. Liam met Parker when she ran away from her wedding after broke up with her ex boyfriend. Liam was there when she was in a mess and brought her to the hospital to get a check up.

They bumped to each other ever since and became friends. Parker didn’t want to have anything more than friends with Liam but to Liam, he can’t stop thinking about Parker ever since they met.

The plot was amazing and it has fast pace. However, maybe author should consider to explain more about the relationship between Liam and his father. There was a resolution, but didn’t have real explanation.

Overall, this book really was good and it can be your light reading.

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The idea behind this book is cute and it definitely gives you that adorable RomCom feels. I was grateful for the characters even if they were a bit predictable, and the sweet, innocent romance was hopeful and lighthearted. It was just a fun read, that had me wanting to read more.

I highly recommend this book to those who love sweet dialogues and brilliant writing.

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I received an advanced reader copy of Love Me Like You Do from Net Galley and Aria Fiction in exchange for an honest review. From the title, I expected a cute and fun read, and this book delivered!

The story starts with Parker being left in the altar, running from her own wedding and nearly had a traffic accident when she's saved none other by Liam. As you probably can tell, they keep accidentally meeting until they become friends. The characters were great, each with their own quirks and definitely relatable. Aside from all the cute and adorableness (is that a word?), I also loved the exploration of mental health and family issues of certain characters in this book. I really enjoyed reading it and I could easily picture it made to a movie!

Overall, Love Me Like You Do is a fantastic romcom book, with a friends to lovers trope, that is going to made you smile, laugh and swoon all at once. A perfect summer read, and I would recommend it for those who are looking for light and fun romance!

Thank you, Net Galley and Aria!

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I wanted to like this one but a lot of small details bothered me - the side characters seemed very one-dimensional (why are the exes always randomly showing up) and I got hung up on why Claite was pregnant but going to hot yoga, painting, and carrying stack of boxes taller than she was. Overall this didn’t have enough steam for me, but it does stick with the chaste romcom theme so I get it.

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The Quick Cut: A woman who is left at the altar runs into a man, who helps take her to the hospital. Drama ensues when these two have strong chemistry. 

A Real Review: Thank you to Aria for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review. 
 People breakup all the time. However, one of the worst ways that could occur is to be left at the altar. If it happened to you, would you feel devastated? Or would you find a way to pick yourself and move on? This is the situation for Parker when she meets Liam. 
 Parker finds herself alone left at the altar when her fiance leaves her the day of their wedding. Running away from the very public humiliation, she runs into Liam: the mystery man with the southern drawl. He helps her get to the emergency room when they decide to continue their sudden partnership longer by becoming friends. Except these two find a chemistry together that they try to deny. Can they each get past their personal issues to come together? Or will they instead fall apart alone? 
 The idea behind this book is cute and it definitely gives you that adorable RomCom feel. That being said, there are some fairly slow moments in the story which makes it drag quite a bit. In this case, those pacing issues meant that I really stopped caring about the characters and instead just want to get the book over with. Liam is for sure dreamy though considering what he's like throughout the story. Parker and Liam aren't perfect, but they do complement each other well with their individual traumas and pains that they need to deal with before moving on. 
 The ex is an amazing bad guy to hate. He may have left Parker at the altar, but his dirty secrets are even deeper and his role in the story is more expansive than the book description leads on. Seeing him weave his way around may have been entertaining, but it made it difficult to believe that anyone in his shoes would do those actions. This left me really torn with how I felt about the book once I finished it. 
One redeeming quality I did enjoy was the relationship that Parker has with her mother. She's diagnosed as bi-polar disorder and is starting to develop symptoms of dementia. Seeing that play our as Parker is trying to heal herself is very realistic. Not only dealing with a mother with mental disorder struggles, but that battle getting even more complex was very believable. You get to see how that plays out and effects Parker as well. I enjoyed these areas of the story the most. 
 A cute story with its troubling flaws that pull the reader out of the story.  
My rating: 3 out of 5

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I ship Parker and Liam. Any book that references Sleepless in Seattle is a winner in my book. While they meet under inauspicious circumstances, being that it's Parker's wedding day and she's just been dumped, this book is about what comes next. It's about how love can how when two people with previous issues can grow together.

I'll be reading more from Aimee Brown.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.

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I absolutely loved this book from start to finish. Parker and Liam are believable likeable characters and the issues in this book are realistic. I can definitely sympathize with the cheating aspect and having an evil selfish ex. Both have painful life stories and realize what they are fighting off is the chance to actually be happy. The supporting characters were just as good.

This is definitely one of the best rom-coms I have read in awhile and I highly suggest it. I would also read something else by this author if she decides to write a new book. I would love to see Liam and Parker in another book perhaps involving his sister and her niece; just an idea.

Just an idea if this was ever made into a movie, Ryan Gosling as Liam and Emma Stone as Parker. I would see it.

Thanks to Netgalley, Aimee Brown and Aria for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Available: 9/17/20

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L-O-V-E love this book.
So cute. So well written. So perfectly crafted. It's dual 1st person POV, swapping between dumped at the alter Parker and knight in demin pants Liam. They meet, the don't fall instantly in love (thank goodness), but they keep running into each other, quickly developing a friendship and then romantic feelings. It is clean, it is a slow burn, I guess? but it's not really a "burn". It's really more of a slow sweet story. This is 100% Rom Com territory and I hope Netflix picks it up because it was made for a movie. I loved that Parker was a romantic who loved old Rom Coms. I loved that Liam was a southern gentleman. I loved the back story and minor plot (and to be honest, I usually skim over most of the subplots in books.) Was it a little predictable? Sure. Aren't all romances - especially the 1st person dual POV ones? Does predictability matter? Heeeeeck no. Because even if I know the ending (or some of the "surprises") reading is as much about the journey to get there as it is about the destination. And the journey was completely enjoyable.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone. Including myself in the future when I go back and reread it.

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Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

Parker is ready to marry the man of her dreams. But, on their wedding day he tells her he’s not ready.

As she runs from the mess behind her, she runs into the arms of a handsome stranger.
But, again, she can't fall for another man after being left at the altar – or can she?

Liam agreed to go to go on a date, what he didn't expect was to leave with the bride., he finds himself drawn to her fiery spirit, her kind heart and beautiful smile.

There’s a past to Liam's with a lot of problems and one that keeps coming back.

He doesn’t think that time to fall in love, is now. But Parker May have other ideas.

Recommend it.

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This book was great! It was so easy to lose yourself in the story, and kept you turning pages to see what happened next! Will definitely be recommending!

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Parker and Liam meet in the street after her fiancee leaves her at the altar... And despite many ups and downs, love grows from there!

This was definitely entertaining and helped to distract me from everyday life for a bit. The pace is perfect, I really enjoyed the switching back and forth of perspectives, and I was grateful for the characters, even if they were pretty predictable. The romance and care they showed for each other's families was endearing and made me feel hopeful. While it wasn't earth-shattering or particularly deep, I don't think it intended to be. I was glad to have this sweet book to escape to. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

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Love Me Like You Do is such a cute romance book. I loved both main characters and I wanted them to have an happy ending. I always liked friends-to-lovers trope.

Parker and Liam met when Parker’s ex boyfriend dumped her on their wedding day. Liam met Parker when she ran away from her wedding after broke up with her ex boyfriend. Liam was there when she was in a mess and brought her to the hospital to get a check up.

They bumped to each other ever since and became friends. Parker didn’t want to have anything more than friends with Liam but to Liam, he can’t stop thinking about Parker ever since they met.

The plot was amazing and it has fast pace. However, maybe author should consider to explain more about the relationship between Liam and his father. There was a resolution, but didn’t have real explanation.

Overall, this book was really good and it can be your light reading. Thank you Netgalley & Aria for sharing this copy in return for an honest review.

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I honestly couldn’t get into this book, i found nothing wrong when I started reading it I just think it’s the wrong time to read atm as I couldn’t concentrate on the story and will definitely come back to it and hopefully give a better review .
Thankyou to netgalley and the Publisher for allowing me to read this and hopefully I will try read again in the future .

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4.5 stars
I loved this book. So much, I sayyid up until 2 am to finish it. The characters are quirky and funny. They love Sleepless in Seattle, I LOVE Sleepless in Seattle!!

I loved this story from page one. It starts off crazy and ends crazy ! And I loved how relatable the characters were. We all have crazy family!! And this story made it funny!

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This book definitely starts off with a bang and boy does it just get better! As Parker’s day goes from being the best day of her life to the most humiliating she finds comfort in a new friend!

Liam is the hero of Parker’s nightmare of a day! He saves her from a horrible situation and starts to become a fixture in Parker’s life! Two strangers discover they have more in common than they think and with each run in a friendship starts to bloom!

As both heal from pain of past relationships they start to heal in other ways! From family to friends they start to become a staple of the others day! But with each day spent together their feelings get stronger and friendship is no loner enough. The pain Parker felt from her last relationship isn’t entirely healed and she needs to decide what the future holds for them before she loses Liam completely!

I loved the focus on family, friendship and healing! It wasn’t just romance it was about looking at things from a “whole” perspective! It was about getting closer and giving forgiveness! There was so much wrapped into Liam’s and Parker’s story and I loved each word!

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While Liam works to get out of the friend zone, Parker tries to rebuild her life post-breakup on her wedding day. A lot of characters with a lot going on, that leads the story away from too many coincidences for a compelling story - kind of like adding too many toppings on your frozen yogurt and then trying to find a way to make all the flavors work together without competing for attention.

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I adored this book. Parker was saved from being dangerously hurt when she runs away from her doomed wedding by Liam. Who is a sweetheart!! They become friends that leads to love. It was such a sweet book that has Cinderella and Sleepless in Seattle references throughout the book. I loved Parker and Liam together. Their scenes were so adorable! The quirky side characters were also hilarious! I wish I knew what happened to Chris though.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my copy in exchange for my honest review.

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