Thanks NetGalley for the early read! This classic friends to lovers romance had all the makings for a great RomCom. Lizzy had worked hard to become a lawyer, only to discover it wasn’t going to bring her fulfillment. Her long time best friend, Jack, is on a similar mission of self-discovery about his own passions and career path. They help a bookstore owner in Jack’s hometown for several weeks and realize the full potential of their love. Pining, then finally giving in to their strong emotions between shelves of romance novels.

The first 3 or 4 chapters I was skeptical. I couldn’t find any sort of attachment to Lizzy or Jack and didn’t have high hopes for the book. As a reader, you were just kind of plopped into the story without much feel for the characters or their motivations. Despite the slow start, it got so much better. By the end this had fulfilled all my cutesy RomCom desires.

This book was such a delight! After A Sweet Mess, and The Dating Date, I've already completely fallen in love with the people of Weldon and was so happy to be back in their world. Jayci Lee always has the ability to make me laugh out loud, 00h-la-la, 'dawwwww, and crave delicious food - and this story did all of those things!

LOVED:
* Weldon! Re-visiting Weldon Brewery, The Comfort Zone, and then getting to know Sparrow made me feel like I was on my own little vacation in this lovely town with characters I adore.

* NOM NOM NOM... Jayci Lee describes food in the most sensual way. Every dish and dessert on the page made my tummy rumble and my Door Dash activity busier than usual. Luckily I have a local Korean restaurant to take care of all of my needs.

* Lizzy is such a relatable heroine... Quarter-life crisis! Anxiety! Loves books and checklists!

* Jack is so swoooon-worthy... a scrumptious marshmallow... squishy, but knows what he wants and takes it... in both his profession and love life.

* Sparrow Bookstore is one of the main settings and it's so comforting to read about books, bookshelves, journals, comfy nooks... who knew just reading about these would give me cozy feels.

WOULD HAVE LOVED:
* I can't ask for anything more from this books, honestly... Jayci Lee, please don't stop here... I'm ready for Alex's story! *gimme hands*

FAVORITE QUOTES:
"Being a bookseller meant helping people find their moments of escape or enlightenment-helping people fill a void in themselves to find a sense of wholeness and happiness."

"Oh, my glitter bomb." (Aww, I missed you Tara!)

"Loving her had always been part of him. A quiet, tender ache. Something that couldn't be contain

This was a nice story! I didn't personally connect with the characters/law plot line, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it was written well and I know other people will connect with the characters better than I did. Sometimes it's really hit or miss.

Booked on a Feeling is an easy, fast lighthearted read with childhood friends to lovers trope. Lizzy Chung, an overachieving lawyer, decides to take a 3-week break from her job to fix her burnout and figure out the cause of the burnout in California. Jack Park, Lizzy’s childhood friend, is up for a job in L.A and doesn’t know how to tell his parents who have a business in California. The plot was very cute but it felt underwhelming and flat. I didn’t care about the tension between them because I didn’t have that much information about it. Like, Jack mentioned that he liked Lizzy ever since they were kids but the book didn’t say how that came to be. I don’t really know what to say about romance because the second-chance trope isn’t really my thing and it felt a bit childish and corny. The pacing of the book was fast- I would’ve preferred that they got together later in the book. Other than that, I really liked the representation of Korean culture and the portrayal of anxiety. They were both well-written. I would recommend this book for the adults who just want a fast light hearted read with childhood friends to lovers trope (with spice). This would definitely be enjoyable if you especially like your books a bit cheesy. Overall, I would give this book 2.5 stars. Thank you Netgalley and St.Martin's Press for allowing me to review this book in exchange for an honest review. Apologies for any typos and brevity.

Oh man there were so many cute parts in this story and so many disappointing parts. The premise was good and I loved the relationship between the two MCs, but some parts of the story really dragged where others felt like they were rushed. Would I recommend it to someone? Probably not. If they asked if I liked it when they were ready to read it already? Sure. Altogether, my feelings on it were decidedly “meh.”

I really wanted to like this book. Gave it a long time before stopping because I was hoping to write a positive review. The characters are nice and predictable, as is the plot. If you like slow-burn romances, you will like this book. I was looking for more compelling characters and a reason to want the best for each of them

First, I want to take a moment to thank the author and publisher for a digital ARC through Netgalley.

Unfortunately this one was a DNF for me after around the 20% mark. I really wanted to like this book. I’m an attorney who was successful in LA who loves books and Pride and Prejudice. It seemed like fate and honestly the perspective of Lizzy was great on its own. But the switch in perspective to Jack was very jarring when it first occurred. I actually had no clue what had happened at first and had to flip back, reread, and process to understand we had switched characters. And having this switch in EVERY chapter along with his instant reveal of puppy dog love from 10 pages in made the reading experience pretty unenjoyable.

There was no slow build up or steady reveal for these characters and I’m struggling to see where the conflict in their relationship will eventually arise. I wish their romance would have slowly blossomed from a single person perspective. I think having this solely from either’s perspective would have at least given a bit of mystery and discovery for the readers and I probably would have finished. As is this one just wasn’t for me.

Best friends wanna take their friendship to the next level without ruining things while figuring out their lives. I knew 10% in that this is aggressively not my style, but I had to finish to keep my NetGalley percentage up. The writing was immature, cringey, and flat, as was the relationship between the characters. Friends to lovers plus lying plus miscommunication tropes. Please just bone and talk about it and be adults.

Thank you NetGalley & St. Martins Press for this arc in exchange for a honest review!

For characters that were supposed to be in their 30’s this felt a little…. juvenile to me? I thought the original build-up to them deciding to try and work things out was great, but once they got together I got annoyed really fast. They were kinda awkward which made me feel awkward, and the whole miscommunication was definitely not for me.

I feel if we had more detail and background about our MC’s, this would’ve been a lot better. I did really like the setting in the bookstore and our MMC working at a brewery!! 2.5⭐️

thank you to netgalley for an ARC of this book for my honest review.

i was really excited for this book — the cover is intriguing to me and the description sounded cozy and exciting. unfortunately it didn’t deliver what i was looking for for a few reasons.

the dialogue didn’t feel natural at all. things were repeated, the emphasis on describing food was excessive but not intriguing (and this was consistent throughout nearly every scene in the story. i’ve never read so much about meals in a book before that isn’t focused on food.)


overall i felt there were too many details about seemingly unimportant things (her bubble bath or unsalted eggs) and not as much about actual character development like the trial in the beginning. i think we could have shown more of who lizzy is to explain what exactly she won over or what kind of cases she took on.

we were told that they missed each other so much because they lived in different cities, but it would have been more productive to show it, show that longing and the hardships of long distance friendships (or crushes). it didn’t have the suspense i would hope for in a friends to lovers book or an initially long-distance relationship.

a more minor note that frustrated me was that it wasn’t clear that being a business analyst was jacks dream in the beginning of the book but toward the end he sounds like it’s all he ever wanted. in the beginning it’s framed as if he just applied to be close to lizzy. it’s hard to feel that compassion for a character when there are inconsistencies and lack of character development there. even his sentimental moment with his twin in the car after breaking the news he was moving to LA didn’t move me because we didn’t see much of their relationship to begin with.

overall the book was entirely predictable. i called it 19% in. this would be fine, in my opinion, if the book was written in an intriguing way or the characters were super loveable, etc. overall i didn’t connect at all with this book, even though i really wanted to.

This was such a sweet, feel-good romance. The perfect book to read on a sunny beach with a drink in your hand. Jack and Lizzy are childhood friends now in their late 20s. They are each figuring out what they want out of their lives and their careers. Lizzy flees her big-city lawyer job to spend some time in Jack's small town. Cue the secret pining and building sexual tension!

The tension was so good and I was a bit disappointed when it faded to black. This dorky couple warms the heart. Booked on a Feeling is a fun easy 'romcom' read.

first book i read by this author and certainly not the last. i absolutely enjoyed it and the characters!! the chemistry they have is insane!

Booked on a feeling is an adorable friends to lovers romance. Big city, list maker, overachiever ,attorney Lizzy has always followed her family’s plans. After achieving one of her major goals, she feels… not as she expected. She ends up driving 4 hours to the small town where she used to spend summers with her childhood best friend Jack. She rents a cute apartment over the town bookstore and makes it her vacation project to help the owner.
Jack works at his family’s business and is surprised to find Lizzy in his town but decides to take this as a sign to either confess his long time love for her or get over his crush.
This books follows the pair as they start to figure out what they both, separately, want in their lives. Will they go with their families’ plans or follow their own dreams? Will they end up as more than friends? I loved the Korean culture woven into this story. This book is entertaining, sweet, funny and well written.

First ARC I’ve ever been approved for!
Read so quick! Lizzy and Jack’s story is just so sweet and I enjoyed it… and I’m typically more drawn to books with a lot of crazy drama and a bit dark. These characters have depth and you can tell the author took the time needed to develop so that their story had heart and growth -within their changing relationship and then in their separate lives where they are trying to figure out their own ways to feel happy and valued. Definitely would recommend to those readers looking for an endearing story that’s rooted in an almost life long friendship.

A very big thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the advanced copy and the opportunity to share my thoughts!

What I loved:
- second chance
- childhood best friends
- the cover is so cute
- boy falls first (ish)

What I didn't love:
- I got very bored at times, I honestly just didn't feel the chemistry between the two characters.

It was a cute read! I recommend reading Booked on a Feeling after you have read a very sad book :)
Thank you to NetGalley for the arc!

This is such an adorable read! It’s super heartwarming and sweet and the characters are amazing.

Lizzy and Jack are best friends. Lizzy is a lawyer in Los Angeles and Jack works at his family’s brewery in a small town called Weldon. Jack is in love with Lizzy.

Jack is such a great book boyfriend! He’s caring, thoughtful and protective. I love him!

Lizzy is so relatable. She is unhappy with her career choice and family issues. She also suffers from anxiety, which I thought was portrayed really well. She felt very real and I enjoyed that!

This is a great best friends to lovers read and there is a lot of great talk about books. Who doesn’t love a book about books?

Booked on a feeling:
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Slow burn... I ream really slow burn.

Lizzy is a work-a-holic attorney, all she wants to do is make partner. During her first case she passes out while giving her opening speech to the Jury. Her best friend Jack of 10+ years is in town and looking for work so that he can get out of his small town and be close to his best friend Lizzy.

After winning her case Lizzy decided to take a vacation to recharge her batteries after working herself to death for 5 years to get to where she's at. He heads to Weldon where Jack is from and the two decided to spend as much time as possible with each other while she is in town.

Jack and Lizzy of course have insane crushes on one another... Will they expose their feelings to one another before Lizzy has to leave? Will she choose to stay behind with Jack and find another career? Will Jack get a call back from a place he interviewed at in LA?


So this book sounded so good and Im thankful for Net Galley and St. Martins press for giving me a chance to read this book.

One thing I learned about myself. I'm not a fan of Friends to lovers. I thought I would enjoy that trope but honestly its not for me.

I found the writing a little to bland and at some points I felt the Author, Jayci Lee was trying to had. I do enjoy romcoms, but usually the Fake dating trope and enemies to lovers, but I decided to give this book a go.

I will say its a very quick and easy read if that's something you are looking for. Although the slow burn was killing me, but I can see why people like the slow burn trope, in this cause it wasn't for me. I prefer enemies to lovers slow burn with tons of bantering.

I wish I could say I enjoyed this book more, but it wasn't for me, but I can see a lot of people really enjoying this.

I really wanted to love this book but I didn’t. It was a okay read. Very predictable but that is fine. Nothing about it make me excited though. At times it felt like I was forcing myself to keep reading. Sadly I feel very indifferent about it. The ending was sweet though. This is my first time reading a book by Jayci Lee and I’m not sure if if will give her other books a try or not.

Lizzy and Jack are destined to be together but they don't know it yet. Jack is harboring a 20+ year crunch while Lizzy is trying to find herself. The end is predictable and foreshadowed very early on in the novel. Overall it was a delightful read.

Unfortunately I did not enjoy this book.. I always try to give slower books the benefit of the doubt and read at least a quarter of the book. In this case, not only was I near skimming the pages, but I was just bored. Our two main characters are childhood best friends who have been developing feeling for each other for quite some time. Despite this, we’re given virtually no backstory to our two main characters and I found myself not caring for either character and their developing romance. Further, I just couldn’t relate to either of them. Quite disappointed, but thank you nonetheless to NetGalley for the free arc in exchange for my honest review.

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