This was adorable ! I loved it and the love story! At first I thought the MC was a bit annoying but I changed my mind at the end

Here's the thing, I didn't hate this book because she started at 8%, relatable. Sometimes you think you're gonna fart and it's not a fart. I didn't have issues with it being relatable, talking about self grooming, tummy problem in some restaurants. I didn't even have issues with the FMC being a romance author that allegedly writes smuts and the book is close door. None of those things bothered me.

What bothered me and made this book a one start book, is the fact this book used phrases like "turned her into a lesbian" "I'm not a lesbian anymore". What bothered me what the Colin knew his ex-wife was a literary agent and still helped Gracie write a book making another woman a villain because she cheated on him with a woman. Fine, he didn't know that his ex-wife was her literary agent, but bruh!!!!! "Maybe part of me wanted her to read this book so she would know how much she hurt me".

Gross. Hated this man. Hated this book.

I really wanted to like this book.... but it just didnt click... I don't know if it was the writing, the plot development or the characters or just me not being in the right mood.

Rating 3 stars because I know that my friends who like romcom would have liked this book.

There were a lot of aspects about this book that I enjoyed and appreciated.
It did make me smile and laugh a little bit at times, however I’m not the biggest fan of the Misunderstandings troupe, or Colin’s using Gracie to get back at his Ex.

Such a funny and romantic debut!!!!
Gracie is a hot mess but in the most funny way possible 😂😂

All the drama tho was really not necessary.

I know everyone is so surprised I am reading another book about people in the book world.. I know its not everyone's cup of tea, but I love them so here we go.. my thoughts..
As soon as I saw this amazing cover and read the blurb promise me sweet-lighthearted romcom!!

I thought it was a very enjoyable read. Best parts were absolutely e-mail correspondences between characters (I just love it when authors put emails or texts in their books). Gracie was trainwreck in the beginning of the story: suffering from writer’s block and painful break up push her drinking her sorrows away!! Unfortunately she drank too much sorrows away, ended up writing a drunk- email to her high school crush Colin Yarmouth (yikes!!) who is also suffering from disastrous divorce ( Yep; his ex wife cheated on him and as a consolation gift she gave him STD omg )

The next day Gracie wakes up with extra tormenting hangover and acute embarrassment What was she thinking?? But luckily, Colin writes her back in a polite and friendly tone. They eventually find themselves write to each other. The e-mails turn into phone calls and meeting outside. They are meant to be more than old high school class mates.

But when Gracie decides to use Colin’s real life experiences for her next book at his approval, she accidentally ruined everything in their relationship and career with his help.

I liked characters and entertaining writing style. Only thing stopped me to give four stars was rushed ending. I would have love to see an epilogue at the end of this book. Gracie and Colin’s story finished so abruptly and I really wanted more.

That’s why I’m giving this book 3.5 stars.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts!!

This was a great romance! I loved the characters and the writing was witty and some parts were laugh out loud funny. I only wish the romance wasn't closed door - come on and give me a little more spice, especially given the language throughout the rest of the book I thought for sure we would get at least one really spicy sex scene but was left disappointed. I am eagerly awaiting KJ Micchihe's next book!

I put this book on the back burner after receiving an early review copy earlier this year, but I am no quitter and was determined to close out all 2023 reviews by year-end!

The Book Proposal has a great premise--when HOT MESS Grace Landing drunkenly emails her high school crush. So when he offers to help her write her next book using his own mess of a love life, she takes him up on the offer, with love (and chaos) ensuing.

I found the book had some laugh-out-loud moments and some cringeworthy ones as well. A mix of endearing characters and some less-than-developed ones--like why did we get an ending moment for Scott but not Elle? I also didn't love reading about three different characters drunk puking (and one infamous shart!) Combined with the instant-love of this relationship timeline, I just had a hard time connecting to Grace & Colin as a couple.

While this wasn't my favorite, it did have some good moments. I think as a debut there is certainly promise here for author K.J. Micciche!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an advanced copy of this and the opportunity to share my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

2.5⭐️ rounded up

Gracie is a hot mess. She’s broke, single and in a major writers block, so when she goes out with friends of course she’s going to drink more than a few cocktails and of course she will email her unrequited high-school crush, Colin. Colin is now a successful lawyer but his personal life isn’t going great and when he receives a cheeky email from Gracie, aka Elvis, he decides to send a flirty message back. Gracie and Colin strike up an unlikely friendship, being completely open and truthful about things they have never told anyone else, including Colins divorce and Gracie’s work issues. Gracie is a romance author and decides her bombing manuscript could use some help details from Colin’s story. Little did Gracie know how much damage this would do to her life, career and her chance of a happily-ever-after with Colin.

To be completely honest I have been putting off writing this review because I have SO many thoughts and I always want to be nice and not just post a long ranting review. So I’m going to *try* to keep this short and to the point. When I saw the cover and read the synopsis I was HOOKED, it sounded SO good but the actual execution missed the mark for me. First off, the humour in this book is not for me. I can get why a lot of people find it funny but poop jokes are just beyond me. Please see my note at 10% "the FMC is in her thirties and just had an “Alfredo shart” omfg I had some really high hopes for this but….”. Gracie is very immature and its absolutely shocking that she is in her thirties, I actually had to double check her age because I thought this was a YA novel.

While Gracie is a romance author, that specifically writes erotica and that it noted multiple times, this is fade too black. Please see my Goodreads note at 57% lol "THIS IS FADE TO BLACK WTFFFFFFFF I am shocked! Bamboozled!”. Now the twist that lead to the *spoiler* third-act breakup *spoiler* was shocking, I did NOT see it coming but the fact that it lead to all this drama between Gracie and Colin kinda annoyed me? Like how would Colin know that this would happen? He was to one trying to help Gracie.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an advanced readers copy for an honest review.

Not my favorite. The writing felt immature for adult fiction, and I ended up DNF-ing the book about a quarter of the way through. I just couldn't get into the story, so I just didn't force myself to finish it. Maybe the author should try marketing to a YA audience.

Such a simple yet sweet read. It was refreshing and so relatable and I doubt I’ll ever find another book, anytime soon, that measures up to how special this one was.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of The Book Proposal by KJ Micciche.

This was requested when I first found out about NetGalley and I had requested so many ARCs that I could not get to all of them before they were archived. I really wanted to get to this one, as it seemed interesting. If I can find this somewhere for a reasonable price, I will try to get it! I am giving this book three stars, as I don't want to give it a good or bad rating, since I did not get to it.

This was fine. It was a mostly standard rom-com with some heavy reliance on coincidence. It was a pretty easy, lighthearted read, at least until the last third. The trigger for the third act conflict wasn't in itself so bad, but the way Grace and Colin reacted just felt a bit unnecessarily dramatic, and I got annoyed.

The humor was bit crass for my tastes, but it's probably pretty funny for some.

Overall, not really my book, but it was a quick read with some cute moments.

I really wated to love this one
But I was not invested in this book.
Just did not feel it
3 stars

I’m sorry to say this was a DNF for me. The immaturity of the characters made it really difficult for me to want to read on. Thank you for the arc.

This was the cutest book ever! I received a special package from the author as well as the NG approval. The way the characters relationship evolved reminded me so much of my own relation I had with my recent ex. I found that part of the story most enjoyable and relatable. I read this pretty quickly and as much as I did enjoy it. I wish that there was a little more depth to the two MCs. I didn’t connect with Gracie’s character but she did make me laugh. I would recommend this to anyone as a cute rom-com.

Although I knew the premise of this book, I was still disappointed with how immature the characters felt. I dislike when I'm reading a book and I want to strangle the characters through the book. It makes me want to DNF but I ventured on. It was still cute and romantic, their attitudes just felt somewhat YA. I also did not enjoy the rushed ending.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Netgalley for the ARC. All the above opinions are my own in exchange for a free copy.

I wish I hadn't taken so long to read this one but when I saw the author was coming out with her new book soon, I knew I had to bump it up. And what a delight of a book it was! I found myself grinning throughout as I listened to the hysterics of Gracie maneuvering her way through penning her own novel, whilst emailing her old high school crush Colin. There were so many laugh out loud moments in this book. It was such a refreshing read, after all the thrillers I have been reading of late. I can't wait to read the author's new book which comes out in a few months!

A rom-com that some might enjoy.

When Gracie Landing was in high school, she had a huge crush on her classmate, Colin Yarmouth who gave her nickname, Elvis, which stayed with her through the school years.

Years later, Gracie is a romance novel writer but she is suffering from writer's block and can't seem to finish her next novel after her fiancée left her for their impregnated wedding planner. A late night with her girlfriends and after having too much to drink, she contacts Connor via email which she doesn't remember doing until the next morning.

Connor, an estate attorney, is shocked to receive an email from Gracie. He remembers her from high school. Lately, his life has not been the greatest. He is recently divorced and this has impacted his life in more ways than one.

After exchanging multiple emails with Gracie, Connor feels happier than he has been in a while. When he learns she is an author, he offers to read her latest manuscript. Later on, he spills the beans about his failed marriage and encourages Gracie to use it in her book.

What starts as emails, leads to phone calls, which turn into in-person meetings and dates. The pair seem very happy with each other until an unlikely development.

I had fun reading this one. Both of the characters were entertaining and having both POVs helped with their romance growth. However, I did feel that both, and especially Gracie acted immature for their age group which created unnecessary drama.

3/5 Fangs

Cliffhanger: No

A complimentary copy was provided by Sourcebooks Casablanca via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.