This was such a fun read, with a twist I did not see coming (but probably should have). There was such good banter in the book and I liked the fully fleshed out external relationships.

I really, really wanted to like this book and give it a chance, but the story was an entire chaos and the characters were quite immature.

My first book by the author. It was a mixed bag, honestly. I was okay until the black moment where everything falls apart. Seemed to me like an opportunity for the two MCs to communicate and resolve things together. The writing was good though.

I received a free copy of the book from NetGalley.

This book missed the mark for me, though the premise is a lot of fun. Gracie Landing is a romance writer on the heels of the end of her engagement with nothing positive on the horizon. In a drunken stupor she emails her high school crush. She doesn't expect him to reply, but he does and so begins their email-real life exchange. It was funny and cute, but a lot of scenes that just didn't seem necessary.

Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me. I liked the concept but there was some aspects of it that felt over-exaggerated, which made it difficult to get into the characters.

If you’d like to read a book about two adult characters written as stereotypical teenagers, this book is the one for you. I tried really hard to like it and give it a chance, but Colin’s POV felt like the author had never actually spoken to a man before in her life, or maybe I’m just lucky and have only spoken to men with at least most of their brain cells?

This book had so much potential. I wanted more. The ending was so rushed I felt unsure that it was really the end. It definitely needed more time to unfold. Aside from the ending, the story was sort of cute. I guess this story just wasn’t for me.

DNF

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for a review.

This had a cute beginning but I quickly got bored with it - if you think that you would like it feel free to try it. There was a lot of "high school' drama that impacted the adult lives of the main characters and it felt very petty and it was not the most fun to read.

I am so sorry to say this but I absolutely could not get through this one. I just thought everyone was so immature, joking about inappropriate topics, dude bros and describing scenes of pooping and farting are just not for me. Thanks for the opportunity to try it out.

This book was cute. Not a showstopper for me, but not bad either. Grace and Colin had a decent amount of believable chemistry. There was a bit of a plot twist, which I'm sure others will see coming, but was fun for me. I liked that the majority of the side characters were well-developed as well, though there was an obvious lack of depth to Colin's ex. Grace managed to be the classic goofy, clumsy, quirky rom-com heroine without it being too over the top.

This is a good book. The two main characters are Grace and Colin. They knew each other in high school. Grace had a crush on Colin but he didn’t know it. Several years later Grace gets drunk and emails Colin. They start emailing and talking on the phone. They start dating. They each have trust issues but together they work them out and fall in love.

This book was super cute, but it felt like it was missing tension. The storyline was not overly complicated and the characters didn’t go through the growth that I like to see in books. I did like the book, but it wasn’t memorable or top 10 for me.

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The book's blurb appealed to me, but the dual perspectives of Grace and Colin were not enjoyable. To enjoy a dual perspective, the story should unfold around the reader, not narrated at them. The female lead's self-sharpness, which felt immature and irrelevant, left me scratching my head. I found the characters' motivations and endearing qualities uninteresting. I only made it 25% in, and I'm not sure I'll revisit it on my TBR list. I've just read too many great books at this point.

Thank you so much to #netgalley and Casablanca books for this ARC for an honest review.

This book was a DNF for me. It was bland and I wasn't into the story or characters.

I really wanted to like it but I just could not get myself to pick it up.

The premise is cute, but I think the trope of a female writer with writer's block and the male helping her overcome it is very overdone. I can't count how many have come out this year alone. The characters felt juvenile and there's parts of the books that are just odd. The lead character defecating herself? No thanks.

a drunk email is never a good idea.

In this case Grace and Colin are finding together and it is very funny to read what happend to them.
Grace needs inspiration for her new book and Colin has a story to tell.

Great reading, funny but also emotional.

Have fun reading!

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. I really enjoyed this fun debut romance centred around a romance author with writer's block drunk texting her high school nemesis and somehow becoming friends. Recently dumped just before her wedding, Gracie's life is a bit chaotic and she's finding it hard to write about happily ever afters when she no longer believes in them. With a huge book deal on the line, she ends up getting help from her old enemy turned new texting buddy, Colin, who helps her come up with the plot for her new book drawing on his own failed marriage. Written in such a engaging format, I loved reading all the messages back and forth between Gracie and Colin. A fun debut read with very likeable characters, reminiscent of Sophie Kinsella's books. #thebookproposal #kjmicciche #netgalley #tea_sipping_bookworm #goodreads #thestorygraph #getlitsy #kindle#bookqueen #bookstagram #chicklit #romance

The dual perspective wasn't extremely well done, and for someone that not a fan of it to much, it was quite disappointing, but overall the storyline was good and i enjoyed the characters.

A romance based on a broke, single, romance writer struggling with writer’s block? Count me in.

Gracie and Colin reconnect after a drunken e-mail reconnects the former high school classmates (and Gracie’s crush). Their banter is adorable, the connection builds, the “tragic” backstory to each relationship with an ex adds an abundance of comedic relief. A quick and cute read that leaves you giggling and rooting for the slow burn to catch a blaze.