3.5⭐️ | 1🌶

Well well well…I did not expect this book to be so much fun!

The FMC is hilarious and had me cracking up right from the start. The MMC initially gave off your typical ‘hot high school guy’ vibe but seeing how sweet and fun he actually was, was quite refreshing. I loved the whole angle of both MCs emailing eachother all day long, it had me waiting for the next one! The plot twist is surprisingly shocking and completely flips the story in a great way.

I did however feel the book could’ve been slightly shorter but the overall story is great! This is a really good debut novel and I will definitely be reading more from the author

I could not finish enough of this book to be able to leave a comprehensive review, but I hope it finds its audience and I am grateful to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

The Book Proposal by KJ Micciche is a debut novel for this author. Told in a dual point of view by the main characters, we are taken on a journey through this hilarious contemporary romance. I always enjoy a book when I'm laughing out loud and this one definitely delivered. I didn't want to put it down! The main characters, Gracie and Colin, were just fantastic! I have high hopes for the future of this author!

I enjoyed the dual perspectives of this story and seeing both Gracie and Colin’s point of views. I did find the Elle/Lindsay twist to be quite obvious and saw it coming pretty early on. I found the romantic conflict to be pretty uncompelling and would have liked to se more of Gracie and Colin’s relationship at the end. Overall though this was a cute and easy read.

(3.5 stars rounded up to a 4)

The Book Proposal by K.J. Micciche is a humorous contemporary romance, and the author's debut novel. We follow the dual perspectives of our main characters.

Romance author Gracie was recently dumped by her fiancé just before their wedding. After drinking a bit too much with her friends in celebration of the bullet she dodged, she drunk-emails her unrequited high school crush via his work email. Colin, now a successful attorney, has also had a recent breakup, and ends up writing her back. Quickly striking up a friendship with a trajectory for more, Colin offers his story to Gracie to use for her next project with a looming deadline.

This one was a fun and light read where I laughed out loud several times. Most of this book had the sense of humor that I enjoy, but some of it leaned little too hard in the toilet humor category. Sometimes the main characters felt like they were acting a little young for their age, but I chalked that up to their recent breakups and trying to sort out their lives again after things took a hard left turn.

I typically like dual perspectives in romance novels. The chapters from Gracie's POV were always way longer than the chapters from Colin's, which felt weird to me. I'd have loved to see more from his point of view.

I enjoyed the plot and had an inkling about where it was going, but I wasn't mad about that. Honestly, that's one of the things I kind of like about some romance novels because I like to read them as brain candy or a comfort read. I thought it was cool that the book itself explains about open and closed door sex scenes, and shows both with open doors with the book that Gracie is writing, and closed doors between Gracie and Colin in real life.

This would be a great beach read. I'm definitely going to pick up more books by this author in the future.

Gracie emails her high school crush after all these years?

Writer Gracie Landing just wants a night out with her friends and ended up have a few too many when she accidently emailed Colin Yarmouth, the guy that she had a crush on in high school. Colin replies to the email and they have a back forth conversation like adults that could almost be friendly after all these years because they had so much in common.

But everything changes when Gracie uses Colin’s disastrous marriage in the book that she is currently writing but that doesn’t end like either of them thought it would.

The Book Proposal is light on romance but you keep reading because everything is going so well and you know something is going to happen because it is fiction (maybe).

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I went into this book expecting a cute, fun romance and that is what i got! Knowing it was a debut going into the book, I was expecting to see some of the usual pitfalls of a debut book like awkward pacing or some clunky prose, and while there were some of these present, they didn't take away from my overall enjoyment of the story. I didn't really like the dual povs, but that may be more of a personal preference. I will say I also struggled with some of the humor in the book... immature slapstick comedy like someone shitting themselves was almost so painful for me I wanted to dnf the book.
However there were light points of the book. I genuinely enjoyed their chemistry as a couple and also appreciated the development that existed outside the romance. The book didn't drag, and was a good length for the cute romcom it set out to be. would love to read something more mature from the author and see how they evolve in their writing.

Review posted on Goodreads and Storygraph on May 15,2023

2⭐️

I was initially excited about "The Book Proposal," a romance novel featuring a romance author and her former high school crush teaming up to write a novel. However, the execution of the story fell short of my expectations. One of my main concerns was that despite being adults in their thirties, the lead characters displayed immature behavior reminiscent of teenagers. Additionally, when the heroine faced a similar situation later in the book, she reacted in the same way as before, lacking the character growth I had hoped for. The romance between the characters lacked depth and chemistry, with the relationship feeling superficial and relying more on telling rather than showing. While the premise was intriguing, the book failed to fully deliver on its potential.

Favorite Quote:
"Love, Your Secret Admirer"

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

CUTE AF! And sooo relatable!

Fabulous humor (a little crude at times, but it's my sense of humor so...) with authentically real characters that you will absolutely fall in love with!

I adored this romance! It fits in that super fun books about books category because the FMC is an author struggling to write her next book! And when she drunkenly emails her HS crush, she finds herself in quite the chaotic situation.

An overall fun read with some complex moments, but I was VERY impressed, especially for a debut! Just fabulous!

This book is hilarious and real, but also totally not realistic? A trip and I loved it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Grace is a hot mess - she’s a blocked romance writer on a deadline, who’s still dealing with a breakup following her fiancé cheating with the wedding planner. She goes out with her friends and after way too many drinks, ends up back home and emailing her high school crush.

Colin (an estate lawyer) receives Gracie’s email and somehow finds her charming, and responds. They start a flirty back and forth, with Colin offering to help read & provide ideas for Gracie’s writing, based on his experience with his awful ex-wife.

I really enjoyed K.J. Micciche’s writing, and I found a lot of the story relatable. It was fun to read silly details about Gracie’s day/life. I also love when any form of written communication is included in a book, especially with banter (texts/emails/letters).

A couple of things bugged me about Colin (like needing to know how good looking Gracie was), which made me drop a star.
The drama was predictable but nevertheless I had a lot of fun reading this book!

Read if you enjoy:
⭐️ Reunited with high school crush
⭐️ Romance author
⭐️ Romcom
⭐️ Emails
⭐️ Short chapters
⭐️ Dual POV/first person

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for an advanced copy to review. All opinions are my own.

At different points I could have gone anywhere from 2-4 stars with this book, so a three star rating feels like a good average. There was more gross-out humor in this one than I'm really looking for in my rom-coms, and I didn't love some of the ways the male lead talked about his ex-wife (granted, their marriage blew up in fairly spectacular fashion). However, there was plenty of good humor as well, and a fun story line of an unrequited high school crush. I loved the book business part of this.

📖⭐️ BOOK REVIEW ⭐️📖

Book: The Book Proposal
Author: KJ Micciche
Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Book Proposal by KJ Micciche follows Gracie, a romance author who after one drunken night out and a flip through her old yearbook ends up reconnecting with a love interest from high school, Colin!! We follow the highs and lows of a rekindling friendship with a stressful book deadline and a crazy ex in tow!

Both of our main characters were extremely likeable and relatable and they seemed really genuine which was definitely a huge plus for me! It’s a fun, romantic comedy that sucked me in from the get go!! What book lover doesn’t love books about books right?

Overall it was a super enjoyable read and I am so grateful to @netgalley, @sourcebookscasa and @kjmicciche for the opportunity to read this beauty before publication in exchange for an honest review!! If this sounds like a bit of you, it comes out tomorrow so please go check it out, it’s definitely worth it 😊

Suffering from a writers block, Gracie drowns her sorrows by drinking a little too many cocktails. Sometime during this, she emails her old high school crush, Colin & surprisingly, he replies back. Gracie & Sean form an unlikely friendship that develops into something more, which also helps with Gracie's writing.

A book set in the publishing world, this feels like an ideal setting. The back and forth emails between Gracie & Colin were hilarious & awkward; I thoroughly enjoyed them.

As a second chance romance, I appreciated the flashbacks from high school. But I didn't find the MCs to be very plain & boring, as well as their interactions.

The love notes from the past felt cringy. And to me, Colin felt like a frat by stuck in an adult body. Gracie didn't appeal to me either. The conflict was kind of predictable, but it worked out well in their favor.

<i>Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.<i>

What a fun and flirty debut from KJ Micciche! The Book Proposal follows romance author Gracie and her unrequited crush from high school, Colin, as they get a second chance to right the wrongs they had in high school. I mean, who hasn't drunk emailed someone from high school at least once?!?!?!

This book is fresh and honest, with surprising twists along the way. I loved how authentic both Gracie and Colin were. There was a perfect mix of funny and touching moments between the pair. I loved the mixed media, with the two emailing back and forth throughout. The dual perspectives worked well for me, especially on audio.

This book was absolutely and super spicy!

I loved the back and forth emails between the two main characters, the way he helps her with her next novel and the relationship between the two.

Definitely a must read!!

Gracie Landing’s life is a mess. She is broke, single and can’t seem to write her latest romance novel. So, when she emails her unrequited high-school crush, Colin Yarmouth, after too many drinks, she is surprised to hear back from him. His response seems more than friendly, and they agree to meet up. Having gone through a messy divorce, Colin ‘s story proves valuable to Gracie’s writer’s block. Yet Gracie is oblivious that this may impact their happily-ever-after.
I enjoyed the story being told from both Colin and Gracie’s perspective. Whilst the story raises issues relating to Colin’s cheating spouse, this is very much a romantic comedy, with two endearing characters. There is plenty of witty dialogue, making for a great read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

If you’ve found your life upended and are on a struggle bus of your 30s, this is a book you may appreciate.
Author Gracie Landing is described as a “hot mess” and a drunken night lands her in the email inbox of Colin Yarmouth, the hot jock she always had a thing for in high school, now a lawyer. As she writes her next novel, they reconnect and he offers to help serve as inspiration, though no one could’ve guessed what unfolds next.
While there were some parts leaving me laughing out loud, unfortunately, I found it hard to connect with most of this story. Both characters seemed immature and they made the same mistakes throughout and near the end that they did in the beginning, so it feels like little growth from either, not to mention somethings that felt too unrealistic (will not post spoilers).
Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. This releases 5/16.

The writing felt way to immature to be a story about 30 year olds. Only made it 25% through and couldn’t read any more.

Gracie fell hard for Colin the first day of high school, but he never gave her a second look. Now, they are in their early 30's, both unhappy in life, and dealing with bad breakups. What starts as an angry drunk email on her part turns into a flirtatious exchange.

This book at some really great moments that I fell in love with! I liked Gracie. She was funny and super realistic. Yes, some of the moments were there for a laugh (some did fall flat) but overall, there was a quirky humor to the whole book that I did like. The idea of Colin helping Gracie with her book was cute. They worked well together, and I did want them to see their happy ending.

On the other side, I did want some more from them in the long run. They fell hard and fast and I wanted her teenaged letters to play a bigger part.

This was a good read, especially for quirky romance lovers!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the gifted copy!

Set in New York City, this was a cute romcom that was funny and quirky. As the cover art and tagline suggest, this book heavily features writing - the female main character is an author who currently uses a pen name and reconnects with her high school crush who she used to write anonymous love letters to. I enjoyed reading the email correspondence between the love interests, and found those interactions in the book interesting. There are some TMI moments that some readers may find comical, but it really depends on your sense of humor.

Read if you enjoy:
📚Books about books
🌃Books set in NYC
📖Author main character
👩‍❤️‍👨 Dual POV

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.