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I wanted to like this book so bad. The premise and the setting had so much potential. I adore dual pov and a man that cooks is always a win! I just couldn't get through this book. This may be a me problem -- slow burn seems to really work for me or really not. I was really struggling to get through this book.
The actual writing style was extremely well done. I really do believe that other people would enjoy this book. It sadly just wasn't for me.
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*thank you to netgalley and the author for an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!
This was a sweet and quick romance with some of my favorite tropes: friends to lovers and he falls first! I loved the workplace romance & all the Paris vibes in the book. LOTS of sexual tension between the two MCs (Riley and Miles) and the slow burn was burning haha ๐ฅต
I thought that Elodie did an amazing job covering the more serious subject matters (domestic violence and infertility) with care. It was great to see the way Riley and Miles both had character growth throughout the book & how they helped each other along the way.
The playlist that went along with this book was ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณ๐ definitely recommend listening to the corresponding song with each chapter!!!
I think there were a lot of great ideas and subplots within this book, but I sometimes it seemed like they didnโt really flow well together. Overall, a cute romance & definitely recommend for those wanting a sweet escape to Paris!
Read if you like:
๐ฉ๐ปโโค๏ธโ๐โ๐จ๐ป friends to lovers
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ he falls first
๐ผ workplace romance
๐ฅ dual POV
๐ถ๏ธ spice
๐ซ๐ท Paris setting
๐ฅ slow burn
I canโt wait to read the last book in this series!!! ๐ฉต
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โI want to kiss her so deeply she forgets her worries and gives me her tomorrows.โ
Okay so at first I tho ght this book is going to be a lighthearted rom com but it touched a lot of sensitive things. I felt like I could connect with Miles more than Riley though. His issues were carefully handled and while Riley was in an abusive relationship, her stupid actions made me feel disconnected with her. She was strong and smart and her chemistry with Miles was palpable but I just couldn't get over how she abandoned Miles in Paris after spending all those blissful days together without considering his feelings. It was obvious that Miles was obsessed with her in the beginning itself and I loved how soft he turned whenever he talked to Riley. Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. It was my first time reading anything written by this author and I was not disappointed.
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review
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Those who have been following me for a while might remember my post raving about The Last Encore and Iโm so happy to be back with an ARC review of the sequel. I was so excited when I received an advanced copy of From Paris, In Love since I loved Miles in the first book. I thought that the cameos of Avery and Josh were so cute.
For those of you who havenโt read Elodieโs debut, definitely do so, but that wonโt stop you from enjoying Miles and Riley in From Paris, In Love. Thereโs a friends to lovers and pining with really strong leads and multiple compelling storylines (and he cooks!!!). Itโs a great romance that I adored and I wish I could read it again for the first time.
Thank you to Elodie Colliard and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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This book made me feel so emotional๐ฅบ where do I start!!!
If you love friends to lovers, slow burn, he falls first, strong FMC, workplace romance and Paris (who doesnโt love Paris?), then this book is for you๐๐
Riley and Miles are one of the cutest friends to lovers Iโve ever read, and thatโs my favorite trope so it says a lot๐ฅน itโs a slow burn romance, although you could tell from the start that there were feelings involved between themโจ they always respected each otherโs times, which made it even more special๐ซถ
It has so many layers aside from the romantic aspect and Iโm so grateful for that, because it allows you to reflect on such important things that sometimes are not talked about enough, like domestic abuse and infertilityโฆ how Elodie described the characterโs fears and their emotions was incredible, I really connected with them and empathized with their insecurities. Iโve never read a book that deals with infertility, and I was so amazed by how I could really feel the characterโs feelingsโฆ both of them have lived through difficult situations, but managed to respect themselves and get over people who only wanted to see them suffer, although that healing journey has ups and downs and itโs never easy. I really loved Miles and Riley, theyโre so brave and I only wish them the best๐คง๐ค
Riley is a badass and AHHH Iโm so proud of everything she accomplishes in this menโs world. Being a business woman has led her to experience misoginy, discrimination and workplace harassment, but sheโs done accepting what she knows no woman deserves. I loved seeing her embracing the girl boss she always was๐ซถ As you may guess, sheโs my favorite character in this book๐ฝ๐ค
Canโt wait to get my hands on a physical copy, especially because the cover is *chefโs kiss*๐ฎโ๐จ I already ordered one๐ซก Itโs out september 26th!!
Thanks to Netgalley and Elodie Colliard for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest reviewโจ This was my first ARC so itโll always hold a very special place in my heart๐ฅน๐ซถ
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This is a new release by a wonderful indie author that reached out to me to read an arc copy! This book was SO good!! I truly fell in love with the writing style, the characters, and the storyline! These two characters have been fighting attraction to each other for years & now own a business together, which makes it harder for them to combat their feelings. I absolutely loved the friends to lovers in this one, it was doneโฆ so perfectly.
Miles and Riley both have gotten out of relationships that have made it hard for them to find love again. I think that this story easily depicts the process of learning to not only love someone else after a relationship, but also love yourself too. I loved how she was able to include justice for Riley after what she has went through, it was so amazing to have that moment in the story.
Additionally, the slowburn?? the tension?? it was amazing! This was overall a very fast paced read, but waiting for them to get together made it even better. The longing and the anticipation was killing me, but the reward was so worth it. The spice in this one was shocking, miles & riley have CHEMISTRY!!!
read if you love:
๐ฅfriends to lovers
๐ฅtension
๐ฅinternational travel
๐ฅtaking care of her when sheโs sick
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I enjoyed this book a lot. I really liked the characters. Riley's story was beautiful and empowering. I was emotional for her so many times. She was an inspiration. Miles was also had a fantastic character development. I enjoyed his blend of sweet and kind with protective and masculine. The book did a great job of calling out gender stereotypes. It hid on some hard topics and handled them very well.
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๐ญ แดส แดสแดแดษขสแด๊ฑ:
I absolutely loved this one. So so much! I fell in love with Miles and Riley. They are both such unique and real characters. They have both been through the heartache of life, just like all of us. It was pure, raw and a proper emotional rollercoaster. But also incredibly funny, steamy (!!) and heartwarming. I continue to be impressed by Elodie's writing. I was in it and the ache to "just read one more chapter" was real.. Adding the beauty of Paris and French winery's making it only more complete. Must read!
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
๐ค สแดแดแด
ษช๊ฐ สแดแด สษชแดแด:
Character built (damaged characters)
Multiple POVs
Forbidden Love
Steam
French Cuisine
๊ฑสษดแดแด๊ฑษช๊ฑ:
๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ. ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฃ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ, ๐ข ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐บ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด, ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ. ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ง ๐ช๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง.
๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ค๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ. ๐๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ-๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ด-๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ถ๐ฑ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ'๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด.
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This book was really sweet! The characters were fun, and their romance was believable. The pining from both sides was really compelling, and I liked that we got quite a bit of slowburn before they got together - it made the payoff that much sweeter. I found the plot a bit weak - the Paris trip and scenes in Paris felt a little disjointed, and I wish there'd been more development of that portion of the book, especially since it's the titular location! I also didn't like the third-act breakup and complication - it felt really out of character and just unnecessary, put in there for the sake of a complication in the eleventh hour. There was a lot going on in this book, and in some ways, I think it would've benefitted from delving deeper into a few select topics, rather than tackling so many but briefly. Regardless, it was a fun and light romcom with humour, steam, and delicious romance!
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2 โญ๏ธ This book was a solid 3.5 until THAT ending.
Seriously, what in the fresh h*ll was that?
This could have been a super cute romcom with great friends to lovers feels -and the CUTEST dog! - until the fmc when into full selfish a**hole mode and did exactly what she's spent the entire book saying she would hate if anyone did it to her. If the mmc would've behaved the way the fmc does here, I wouldn't even consider this a romance. It would be a story about how a guy tricks a woman into starting and funding a company together, only for him to use and manipulate her so he can get revenge on his abusive ex. It would be about an abusive, toxic dude doing manipulative, toxic dude things. Instead this is supposed to be romantic? She's been through an abusive relationship where she was belittled, kept out of her own property and put down at every turn. But not that she's the one doing it and not taking it, all of the sudden 'I love you' fixes it? Seriously?
You know it's bad when I'm rooting for the mmc instead of the fmc. I support women's rights and wrongs, but come on...
What really drives the situation even further down the spiral of hypocrisy here is the complete lack of grovelling by the fmc. She ends up love bombing him just so she doesn't have to fully apologise for abandoning him in Paris after spending several days together in bed, so she can basically run back to try to stick it to her abusive ex-husband and take complete control of the company they share, with zero input from the mmc.
I don't know. Maybe it's my abandonment issues talking, maybe it's the terrible fmc with zero regard for her partner's feelings (much like her abusive ex)... But just no. I would absolutely not recommend this.
I'm truly trying to remember a more disappointing end to a romcom, and I can't think of one.
I will say, though, the cover is GORGEOUS!!
Thank you so much Net Galley for the eARC - This review will be posted on Goodreads soon :)
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I do believe I am being a little generous with my rating but this is the first book I have picked up from this author and I did find it thoroughly enjoyable. The male main character was so swoony and I really enjoyed his perspective. The female main character I found to be fine, but I never really connected with her, I will say she was a divorcee and from an abusive relationship (which is not a spoiler) so while I found her hesitations when it came to the relationship annoying I could not really blame her as I could not imagine being in that perspective.
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Lovely romance novel! Easy to read and super entertaining, features plenty of beloved tropes and it's very well-written, in general.
I find the strongest point to be the lead characters: both Riley and Miles are complex, flawed and ultimately very relatable and lovable. Their past struggles affect their relationship with each other and it feels very realistic and healing.
For me, though, the back-and-forth drags a little bit. Though it is realistic, them facing the same inner struggles twice or thrice before actually moving on and talking to each other could have been streamlined.
It also feels very American (or Canadian), to the point that I was surprised that the author was born in France. The portrayal of Paris in particular is very American-centric and veeery rose-colored. This makes sense, given the target audience and the success of media like Emily in Paris, but it can hinder the enjoyment of the book in European markets.
In all, it was very good and enjoyable, and I'm glad I got to discover the author.
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This was super cute! Iโm not the biggest friends to lovers fan, but I found this one to be such a good time. The Parisian vibes, the depth of Milesโ love for Riley, the spiceโeverything was just so fun and cute!!
I also felt that this book dealt with important topics (infertility and domestic abuse) with great care. The struggles of these characters felt so real, and their vulnerabilities made me love them even more. Milesโ story really put me in my feels. I wasnโt expecting the angst/slight emotional pain that this book put me through, but I honestly loved what it added to the story!
The tension and spicy scenes were SO good. Definitely recommend!
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Over all this was a really cute read. I was very excited to read it after loving Elodieโs first book, and thankful for being able to read the ARC. This releases on sept 26, 2023.
Unfortunately this one just did not hit as much as the first one did for me. I did notice elodieโs writing is much stronger since the first book! But I did have a hard time making my brain go back-and-forth between milesโ perspective and Rileyโs perspective because they both sounded the same in my head as I was reading (typically I can immediately clue into the POV Iโm reading if I lose track for some reason - maybe audio would be better for this idea!)
I also was hoping for a little bit more of the Paris setting. Elodie knows how to write a sex scene! I just wish we couldโve traded a few of those for more โworld buildingโ if you will.
Congratulations, Elodie, on your second book! Iโm very excited for the third one!! ๐
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This is a friends-to-lover story between Miles and Riley. Miles and Riley are work friends who are now friends and coworkers, While Riley has been dealing with her abusive husband Miles has had a thing for Riley but has kept a distance
when they become partners in business there is more reason for Mile to keep some distance although Rile is divorced and available
This was a great read. I devoured it however I did sometimes find Miles's character a little out of his usual character and I couldn't;t reconcile
All in all this was a great read with deeper topics
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I thoroughly enjoyed this story about two business partners and friends who fall in love while battling enormous odds. The romance that develops between Riley and Miles on their trip to Paris is full of passion and so much pining on both their parts, and Riley's villainous ex brings the requisite tension to the storyline. The city of Paris and the vineyard in the surrounding countryside are fun settings, and the struggle of each character with their own self-doubts and insecurities makes for a dynamic plot. Secondary characters like Tyler, Miles's rugby teammate and friend, and Myriam, a French vineyard owner and potential collaborator, also add interest to the story. Riley's ultimate triumph over the efforts of her sleazy ex, Sean, to bring her and her company down, makes a satisfying conclusion to the story. Readers looking for a story filled with slow-burn romance, triumph over adversity, and a woman's discovery that she can hold her own in a business rife with misogyny will enjoy this novel.
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He. Falls. First.
That's it, that's all I needed to know before diving into this books. It's no surprise that I fell in love with this book, because of that trope alone. It was so well written and did a fantastic job at diving into these characters and really showing their complexities wholly.
Also the fact that it was in Paris? I mean come on, that city has a grip on my heart and any books that are written with characters in Paris are automatically going to be a fan favourite for me.
This book was so sweet and written so well, Elodie did an amazing job with the story and definitely made me a fan of her work with this book alone!
Thank you NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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If you love a good overseas romance with a lot of spiceโ this is your book!
In her sophomore novel, #indieauthor Elodie Colliard (@elosreadingcorner) sweeps us off to France for a super steamy love affair! This follows the story of Milesโ the brother featured in Elodieโs first book, The Last Encore.
What to expectโฆ
- friends to lovers
- office love
- travel
Things I loooovvvedโฆ
- the badass female MC
- Milesโ patience with, and devotion to, Riley
- the dreamy setting
I really appreciated the way Elodie wrote Riley. She certainly wasnโt perfect, and didnโt always make the right decisions. But, given the situation she had just gotten out of, I think her decisions and apprehensions were incredibly realistic and justified. I thought Elodie wrote her with care and compassion, but also made her very realistic and relatable.
Now, the spice! Colliardโs books are not for the faint of heart. She writes her steamy scenes VERY well, but they are definitely spicy! So if thatโs not your thing, this may not be for you. If it is, pick this up! Youโll love it!
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"From Paris, in Love" by Elodie Colliard is a delightful addition to the "It's Always Been You" series. This book navigates the charming 'he falls first' co-worker-to-lovers romance between Miles and Riley, and it's Colliard's best work yet. After meeting Miles in the first book, I was looking forward to his chance at love, and this story delivered.
Miles is a captivating character, a rugby player turned PR professional, and his chemistry with Riley, his business partner, is electric. Riley, who's recovering from an abusive marriage, is determined not to rely on anyone but finds herself drawn to Miles' magnetic charm.
What truly stood out in this book was the way it tackled important themes. Miles' commitment to therapy and personal growth was refreshing to see, and the portrayal of healthy friendships, particularly between Miles and his best friend Tyler, added depth to the story.
Both characters felt real and relatable, working on their flaws while respecting each other's boundaries. Their relationship's progression was comfortable to witness, making this a heartwarming and genuinely enjoyable read. Colliard's storytelling shines with authenticity, making "From Paris, in Love" a must-read for romance enthusiasts.
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Things I loved:
ูญ The slow burn! It was so tension-filled, with the mutual pining from the dual POV, with that forbidden aspect because theyโve started a business together. But boy, when the slow burn quickens, these two are straight up fire!
ูญ Miles is such a beautiful character. He is kind and decent and unafraid to be vulnerable. I love his relationship with Tyler - how they are a real support system, allowing each other to truly open up and express their emotions.
ูญ Riley is a badass. Sheโs healing from a past abusive relationship, re-finding herself, taking control of her life and trying unsuccessfully to not fall in love with Miles.
ูญ The Paris setting really added to the story. The forced proximity, the romance, the food. It was the perfect place for these two to finally give in to the tension and make things official!
ูญ The emphasis on female empowerment in the corporate world and how Riley navigates grown men acting like giant babies.
ูญ The infertility rep in this was heartbreaking but also a different POV I hadnโt read before, as itโs Miles who is unable to have children. The toll that this takes on his self-esteem and his ability to have genuine and long term romantic relationships was painful to read about, but I liked this insight.
ูญ Their communication was wonderful, but at times, they let their insecurities and past get in the way. Riley was incredibly stubborn and pushed Miles away a lot and Miles made lots of assumptions that put a strain on their relationship, too. Iโm glad they could get it together by the end!
ูญ I also loved Avery and Josh making an appearance and having an insight into their love story :)
UGH! I loved this so much!! This comes out on Sept 26. Highly recommend!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!