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If you are a perpetually stressed out millennial who loves cozy/hygge/self-care/"romanticize your everyday life!" articles and vlogs, this is the book for you! This would make a lovely coffee book or gift to a fellow stressed out teacher. None of the tips are truly groundbreaking, but simply just reading and looking at the cute illustrations makes me feel better.

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This book is absolutely adorable. This would make such a cute gift to one of your girlfriends for, really, any occasion. I loved all of the different ways to romance your life, some I'd never even heard of before (such as the ambrosia time of morning).

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This book is pretty darn cute. The text offers good tips on adding a little bit of dazzle into your everyday life but the aesthetic and illustrations sell it. This would be a great gift for someone who needs to practice self-care. You could pair it with some of the items mentioned in the book.

Thanks for the advance review copy.

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I enjoyed this very much! What a great perspective on enjoying each and every day - even the little things.

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Thank you Netgalley for the ARC! This book is perfect for any woman as it focuses on adding romance to your everyday life in tasks that you already do. It helps bring self-care to the main focus of your life. Women are often so focused on everything else, such as family, work, etc., that we forget to romance ourselves. Sometimes we need to stop and enjoy the little things we often forget.

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Grabbed this book for its 52 fab ideas for adding sparkle to my life. Especially loved the soft watercolor artwork too. A must-read for anyone whose life feels blah.

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I love the idea of this but at first I didn't get it. Once I understood it, I fell in love. This is such a fantastic book that anyone could benefit from!
You can improve your life experience by taking trying out the things here, and you won't need to spend money. It's about taking advantage of the life you already have.
Head up to the roof for a different perspective! Head to the library or a used bookstore. Read a picture book for a different perspective. A whole book full of these perfect little ways to get the most out of life.
The pictures have soft lines and colors, helping create the mood.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

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When a friend of mine was going through an especially rough patch, I told her that I thought she needed to reintroduce joy into her life. (In the moment, for this particular person, the advice made sense.)

This book would have been the perfect accompaniment to that advice. Gorgeous illustrations and practical advice on falling in love with the day to day in your life.

Thanks to NetGalley - the author- and the publisher for the arc/and the opportunity ro review.

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Pros: I loved this book's mission of adding joy (and a little luxury) into the ordinary. I especially appreciated that the ideas in this book are actually doable . . . and are luxurious without being expensive. This book celebrates some of my favorite things--jammies, libraries, bubble baths, swings--and reminds me to take the time to appreciate and enjoy those little things.

Cons: None that I can think of!

Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the opportunity to read this book.

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This book is adorable! I looked over it & did the first week suggestion of “romancing” my life. It felt so good! I cannot wait to see how my life looks & I feel about it a year from now. The illustrations a nice & made looking through the book really enjoyable. The author’s writing style is beautiful & romanced the topic of self care.

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What a cozy and beautifully written (and illustrated) book! I really want a physical copy to be able to reference on the days when I feel like life has been lacking a bit of romance, so I can incorporate some of these practices into my life.

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What a beautiful little read! Kasprzak eloquently details 52 practical ideas to make your life more romantic, from pajamas to rooftops. The illustrations are whimsical and relaxing. I’m hoping for a Part 2 to continue learning how to make my life more romantic.

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I expected many things starting this book.

I expected fun suggestions. I expected some pretty illustrations. What I certainly did not expect was the beautiful writing that came along, a writing that made the experience of reading this romantic in itself! The authors mentions to her own personal life and her friends certainly helped her feel closer to the reader making the book more intimate which worked extremely well for me!

The suggestions in this are so many, can be applied in so many different ways, with or without company, and with no need of a high budget, the author makes a clear point of how easy it is to romantize your life no matter the circumstances!

Absolutely stellar!

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This book was such a delight! This is definitely a book that I want to purchase a physical copy of so that I can read it again and again. I absolutely love the concept of this book, and unsurprisingly, reading this just made me feel so happy and excited to incorporate these small practices into everyday life. Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This book was so cozy. It's the perfect book to curl up with a cup of hot cocoa in bed or in the bath and take in all the beautiful and cute images and ideas to make life a little more special.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

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This is a great book for those feeling burnt out and wanting to connect back with themselves and the world around them. It features recommendations of ways to revel in the little things and slow down to appreciate beauty. The author has a short write up with every recommendation which I appreciated. It’s a love letter to being human and living life. If you are wanting to romanticize your life but are overwhelmed on where to even start, this is the book for you.

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Romance the Every Day, by Andrea Kasprzak, is a lovely book I enjoyed paging through. The illustrations were beautiful and the suggestions for ways to add romance into your life were thoughtful and would be easy to implement. Highly recommend.

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okay, i love the little drawings/paintings within this book to go along with the tips. I feel like this book is perfect for someone looking to add a little more romance into their life. I wish I had a significant other because I would totally go down like a list (which is why I like the beginning table of contents section that looks like a check sheet). I really like this cute little book, I think the cover could be a little more enticing to the reader.

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I absolutely love this concept of self-care. Who doesn't want some romance in their lives? And who better to give us that romance than ourselves! I very much enjoyed all the ideas of things to do and ways to find a little bit of romance every day. I loved the artwork! This book would make an amazing gift.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!

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Romance the every day

Defining romance as loving the moment, not necessarily another person set the stage for me to think differently about romance. Viewing the concept this way is a combination of mindfulness and self-care, and I love it!

I like it when a book makes me pause and take notes. I noted ideas I would like to try and ways of thinking of things that I would like to adopt.

As each idea of adding romance every day was explored, suggestions were made as to how to implement them, things you could do by yourself or with others. I will definitely be including the author’s advice in my everyday life.

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