samchase112's review
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Religious bigotry
daretocarebear's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
aqtbenz's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Dementia
kingrosereads's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This is a romantic dramedy for any book lover. It’s a short, but sweet clean romance about an editor and her favorite romance author.
This book was genuinely beautiful. It only gets points off for the cringe factor and the use of some outdated terms. Diversity was a little forced and superficial. Otherwise the grammar, flow, and all that was just done amazingly. I liked the Jewish representation.
The story follows editor, Lanie Bloom, who’s been conditionally promoted to editorial director. She gets to keep the position if she can get their star author, Noa Callaway, to deliver her much awaited manuscript that happens to be 3 months late. Callaway’s books are what changed Lanie’s career path and taught her everything she knows about love. When she starts at the publishing house, she starts an email friendship with Callaway. For the next 7 years, Lanie and her boss have published 8 of Callaway’s books.
Now Callaway has writer’s block and it’s up to Lanie to fix it. But first she has to overcome meeting her friend and hero, who just so happens to be a 30 year old man named Noah Ross. Noah started writing romance at a young age, but was pushed to use a female pseudonym to sell his books. So alas, despite his glowing success, he’s never been able to bask in it and attend release parties or book signings. At first Lanie feels betrayed by Noah, but eventually focuses on getting him over his writer’s block. He believes he’s written all he can on a New York City setting which offends Lanie who loves New York with all her heart. So she plans to take him around her New York to get inspired. Despite their rocky start, they develop a rather beautiful friendship.
I think Lanie’s reaction to finding out about Noah/Noa was a little extreme, I get being shocked and hurt, but she was calling him an asshole and he hadn’t really done anything. It was intense for no reason.
I was tearing up over the book Noah wrote in the end, his last chapter, and then of course the ending of the actual book. So it got me.
I think this book is heartwarming and just wholesome. There’s no sex or even overt flirting of any kind or any touching. It’s just two people falling in love and not admitting to themselves let alone each other. Just a nicely done romance. It’s not all that funny for something advertised as a romcom. It’s definitely leaning more towards drama with a comic relief element.
This book was genuinely beautiful. It only gets points off for the cringe factor and the use of some outdated terms. Diversity was a little forced and superficial. Otherwise the grammar, flow, and all that was just done amazingly. I liked the Jewish representation.
The story follows editor, Lanie Bloom, who’s been conditionally promoted to editorial director. She gets to keep the position if she can get their star author, Noa Callaway, to deliver her much awaited manuscript that happens to be 3 months late. Callaway’s books are what changed Lanie’s career path and taught her everything she knows about love. When she starts at the publishing house, she starts an email friendship with Callaway. For the next 7 years, Lanie and her boss have published 8 of Callaway’s books.
Now Callaway has writer’s block and it’s up to Lanie to fix it. But first she has to overcome meeting her friend and hero, who just so happens to be a 30 year old man named Noah Ross. Noah started writing romance at a young age, but was pushed to use a female pseudonym to sell his books. So alas, despite his glowing success, he’s never been able to bask in it and attend release parties or book signings. At first Lanie feels betrayed by Noah, but eventually focuses on getting him over his writer’s block. He believes he’s written all he can on a New York City setting which offends Lanie who loves New York with all her heart. So she plans to take him around her New York to get inspired. Despite their rocky start, they develop a rather beautiful friendship.
I think Lanie’s reaction to finding out about Noah/Noa was a little extreme, I get being shocked and hurt, but she was calling him an asshole and he hadn’t really done anything. It was intense for no reason.
I was tearing up over the book Noah wrote in the end, his last chapter, and then of course the ending of the actual book. So it got me.
I think this book is heartwarming and just wholesome. There’s no sex or even overt flirting of any kind or any touching. It’s just two people falling in love and not admitting to themselves let alone each other. Just a nicely done romance. It’s not all that funny for something advertised as a romcom. It’s definitely leaning more towards drama with a comic relief element.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness
rupanjali's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Dementia, and Death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Antisemitism and Genocide
hanghuhn's review against another edition
relaxing
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
kateped's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Dementia
claracavanaugh's review
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
Parental death from cancer; parent with Alzheimer’sjapanasi's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
the start was a bit bumpy, the ending a bit aprupt and why oh why does he have chest hair 🥲 contemporary fluff whose characters and story could’ve been more fleshed out but was enjoyable nonetheless!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Dementia
roget's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I wish we’d gotten a bit more from Noah. We know almost nothing about how he came to love her.
But the book itself was somehow still strong and engaging, despite that massive issue. The complex relationship with motherhood was the really heart of the story. That’s why she feels so
I found it interesting, to say the least.
But the book itself was somehow still strong and engaging, despite that massive issue. The complex relationship with motherhood was the really heart of the story. That’s why she feels so
Spoiler
betrayed about Noah being Noa. It’s because she projected a role of motherhood onto this author.I found it interesting, to say the least.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Dementia
Minor: Genocide