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The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

223 reviews

ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

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funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Loved this! Couldn’t put it down and can’t wait to hop into more by this author!

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taulkstoomuch's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

What a joy to read! I felt such butterflies during some of the scenes.

reading this in a post-(attempted) Trump assassination was so funny, life really does imitate art

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dolphin866's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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thisbookisbananas's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Wow. I’m so glad I chose this as my first Katherine Center book. Everything in this just worked for me. It’s like Miss Congeniality with a dash of found family. (This is the third found family book I’ve read this month and the hits just keep coming!) I will say this has way more emotional experiences than normal rom-coms, but it absolutely worked. Dare I say it’s almost like Abbey Jimenez? Check CW if you are worried. I can’t wait to pick up another book by this author!

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buttermellow's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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the_quiet_reader's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny relaxing medium-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? Yes

4.0

This story was such a funny story! Fake Dating is one of my favorite tropes and I fully enjoyed it in this book! Honestly, this book really read like a rom-com to me. There was a lot of humor and funny situations and a lot of romantic moments!

Hannah Brooks is an Executive Protection Agent who has lost everything all at once, and isn’t sure she is even lovable anymore. She is looking for escape and is stuck having to work this odd job with Jack Stapleton.

Jack Stapleton is a world famous actor who is hiding in his grief over his lost brother and his connection to his family. He comes out of hiding to care for his mother and is forced to work with Hannah to protect his family and himself from a corgi loving stalker.

The combination of these two characters and how they almost 180’d each other’s perspectives was truly kind of inspiring! I really enjoyed reading their story. I was on the edge of my seat at some parts, but it was truly very well written! Plenty of plot but also character moved as well.

There is plenty of heavy material in this book, but also light-hearted hope and joy to balance it out. I liked the balance and the idea that even when life is heavy, there is hope to be found. This was my first Katherine Center book and I really enjoyed it.

The only thing that I didn’t like (and my reason for 4 stars instead of 5) was the swearing. There was a medium amount of swearing most of it being the less intense words; however, there were 4 uses of the F word. It wasn’t a swear word every other word, just usually in the intense moments. I, in general, believe that swear words are never really needed in books or otherwise, there are lots of other options.

Regardless, I loved the story and would recommend if the swearing doesn’t turn you off.

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Language: Explicit Language (F*** 4x, along with other words)

Spice: Level 1

TW: Alcoholic mother, domestic abuse, death of family members, car accident, nightmares, cancer, suicide attempt

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bea1745's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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sh543's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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k8lynn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

5.0

funny, witty, charming, and wholesome!

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klm2620's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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? No

3.75

Patty Murin is a DREAM narrator (seriously I’m off to find more books she narrates). Led by a gender twist on stereotypical bodyguard (female)The plot is aplomb with typical rom-com tropes and a bit predictable (one twist at end) but it’s enjoyable and entertaining overall. A lighthearted fun read 🤍

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