ccgwalt's review
4.0
3.5 rounded up (B-)
This is a sweet, friends-to-lovers rom-com and I definitely enjoyed it. Good characters and several funny scenes. A nice way to spend a few hours.
This is a sweet, friends-to-lovers rom-com and I definitely enjoyed it. Good characters and several funny scenes. A nice way to spend a few hours.
morticia32's review
3.0
This was a short and sweet novella about research librarian turned erotic romance author, Helen, and her co-worker/best friend, historian Henry.
Helen finally gets a rejection letter with a reason for the rejection, and a suggestion for fixing her novel. Turns out Helen's story is great, except her sex scenes are boring. So she decides to do what she does best and research writing a good sex scene.
She's so into her research she doesn't notice Henry reading over her shoulder. Then Henry offers to help Helen with some one on one research.
It was quite short, and I wish it had been fleshed (no pun intended) out a bit more. The characters moved so quickly and suddenly I was 95% through the book and I never really felt like I got to know them. Henry's side-plot felt a little bit shoe-horned in there, just to give the story a conflict that the characters have to overcome. Despite that, it was a fun read and I found myself amused a lot.
Even though the main character was trying to write erotic romance, there was very little detail into her "research" with Henry, making it the cleanest "erotic romance" I have ever read, haha.
*I was provided with an ARC of this story by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Helen finally gets a rejection letter with a reason for the rejection, and a suggestion for fixing her novel. Turns out Helen's story is great, except her sex scenes are boring. So she decides to do what she does best and research writing a good sex scene.
She's so into her research she doesn't notice Henry reading over her shoulder. Then Henry offers to help Helen with some one on one research.
It was quite short, and I wish it had been fleshed (no pun intended) out a bit more. The characters moved so quickly and suddenly I was 95% through the book and I never really felt like I got to know them. Henry's side-plot felt a little bit shoe-horned in there, just to give the story a conflict that the characters have to overcome. Despite that, it was a fun read and I found myself amused a lot.
Even though the main character was trying to write erotic romance, there was very little detail into her "research" with Henry, making it the cleanest "erotic romance" I have ever read, haha.
*I was provided with an ARC of this story by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
fredbooklover's review
4.0
What a fun time I had reading Practice makes perfect. Sometimes I am in the mood for a funny and short story. This one was everything I was looking for and then some. It is not an easy task to be able to create a good story with an interesting character development in less than 100 pages, Sarah Title managed to do it perfectly. When I reached the end of the story I caught myself hoping that I could have stayed a little longer into the world of Henry and Helen.
Helen is a librarian (I always love when the main character loves books as much as I do!!!). She is working in a college and she has a big secret : she wrote a romance novel. She did not tell anybody about it, worrying that she would be judged by her colleagues and family, so she kept it to herself. She submitted her manuscript to a contest and it was refused. She received some constructive criticisms from an editor that asked her to work on her intimate scenes and to submit her book again once it is revised. Helen was taken aback, she had no clues what was wrong with these scenes or how to rewrite those. Helen is a charming character, full of life and funny as hell. I really loved how she cope with disappointment: drinking wine and dress up in a disco dress while listening to disco songs. I can totally picture myself doing the same thing (I might trade the dress for Disco pants instead though). Her dogs are lovely; it added a “doggie” vibe that made this story great!
Henry is a historian in college. Helen and he are close friends and he is trying to prove that one of the historical building that was bought by the college used to be a brothel in the early 1900's. He is stating that it must be kept as it is for its significant importance in the community. He is having a hard time to find some facts to corroborate his hypothesis. One day, he went to the library to discuss with Helen but she was watching something on her computer. She was so focused that she did not hear him creeping up to her side. Then Henry saw she was reading about how to write steamy scenes. Helen did not react well when she realized that he was there. Being a good friend, he suggested to Helen to actually practice some steamy scenes together to better her writing. That is quite funny coming from a character that is so conservative. He is a real gentleman and he is trying to help Helen. This is when the story become really funny and entertaining.
The pace was great and I love the writing style of Sarah Title. She was able to make the main characters alive and as crazy as this story is, I believed it! Who knows that might be happening to me one of these days!
I definitely recommend this short read; you will read it in one sitting and I am quite sure that you will be left craving for more!!
*I was gifted this book by Jeep DIva in exchange for an honest review
Helen is a librarian (I always love when the main character loves books as much as I do!!!). She is working in a college and she has a big secret : she wrote a romance novel. She did not tell anybody about it, worrying that she would be judged by her colleagues and family, so she kept it to herself. She submitted her manuscript to a contest and it was refused. She received some constructive criticisms from an editor that asked her to work on her intimate scenes and to submit her book again once it is revised. Helen was taken aback, she had no clues what was wrong with these scenes or how to rewrite those. Helen is a charming character, full of life and funny as hell. I really loved how she cope with disappointment: drinking wine and dress up in a disco dress while listening to disco songs. I can totally picture myself doing the same thing (I might trade the dress for Disco pants instead though). Her dogs are lovely; it added a “doggie” vibe that made this story great!
Henry is a historian in college. Helen and he are close friends and he is trying to prove that one of the historical building that was bought by the college used to be a brothel in the early 1900's. He is stating that it must be kept as it is for its significant importance in the community. He is having a hard time to find some facts to corroborate his hypothesis. One day, he went to the library to discuss with Helen but she was watching something on her computer. She was so focused that she did not hear him creeping up to her side. Then Henry saw she was reading about how to write steamy scenes. Helen did not react well when she realized that he was there. Being a good friend, he suggested to Helen to actually practice some steamy scenes together to better her writing. That is quite funny coming from a character that is so conservative. He is a real gentleman and he is trying to help Helen. This is when the story become really funny and entertaining.
The pace was great and I love the writing style of Sarah Title. She was able to make the main characters alive and as crazy as this story is, I believed it! Who knows that might be happening to me one of these days!
I definitely recommend this short read; you will read it in one sitting and I am quite sure that you will be left craving for more!!
*I was gifted this book by Jeep DIva in exchange for an honest review
georgiewhoissarahdrew's review
3.0
3.5 stars for being the right length
Delightful. Doesn't try to do too much and does it well.
Delightful. Doesn't try to do too much and does it well.
missmarketpaperback's review
4.0
I thought this was a really cute book! I blew right through it. I enjoyed reading a romance set on a college campus with two smart main characters (even though the premise was pretty silly).
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