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Lighthearted and quick read, but very very predictable and I found the dialogue to be clumsy and the characters unbelievable. I enjoyed Carlos, but despised most of the other characters. Aside from the love story, there was hardly any character development.

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leonalikesliterature's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

1.0

This book was so incredibly boring! I feel like I listened to hours of two people just continuously going out to eat while talking about nothing. There were no stakes and no development. The two leads had no strong personality and no chemistry with each other. The dialogue was very cookie cutter and lacked a natural flow. Even the sex scenes were very bland. Everything in this book felt so scripted and predictable. The ending conflict was a chore to get through.

I felt that the author really wanted to write a diverse and feminist romance, so she forced in a lot of speeches about body-positivity, antiracism and feminism that felt so unnatural and unrealistic. I want all those things in a story, but I want there to be an actual love story with characters that I can root for. Instead, I felt the author was just standing on a soapbox rather than writing about a good story with fun characters.

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.0

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kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

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amandalorianxo's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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

2.0

Maybe if I had read the first one this would have helped me enjoy this better? It definitely reads as someone who needs an intro to adult romance novels but to me, I was… not invested enough. The diversity was brilliant and I liked the friend group Nikole embraced herself with but that was it.

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youweremycrown's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

1.75

1.75 purely for the diverse cast
you ever read a book and you realize that the characters are better off not being together? yeah.. this is it. the book was utterly boring. the author wrote carlos in a way that made him grate on my nerves in special a genderflip of NLOG. don’t tell his sister that he likes rosé but not because it’s a girly drink but because his sister can’t be right. also he bought his sister a tool kit for her apartment and while putting a bookcase together, THAT SHE DIDNT ASK FOR, was like “hmm her screwdriver sucks… i should get her an electric one for christmas.” DOES SHE EVEN USE IT??? ugh i just couldn’t with carlos… nik seemed immature and didn’t really learn anything by the end of the book about growing and being able to trust your emotions. i mean carlos was immature too he fucking stormed out during a fight. they didn’t seem to grow by the end of the book and i feel like they would be the type of couple that would fight all the time.

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funny 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

4.5

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory is a cute, lighthearted romance novel that features two people who were absolutely not looking for love yet find it anyway. In it we meet Nik on one of the most publicly weird days of her life, as she rejects a wedding proposal on the jumbotron in Dodger stadium. But before you go judging her, the person who proposed to her didn’t even spell her name correctly and you won’t be rooting for him. You know who you will be rooting for? Carlos. He and his sister meet her on the same day of her fateful proposal, and I won’t say more so you can experience the witty scene.

I’ve been making my way through the Jasmine Guillory books, whenever I want something fun and flirty. This is number 2 in the series, and you truly can read them in any order because while there are nods to characters in each book you don’t lose any key plot points by jumping around.

In terms of heat factory, this one is tame. The focus is on the character development and witty banter, which is well done. Nik has a great friend group, Carlos has a great family and is friends with the couple from the first book, and all together it’s an entertaining circle of people around them that adds to their stories.

There is some personal growth that each person needs to address as they couple up, however it’s not too deep. This book is a great choice if you are looking for a beach read or easy page-turner, and you want to keep the spice level low.

Content warnings: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Premature birth

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