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Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory

5 reviews

kelly_e's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.25

Title: Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Author: Jasmine Guillory
Series: The Improbably Meet-Cute #4
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3.25
Pub Date: January 23, 2024

T H R E E • W O R D S

Delicious • Foolish • Spicy

📖 S Y N O P S I S

This Valentine’s Day, Daisy Murray has her heart set on binge-watching rom-coms. Instead, an earthquake traps her inside a bakery with its impossibly rude and insufferably handsome owner and head baker. They already have a history: she’s always smiled, he’s always scowled. Where better to finally get to know each other than amid the disaster? Then again, they have no choice. Besides, it could have its sweet, undeniable, and unpredictable perks.

💭 T H O U G H T S

Drop, Cover, and Hold On is novella number four in The Improbable Meet-Cute series and I absolutely loved that it takes place in a bakery. I'd never read Jasmine Guillory before, but do have several of her books on my TBR, so this was a nice her taste.

There is no denying the plot for this one is original and highly unlikely (honestly how could this exact situation even happen), yet I found it a fun and lighthearted read and definitely a little spicier than the first installments. I wanted so badly to be transported to the bakery to eat all of the delicious pastries, sandwiches, and hand pies. I'm not going to lie the fact he saves her some stuff just in case had me swooning despite the cheese factor.

Overall, I enjoyed reading Drop, Cover, and Hold On more than some of the other novellas simply because I loved the setting and food descriptions. Yes, it was a little fat-fetched in its content
📚 R E A D • I F • Y O U • L I K E
• bakeries and pastries
• plus size characters

⚠️ CW: sexual content, fatphobia, body shaming, injury/injury detail, blood, cursing

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"I wasn’t giving everyone free stuff. I was giving you free stuff. Because I fell for you that first moment I heard you laugh that day."

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

A quick and enjoyable read. This is still a good novella despite the overuse of the misunderstanding trope in romance books. With a curvy MC and both MCs being Black it was full of rep.

Narrator Rating: 3.0 stars
The narrator did a decent job, but nothing special.

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monica_85's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Cute story. Daisy's laughter and smiles were contagious. I'll be looking for more from this author.

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midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory is the fourth book in the Improbable Meet Cute series. It made me equal parts hungry with its descriptions of bakery items, and swoon for its budding romance!

Narrated by Aure Nash.

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thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

I don’t mind instalove if it’s done in the right way, but this one just felt really unrealistic to me, and a little too corny for my taste. It was sweet (pun intended), but maybe too sweet for me. Nonetheless, definitely worked as a short story.

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