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Such a sweet enemies to lovers romance. Not spicy at all but it was cute. I loved the characters & the fact that they were writers/editors. I always like books about people who love books as much as I do. I also really enjoyed that it was a loose, modern retelling of Beauty & the Beast featuring Black characters, since that’s my favorite Disney movie.

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.25

I wasn’t blown away by this book. I really enjoyed the previous book in this series, but this one didn’t do it for me. I liked the characters but I didn’t love them. It was entertaining but I wouldn’t pick it up again.

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emotional funny hopeful fast-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

5.0

By The Book

5/5
⚠️CW: Very light mentions of racism and death of a parent⚠️

This is one of the first romance books I've ever read! I've read books that have a romantic sub-plot but never a full on romance book and my god was this an amazing one to start with! Jasmine Guillory is one of my favorite authors and I absolutely adore this book! Izzy and Beau are just so loveable as characters! They both have such realistic flaws and it makes you fall in love with them even more! Not to mention the fact that Izzy's job is book publishing and she is a total book worm! Like name a more relatable character! I'll wait... I also really like how when there was an argument they actually sat down and talked to each other! If there is one thing I hate more than anything it's when conflicts that could be resolved by sitting down and having an adult conversation drag on for years. That didn't happen in this book and I love that!

AND OMG THAT ENDING!!! WHEN IZZY READ THE JOURNAL I LOST IT!

<333 You need to read this book immediately! This is probably one of my new favorite books! Just writing this review is making me smile SO much just thinking about the book!!! God it's amazing!

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

Overall, I did like it but didn’t love it. I knew it was supposed to be a modern retelling of beauty and the beast, but the author really hit us over the head with the references and I found it annoying. While I really liked Izzy’s character, the rest of the book fell flat for me. Good representation though and a sweet and easy read.

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hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

2.5

Had no idea I was trying myself into a re-telling/mash up of Beauty in the Beast lol. The main characters were really lovable, and I think it would’ve worked better, for me, without the occasional references to personified inanimate objects. Glad I stuck it out til the end though! The emotional pay off was lovely and what I needed in a time of personal anxiety and professional uncertainty

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

A book about a book with a love story woven around the pages as they come to life this book was so easy to fall in love with. With diverse representation with BIPOC characters as well as addressing societal/ structural issues of racism at parts and portrayed important messages while doing so this book is so thought out and well written.

Izzy and Beau enemies to friends to lovers arc is so engaging and the way the book is used to reveal the depths of the love at the end honestly brought tears to my eyes. Couldn’t reccomend more. A great intro to romance too as it isn’t anything to much , more just some kissing and hugging etc when it does elaborate

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funny lighthearted reflective

4.0

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