Talk Bookish to Me
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Summary
Inspiration can come from the most unlikely - and inconvenient - sources。
Kara Sullivan’s life is full of love - albeit fictional。 As a best-selling romance novelist and influential Bookstagrammer， she’s fine with getting her happily-ever-after fix between the covers of a book。
But right now？ Not only is Kara’s best friend getting married next week - which means big wedding stress - but the deadline for her next novel is looming， and she hasn’t written a single word。 The last thing she needs is for her infuriating first love， Ryan Thompson， to suddenly appear in the wedding party。 But Ryan’s unexpected arrival sparks a creative awakening in Kara that inspires the steamy historical romance she desperately needs to deliver。
With her wedding duties intensifying， her deadline getting closer by the second and her bills not paying themselves， Kara knows there’s only one way for her to finish her book and to give her characters the ever-after they deserve。 But can she embrace the unlikely， ruggedly handsome muse—who pushes every one of her buttons—to save the wedding， her career and， just maybe， write her own happy ending？
Kara Sullivan’s life is full of love - albeit fictional。 As a best-selling romance novelist and influential Bookstagrammer， she’s fine with getting her happily-ever-after fix between the covers of a book。
But right now？ Not only is Kara’s best friend getting married next week - which means big wedding stress - but the deadline for her next novel is looming， and she hasn’t written a single word。 The last thing she needs is for her infuriating first love， Ryan Thompson， to suddenly appear in the wedding party。 But Ryan’s unexpected arrival sparks a creative awakening in Kara that inspires the steamy historical romance she desperately needs to deliver。
With her wedding duties intensifying， her deadline getting closer by the second and her bills not paying themselves， Kara knows there’s only one way for her to finish her book and to give her characters the ever-after they deserve。 But can she embrace the unlikely， ruggedly handsome muse—who pushes every one of her buttons—to save the wedding， her career and， just maybe， write her own happy ending？
Reviews
Katie Katieneedsabiggerbookshelf
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“All right， so you asking me if books with the same trope are carbon copies of each other would be equivalent to me asking you if every baseball game you watch is the same。 I mean， they’re all just playing baseball， following the same rules and always ending the same with one team winning。 It must be boring。” （I mean this is kind of how I feel about baseball…。but definitely not books！）Kara is stuck on her next novel。 She knows she needs to push through and finish it because as soon as she finish “All right， so you asking me if books with the same trope are carbon copies of each other would be equivalent to me asking you if every baseball game you watch is the same。 I mean， they’re all just playing baseball， following the same rules and always ending the same with one team winning。 It must be boring。” （I mean this is kind of how I feel about baseball…。but definitely not books！）Kara is stuck on her next novel。 She knows she needs to push through and finish it because as soon as she finishes her maid of honor duties in her best friends wedding， she is off to Italy for a 6 month vacation！ When her college boyfriend and the one that got away shows up as a groomsman however， Karas life is flipped upside down。 Things did not end well with Ryan， and she can think of nothing she’d like less than to spend a week with him。 Too bad spending time with him seems to give her the writing mojo she needs。Ok I need to start with a disclaimer on this one。 This is not a book about a bookstagrammer。 Yes， she has a bookstagram but it is such a small part of the story。 I was expecting it to be more of a focus so figured I’d put it there in case you expected it too！ As a side note: it wasn’t super marketed as being about bookstagram-I think I got that from other people！This was the perfect lovers to enemies to lovers story！ The chemistry between Kara and Ryan was immediately apparent， and their banter was so fabulous！ I thought the look at Kara’s novel coming together throughout the book really added something extra。 I also really loved the side characters， her friends were so wonderful！ Though I did give a second look when her sister gave her a hard time for drinking an entire bottle of wine in one night。 First of all， is that wrong？ And second， she had no reason to assume she drank the entire thing the night before！ She could have had one a glass a night for a week！ Either way， I still loved this story， and if you love authors， readers， and romance， you should definitely pick this one up！ 。。。more
Laura Fielding
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This is an adorable story。 It’s fun and entertaining。 It’s the perfect book to take on a beach vacation。
Lindsey
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“ ‘But if there’s only a certain number of themes， aren’t books with the same trope carbon copies of each other？’ ‘Not at all， because each book approaches the trope in a different way。 The characters are different， the location is different。。。All right， so you asking me if books with the same trope are carbon copies of each other would be equivalent to me asking you if every baseball game you watch is the same。 I mean， they’re always just playing baseball， following the same rules and always en “ ‘But if there’s only a certain number of themes， aren’t books with the same trope carbon copies of each other？’ ‘Not at all， because each book approaches the trope in a different way。 The characters are different， the location is different。。。All right， so you asking me if books with the same trope are carbon copies of each other would be equivalent to me asking you if every baseball game you watch is the same。 I mean， they’re always just playing baseball， following the same rules and always ending the same with one team winning。 。。。in baseball， they’re going through the same motions with the same end-goal in mind， but you’re still happy to follow multiple teams and watch them play because every game is different and exciting。 The same is true with romances。 Each love story is it’s own unique experience。’ “I don’t really love romances， but lately I’ve been super into them。 This book is a perfect light-hearted romance， about a romance writer’s real-life love story。 I really enjoyed this book。 It is really closer to 4。5 stars than 5， and isn’t necessarily a perfect book， but it is 100% a perfect romance。 Things I liked: I love the banter between Kara and Ryan， those two were well written。 I loved reading snippets of Kara’s historical romance as she wrote it。 I loved the character Maggie and I want her to be the star of Kate Bromley’s next book please！ Things I didn’t like: I wanted more from some of the relationships in the book。 There was a lot of good stuff in there: mother-daughter relationship， sister-relationship， best friends， childhood friends。。。and each of them had a shining moment。 But it felt a little overwhelming and rushed and times。 Also， I could have done without the epilogue。 Also， I’m not 100% sure that I think Kara and Ryan’s relationship is healthy per-se， but I loved them a lot so I’m moving past that。 Overall solid 4。5 stars， I’m looking forward to reading more from Kate Bromley！ 。。。more
YourNextBookMark
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OBSESSED！ This book was amazing！ So cute， and so perfect。This is a must-read for fans of fun-loving romance。 It's the perfect summer book。 Easy to read， will fly through it all so quickly just to find out how the story ends。LOVED and seriously can't wait to see what the author puts out next。 OBSESSED！ This book was amazing！ So cute， and so perfect。This is a must-read for fans of fun-loving romance。 It's the perfect summer book。 Easy to read， will fly through it all so quickly just to find out how the story ends。LOVED and seriously can't wait to see what the author puts out next。 。。。more
Dilek VT
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Initially， I was interested in this book but the following review helped me to decide to avoid this book。https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。First of all， I don't like the "book within a book" trope。 And also， I usually have problems with second-chance romance books as I don't believe giving people second chances。 In this book， they were separated because of misunderstandings as the heroine thought he cheated on her （he didn't）。 But at present day， he is now engaged to that woman she thought Initially， I was interested in this book but the following review helped me to decide to avoid this book。https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。First of all， I don't like the "book within a book" trope。 And also， I usually have problems with second-chance romance books as I don't believe giving people second chances。 In this book， they were separated because of misunderstandings as the heroine thought he cheated on her （he didn't）。 But at present day， he is now engaged to that woman she thought he cheated on her with。 This is TOO distasteful for me。 Nope， thanks but no。 。。。more
Liz Graham
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I think this will be a big hit when it comes out 🥳
DJ
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Copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I love a good enemies to lover troupe and Talk Bookish to me totally delivered this！ I really loved this story。 It's full of witty banter， sexy scenes and lots of book talk。 What more could you want？ Well it also has really great MC's with tons of chemistry！ The writing is really good too。 I loved the book within a book。 Some people may not enjoy this but I actually liked it a lot。 Overall Talk Bookish to Me is smart， Copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I love a good enemies to lover troupe and Talk Bookish to me totally delivered this！ I really loved this story。 It's full of witty banter， sexy scenes and lots of book talk。 What more could you want？ Well it also has really great MC's with tons of chemistry！ The writing is really good too。 I loved the book within a book。 Some people may not enjoy this but I actually liked it a lot。 Overall Talk Bookish to Me is smart， sexy and a tons of fun。 。。。more
Lacie
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This was such a fun read！ I was totally immersed in the story and loved all of the banter。 And the characters were SO likable。 This was a totally winner for me！
Leslie
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Cute cover， but the story never totally worked for me。Advance copy from NetGalley。
Janilyn Kocher
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When I read the sentence “I spend mommy money on books” and Kara is a romance novelist and bookstagrammer， I knew I was in for a good read。 I couldn’t wait to get to the crux of why Ryan and Kara didn’t last。 Their synergy is evident， but they like to banter。 I liked，how the wedding threw them together。 I liked it when Kara talked about the different tropes in romance genre。 I was surprised at the turn of events late in the book since I didn’t anticipate it。 All in all I love all the books， the When I read the sentence “I spend mommy money on books” and Kara is a romance novelist and bookstagrammer， I knew I was in for a good read。 I couldn’t wait to get to the crux of why Ryan and Kara didn’t last。 Their synergy is evident， but they like to banter。 I liked，how the wedding threw them together。 I liked it when Kara talked about the different tropes in romance genre。 I was surprised at the turn of events late in the book since I didn’t anticipate it。 All in all I love all the books， the bookish setting， the cover， and the relationship angle of Talk Bookish to Me。 Thanks to Graydon House and NetGalley for the early read。 。。。more
Elysa
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This second-chance romance started out very strong。 There was humor， great chemistry， and a cute dog。 I thought I was heading towards a 4 or 5 star read， and then her friend's wedding happened。 My enjoyment came to a screeching halt。 I don't think Ryan should have been forgiven at all， and I felt like this book was glorifying some pretty unhealthy patterns。 I think the book would have been excellent and a more balanced read if her not telling him about Italy would have been The Conflict。Thank yo This second-chance romance started out very strong。 There was humor， great chemistry， and a cute dog。 I thought I was heading towards a 4 or 5 star read， and then her friend's wedding happened。 My enjoyment came to a screeching halt。 I don't think Ryan should have been forgiven at all， and I felt like this book was glorifying some pretty unhealthy patterns。 I think the book would have been excellent and a more balanced read if her not telling him about Italy would have been The Conflict。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sandra
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Cute， tropey romance。spoiler:I didn’t have strong enough feelings to care about the moral badness of the male lead， so that didn’t ruin it for me。 But I understand why it did for others， especially those who are romance fans。 A misunderstanding where she *thought* he was engaged would have been more standard。 But would have annoyed me more （I hate it when people jump to wrong conclusions for the sake of a plot）。
Sydney
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I received an ARC through netgalley。I really liked this book， I wasn't sure at first because things were moving pretty fast but it was very enjoyable。 The scene where they act out her book is everything。 I enjoyed the fact that we got an epilogue of them with their kids， it was very cute。 I received an ARC through netgalley。I really liked this book， I wasn't sure at first because things were moving pretty fast but it was very enjoyable。 The scene where they act out her book is everything。 I enjoyed the fact that we got an epilogue of them with their kids， it was very cute。 。。。more
Sue
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A light hearted romance novel about a young writer facing an upcoming manuscript deadline， her best friend’s wedding and an impending 6 month working vacation in Italy。 Her plans are uprooted when her best friend’s fiancé invites two childhood friends to the wedding and one of them is her college ex-boyfriend。 Sparks are sure to fly at the wedding， read this and find out。 #TalkBookishtoMe #NetGalley
Santanah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Kara Sullivan is a well-known romance novelist but her own love life hasn't yet taken flight like her books。 That is until， her first love reappears into her life and takes her on a journey she never expected。 Wow， this book was everything I could ever want！ Kara was a brilliant protagonist and i'm sure a lot of girls felt represented in the aspect of not feeling like they could be loved by anybody。 I loved Ryan and Kara's chemistry， it was beautiful how they could go from literally teasing each Kara Sullivan is a well-known romance novelist but her own love life hasn't yet taken flight like her books。 That is until， her first love reappears into her life and takes her on a journey she never expected。 Wow， this book was everything I could ever want！ Kara was a brilliant protagonist and i'm sure a lot of girls felt represented in the aspect of not feeling like they could be loved by anybody。 I loved Ryan and Kara's chemistry， it was beautiful how they could go from literally teasing each other to effortlessly being in love。 Ryan was everything I want in a book boyfriend， he was a little bit cocky and seemed so sure of himself but it turns out he has quite the vulnerable side and I loved seeing that other side of him。 I also loved the addition of Maggie！ She was a brilliant character， I loved how she never felt bad about putting Kara in her place and making her grow up a little bit。 I feel like this sort of friendship is so underrated in books but it is so real！ The plot twist in this book shook me to the core。 I absolutely never expected it and I gasped when I read it。 I'm glad the author took the route of not having Kara forgive Ryan straight away or 2 months down the line， it took her a solid 6 months to grow and realise it was what she wanted and I loved that。 I have nothing but praise for Kate Bromley， this novel was fantastic and I literally couldn't put it down。 I know so many people that will love this and i'll definitely be recommending it to everyone！Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Lindsey
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It was pretty cute and I liked it。 Your quintessential contemporary romance， set in NYC， with a cute dog。 There were some serious subjects but overall it was pretty light and easy to read。
Amy
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I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。DNF: 25%I feel a bit cheated。 The cover is adorable。 The title speaks to me。 The synopsis sounds so promising！ All of those parts seemed like they were going to add up to a delightfully entertaining whole。 And yet， I could not keep going。The dialogue is NOT。 GOOD。I may have been able to keep reading it if there hadn't been any dialogue -- maybe。 It was so childish and stilted that it cheapened the characters。 They se I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。DNF: 25%I feel a bit cheated。 The cover is adorable。 The title speaks to me。 The synopsis sounds so promising！ All of those parts seemed like they were going to add up to a delightfully entertaining whole。 And yet， I could not keep going。The dialogue is NOT。 GOOD。I may have been able to keep reading it if there hadn't been any dialogue -- maybe。 It was so childish and stilted that it cheapened the characters。 They seemed way younger than they're supposed to be because of it。 And it was hardly realistic。 It all just felt awkward and clunky， like it was trying too hard。I had some issues with the characters， too。 Cristina is a terrible friend if her first thought when her best friend's ex-boyfriend shows up is to see how she can manipulate the situation to throw them together。 I didn't get far enough into the story to really know what went down between Kara and Ryan but I got the sense that it wasn't good and that Cristina knew some of the details。 Her instincts here were awful。Ryan vacillates between being angry at Kara and seemingly wanting to be with her and it kills the possibility of any romantic tension。 It also makes for an exhausting character because as a reader， I didn't see any reason for him to vacillate。 The history between Ryan and Kara is divulged in a way that prevented me from caring about them。As it stands， I do not recommend this book at all。 。。。more
Crystal
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Kara Sullivan has it all， she’s living her best life in NYC， she’s a bestselling romance author and an influential bookstagrammer。 But right now， she’s stressed。 Her latest book is just about due， and she doesn’t have it written， and she’s the maid of honor in her best friend’s wedding。 Trying to keep on top of all the wedding prep， write her book when her brain isn’t cooperating， and dealing with her mother is almost more than she can handle。 Then the surprise of all surprises。 It turns out tha Kara Sullivan has it all， she’s living her best life in NYC， she’s a bestselling romance author and an influential bookstagrammer。 But right now， she’s stressed。 Her latest book is just about due， and she doesn’t have it written， and she’s the maid of honor in her best friend’s wedding。 Trying to keep on top of all the wedding prep， write her book when her brain isn’t cooperating， and dealing with her mother is almost more than she can handle。 Then the surprise of all surprises。 It turns out that her college boyfriend， the one who tore her heart out and stomped it happens to be friends with the groom and is also participating in the wedding。 Is Kara going to be able to handle Ryan being around on top of everything else？ I became so invested in Kara and Ryan’s story that I didn’t want to stop reading， I mean really， who actually needs sleep？ I love their chemistry， their interactions， and that plot twist！！ This book has great writing， a wonderful story arc， and it’s full of interesting and well-written characters。 I thoroughly enjoyed this story and was sad when it ended。 If you’re a fan of rom-coms， I definitely recommend this story！ *I received an ARC of this story from Netgalley and this publisher and this is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Sandra
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A sweet， charming read。 Readers are immersed in Kara's life as she finds her own happy ending。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-arc。 A sweet， charming read。 Readers are immersed in Kara's life as she finds her own happy ending。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-arc。 。。。more
Lyndi
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Kara Sullivan is a bestselling romance writer coming quickly to the deadline of her next book。。。and she's blocked！ It's just days before her best friend's wedding， and she's the maid of honor。 At the rehearsal dinner they finally meet the groom's best friend， none other than Kara's college ex Ryan Thompson。 Some unforgivable things were said in the breakup and now they both hate each other， but that needs to be put aside for the sake of the wedding。 As Kara spends more time with Ryan， their snar Kara Sullivan is a bestselling romance writer coming quickly to the deadline of her next book。。。and she's blocked！ It's just days before her best friend's wedding， and she's the maid of honor。 At the rehearsal dinner they finally meet the groom's best friend， none other than Kara's college ex Ryan Thompson。 Some unforgivable things were said in the breakup and now they both hate each other， but that needs to be put aside for the sake of the wedding。 As Kara spends more time with Ryan， their snarky banter has an unexpected side effect。。。she's writing again！ When Ryan needs a place to stay until the wedding， Kara offers her home to her unexpected muse and his adorable bulldog Duke。Unlike your typical romance as described in detail in the book， these characters seemed more real with their own problems and mistakes。 Real life isn't black and white and sometimes it's the hardships and mistakes you learn to forgive that make for true love and romance。 And these two have plenty of those！ I absolutely loved Ryan's dog Duke too！ He reminds me off a couple dogs I've had in the past。 Sometimes it's those interrupted romantic moments that are most memorable and hilarious。 I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 The views and opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own。 。。。more
Kathyk21
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I found Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley just ok。 The main characters Kara and Ryan dislike each other because they broke up ten years ago。 Kara is a fiction author with a great book contract but is unable to produce the book she's already been paid for。 Somehow I never got excited about a potential rebirth of romance and I didn't get frantic about the book's deadline。 Even the vacation in Italy was just ok。 Maybe Kara and Ryan are just not my type。 I found Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley just ok。 The main characters Kara and Ryan dislike each other because they broke up ten years ago。 Kara is a fiction author with a great book contract but is unable to produce the book she's already been paid for。 Somehow I never got excited about a potential rebirth of romance and I didn't get frantic about the book's deadline。 Even the vacation in Italy was just ok。 Maybe Kara and Ryan are just not my type。 。。。more
KayleyHearts
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Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an arc copy in exchange for an honest review。 3。75 starsTalk Bookish to Me has all of the elements that I love to read in romance; enemies to lovers， second chance romance， a wedding and a protagonist who is a writer and we get to read chapters of the book she is writing。 As these are all of the the tropes I love to read I had high expectations that I was going to love this book and for the most part I did love it。 The writing was great and the chemistry Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an arc copy in exchange for an honest review。 3。75 starsTalk Bookish to Me has all of the elements that I love to read in romance; enemies to lovers， second chance romance， a wedding and a protagonist who is a writer and we get to read chapters of the book she is writing。 As these are all of the the tropes I love to read I had high expectations that I was going to love this book and for the most part I did love it。 The writing was great and the chemistry between the two main characters was well done。 I like that the story isn't solely on the romance but about family and friendships and these are explored well throughout the book。 Sadly， there is a reveal that happens in here that I sort of guessed might happen and desperately wished it wouldn't， alas it happened and after that it left a sour taste in my mouth。 Especially because the rest of the story moves very quickly and everything is wrapped up a little too conveniently for me。 Overall， this is a solid book with a good romance and I would recommend。 I personally just wish it hadn't gone in the direction that it did。 。。。more
Kristen
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arc received in exchange for review
Anita Powers
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I loved this story， it had all of the things you want from a romance， a past love， a second chance， new beginnings， joy， broken heart， soul searching， forgiveness， and a future。 I loved the characters in this story。 Kara could be feisty and fun but she carries so much quilt for something that was not her fault。 Ryan is sexy， cocky， has the most adorable dog and is still in love with the one he lost。 This story takes us through Kara and Ryan reuniting， the anger still there， the chemistry still t I loved this story， it had all of the things you want from a romance， a past love， a second chance， new beginnings， joy， broken heart， soul searching， forgiveness， and a future。 I loved the characters in this story。 Kara could be feisty and fun but she carries so much quilt for something that was not her fault。 Ryan is sexy， cocky， has the most adorable dog and is still in love with the one he lost。 This story takes us through Kara and Ryan reuniting， the anger still there， the chemistry still there， and the love that grows again。 Like most romances there is angst， hurt feelings， mistakes， and sadness。 I enjoyed reading about her time in Italy and I liked meeting Liam。 I loved what Ryan gave to Kara， the letters were beautiful and honest。 Her friend Liam gave her the best advice in the whole book and that was the only reason I was okay with the decision she made， it changed everything。 The wrap up of this story was really sweet and the epilogue was fantastic。 I also want to say I really enjoyed her being a writer and loved the story within a story。 Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for giving me a digital ARC for my honest review。 。。。more
Gabriella
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Thanks to NetGalley for my copy of this book in exchange for a review！It's a perfectly fine book to read to get back into reading！ As one of my good friends like to refer to these sort of books， its a shampoo read （ like back in the olden days when you entertained yourself by reading the back of shampoo bottles ）。 Easy， fun， I finished it in a day。 （view spoiler）[ I didn't particularly enjoy the book within the book， so mainly skipped those parts， and also didn't really get all the drama around Thanks to NetGalley for my copy of this book in exchange for a review！It's a perfectly fine book to read to get back into reading！ As one of my good friends like to refer to these sort of books， its a shampoo read （ like back in the olden days when you entertained yourself by reading the back of shampoo bottles ）。 Easy， fun， I finished it in a day。 （view spoiler）[ I didn't particularly enjoy the book within the book， so mainly skipped those parts， and also didn't really get all the drama around their initial break up， and if they were truly the one for each other， why wait 10 years？ British dude in Italy had basically no role other than eating pizza。 （hide spoiler）]www。instagram。com/ellainldn 。。。more
Angela Branham
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Realistic RomCom。 Kara Sullivan has loved reading and books her entire life--she is now an author with a few noteworthy titles under her belt。 She is living a pretty good life--other than not really having a decent man to romance her。 When Ryan （an old college boyfriend） steps back into her life， she is sideswiped with some negative feelings （anger， distrust， hurt） but able to write some pretty decent chapters （she had been in a funk recently）。 So when she gets an opportunity to take advantage o Realistic RomCom。 Kara Sullivan has loved reading and books her entire life--she is now an author with a few noteworthy titles under her belt。 She is living a pretty good life--other than not really having a decent man to romance her。 When Ryan （an old college boyfriend） steps back into her life， she is sideswiped with some negative feelings （anger， distrust， hurt） but able to write some pretty decent chapters （she had been in a funk recently）。 So when she gets an opportunity to take advantage of this old/new muse， no one should be surprised--least of all， Ryan or Kara！ Overall， a fun and engaging read ;） 。。。more
Kerri
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Charming and fun， this contemporary romance kept my attention long enough to be a single day read。
Amy Tippins
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I had high hopes for this book， but it didn't quite hit the mark for me。 Kara is a romance writer who is suffering from writer's block。 When she runs into her college ex-boyfriend at a wedding she realizes he may be a muse for her writing。 She's willing to overlook the fact that their relationship did not end well so she can keep Ryan in her presence and therefore keep her writing flowing。 I had a hard time following the dialogue in the book （which was pretty extensive， btw） and knowing who was I had high hopes for this book， but it didn't quite hit the mark for me。 Kara is a romance writer who is suffering from writer's block。 When she runs into her college ex-boyfriend at a wedding she realizes he may be a muse for her writing。 She's willing to overlook the fact that their relationship did not end well so she can keep Ryan in her presence and therefore keep her writing flowing。 I had a hard time following the dialogue in the book （which was pretty extensive， btw） and knowing who was speaking when。 There was some overlap with the responses and it made it confusing to know who was who - I'm not sure if it was a formatting issue or a composition issue， but either way - it was hard to follow。 While I loved the chemistry between Kara and Ryan， there were certain elements of the story that really changed how I felt towards Ryan。 Overall not terrible， but not the great rom-com I was hoping for。 Thanks to NetGalley and Graydon House for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Morgan
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Talk Bookish to Me is the cute story of reunited exes thrown together in the midst of their best friends’ wedding week。 The plotline is somewhat familiar although Bromley did her best to reengineer the characters’ backstories。 Even though the story was at times expected， I found the plot engaging and easily finished the book in one sitting。 Anyone who knows me knows that I am a fan of rom coms and admittedly love-hate relationship dramas are a guilty pleasure。 This one is reminiscent of Beach Re Talk Bookish to Me is the cute story of reunited exes thrown together in the midst of their best friends’ wedding week。 The plotline is somewhat familiar although Bromley did her best to reengineer the characters’ backstories。 Even though the story was at times expected， I found the plot engaging and easily finished the book in one sitting。 Anyone who knows me knows that I am a fan of rom coms and admittedly love-hate relationship dramas are a guilty pleasure。 This one is reminiscent of Beach Read and as an added bonus the protagonist is a bookstagrammer。 With all this in mind， I will definitely be looking for more novels from debut author Kate Bromley。 Reluctantly though， I must admit that I struggled with what to rate this one due to the story’s end。 I must caution anyone before reading this that after getting 75% of the way into the book the plot turns anything but predictable。 I wished the ending hadn’t quite unfolded the way it did。 Bromley definitely put a different spin on this tale， and it left me with mixed feelings on a relationship I had previously liked。 -- Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with a digital review copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Emily Morley
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I was hooked on this from beginning to end！ The love story between Kara and Ryan completely drew me in， each page I was turning I was routing for the both of them。The way that the storyline comes together in this book is so lovely， it was just the kind of read I needed。 Kara is an author with a deadline that is becoming closer and closer but distractions keep her from writing， with reminders being sent to her daily she needs to do something about getting her book finished。Overall I LOVED this， a I was hooked on this from beginning to end！ The love story between Kara and Ryan completely drew me in， each page I was turning I was routing for the both of them。The way that the storyline comes together in this book is so lovely， it was just the kind of read I needed。 Kara is an author with a deadline that is becoming closer and closer but distractions keep her from writing， with reminders being sent to her daily she needs to do something about getting her book finished。Overall I LOVED this， an easy 4 stars for me！ I am not much of a Rom Com reader， but this book has left me wanting to read more！ Now I want a physical copy when it is published （27/05/2021）📚Thanks to Netgalley and Bonnier Books for allowing me to read this advance copy。 。。。more
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