Practice Makes Perfect
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Summary
When the owner of the local flower shop in Rome， Kentucky， makes a questionable agreement with a tattooed bad boy， a delightful friends to lovers romance begins to bloom--from the author of When in Rome and The Cheat Sheet。
Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match-someone who nicely compliments her happy， quiet life running her flower shop in Rome， Kentucky。 Unfortunately， she worries her goal might be too far out of reach when she overhears her date saying she is "sounbelievably boring。" Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies？ Maybe she only needs a little practice。。。and Annie has the perfect person in mind to become her tutor: Will Griffin。
Will--the flirtatious， tattooed， and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard--is temporarily back in Rome， providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement grows for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker。 He has one personal objective during his time in town: stay away from Annie Walker。 But no sooner than he gets settled， Will soon finds himself not only breaking his rule， but tasked with far more than simply providing security。
Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie， but he can't bring himself to say no to her request， so he officially agrees to teach her how to be the next leading lady of Rome， Kentucky， and find the love of her life-even if he doesn't believe in love himself。 Between faking a relationship so the meddling town doesn't catch on to what's really happening on their practice dates， and tutoring lessons that convince Annie to add passion to her list of must-haves in a mate， it doesn't take long for the lines of their friendship to blur。。。
Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match-someone who nicely compliments her happy， quiet life running her flower shop in Rome， Kentucky。 Unfortunately， she worries her goal might be too far out of reach when she overhears her date saying she is "sounbelievably boring。" Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies？ Maybe she only needs a little practice。。。and Annie has the perfect person in mind to become her tutor: Will Griffin。
Will--the flirtatious， tattooed， and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard--is temporarily back in Rome， providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement grows for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker。 He has one personal objective during his time in town: stay away from Annie Walker。 But no sooner than he gets settled， Will soon finds himself not only breaking his rule， but tasked with far more than simply providing security。
Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie， but he can't bring himself to say no to her request， so he officially agrees to teach her how to be the next leading lady of Rome， Kentucky， and find the love of her life-even if he doesn't believe in love himself。 Between faking a relationship so the meddling town doesn't catch on to what's really happening on their practice dates， and tutoring lessons that convince Annie to add passion to her list of must-haves in a mate， it doesn't take long for the lines of their friendship to blur。。。
Reviews
Amy Sykes
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Thank you NetGalley and Sarah Adams for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion。 If there's something Sarah Adams knows how to do is to write two characters who you can't help but fall for and root for the entire book。 Annie is a hopeless romantic who just wants to fall in love， get married and live a life full of romance just like her parents did but she can't seem to find the perfect man。 Whilst on another unsuccessful date， Annie finds herself face to face with the Thank you NetGalley and Sarah Adams for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion。 If there's something Sarah Adams knows how to do is to write two characters who you can't help but fall for and root for the entire book。 Annie is a hopeless romantic who just wants to fall in love， get married and live a life full of romance just like her parents did but she can't seem to find the perfect man。 Whilst on another unsuccessful date， Annie finds herself face to face with the man of her dreams but one she'd never have。 Will Griffin， bodyguard to Annie's soon-to-be sister-in-law and the definition of unworldly， unfortunately Annie's dream man believes love and marriage are the work of the devil so things would never work between them。 Will ends up agreeing to be her dating coach to find the man of her dreams， but when lines between 'practice' and 'perfect' blur who's going to end up with a broken heart？ Watching Annie and Will just bounce off each other so beautifully was so nice to enjoy， though an unlikely pair they just seemed to get each other like nobody else， they saw the deepest parts and never let go。 Will encouraging her to break out of her 'Angel Annie' box and break the rules， throw caution to the wind and live a little whilst she slowly chipped away atnhis hardened exterior and discovered someone with so much love to give but too much fear to let it out。 Both of them had so much hurt and fear hidden inside without knowing how to deal with it that once the floodgates opened they were impossible to stop， and anyway， nobody wanted them to。 I loved the representation of village life， as someone who grew up in a village the town having a meeting regarding whether Annie and Will should be allowed to date， and it being put to a vote is totally accurate village behaviour and I loved it。 Big shout-out to Mabel though， everyone has a Mabel in their life and her being the biggest advocate for everything is what we loved to see。 。。。more
Mary Montoya
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Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams is a tension-filled， romcom， that will have you smiling the whole way through！ This book is a spin-off of her last book “When in Rome” and follows Annie that was introduced in the first book。 It takes place in Rome， Kentucky， a small town where everyone knows each other and their business。 Annie Walker is Noah’s sisters and business neighbor。 She owns a flower shop and has always been treated like the town’s “sweetheart” and “angel”。 This story also follows， Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams is a tension-filled， romcom， that will have you smiling the whole way through！ This book is a spin-off of her last book “When in Rome” and follows Annie that was introduced in the first book。 It takes place in Rome， Kentucky， a small town where everyone knows each other and their business。 Annie Walker is Noah’s sisters and business neighbor。 She owns a flower shop and has always been treated like the town’s “sweetheart” and “angel”。 This story also follows， Will Griffin。 He is the “bad boy”， and bodyguard to Rae Rose。 The world sees him in only one way and he does not care to change his reputation。 Annie gets anxious in social situations and that includes dating。 She is ready to put herself out there but feels like she needs to practice dating first。 Will doesn’t have much to do in the small town of Rome while he waits for Ameila’s wedding。 So he makes the perfect practice person for Annie。 I loved getting to know both Will and Annie and seeing the layers to them other than what they come across to those around them。 Will was so sweet， gentle， and understanding， and gave Annie the space she needed to figure out who she was。 Will and Annie had so much chemistry and easy banter， the sparks were flying between them from the start。 There were funny and goofy moments alongside sweet and tender ones。 I was hooked from chapter one and didn’t want it to end！ The romance was so sweet， but I also loved Annie’s journey of finding herself and what she wants in life。 If you are looking for an opposites-attract， swoony romance， this one is for you！Thank you so much to Sarah Adams， Random House Publishing Group， Dell Romance， and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC to read and review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Leila
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Sarah Adams has done it again 🙌🏻😭This was perfect， the storyline， the characters， just absolutely everything 👏🏻Annie and Will have beaten my love for Noah and Amelia from the first book When In Rome， and I thought that was impossible。 A flower shop owner with a love for smutty books， a hot bodyguard who's secretly has golden retriever vibes and a small town pushing them together。 How could you not fall in love？ 💐🩷Thank you Netgalley and Headline Eternal for the ARC Sarah Adams has done it again 🙌🏻😭This was perfect， the storyline， the characters， just absolutely everything 👏🏻Annie and Will have beaten my love for Noah and Amelia from the first book When In Rome， and I thought that was impossible。 A flower shop owner with a love for smutty books， a hot bodyguard who's secretly has golden retriever vibes and a small town pushing them together。 How could you not fall in love？ 💐🩷Thank you Netgalley and Headline Eternal for the ARC 。。。more
Niamh
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I was very kindly given an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley and Headline Eternal。 3。5/5Here's the thing。 If you are going to take the time to set up sexual chemistry / tension between a pair; if you are going to make a whole deal about one of the main characters being a virgin and being scared of the emotional aspects of sex， if you are going to make 'practice' and 'care' THE BIGGEST THEME OF YOUR NOVEL - don't write a one word sentence to avoid writing the nitty-gritty。 Because it's annoying as I was very kindly given an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley and Headline Eternal。 3。5/5Here's the thing。 If you are going to take the time to set up sexual chemistry / tension between a pair; if you are going to make a whole deal about one of the main characters being a virgin and being scared of the emotional aspects of sex， if you are going to make 'practice' and 'care' THE BIGGEST THEME OF YOUR NOVEL - don't write a one word sentence to avoid writing the nitty-gritty。 Because it's annoying as shit。 Be as vague as you want！ You don't even have to use any explicit words！ And I get it - Sarah Adams doesn't do more spice than heavy petting， and that's fine！ But for all the time， the effort， the references to steamy romance novels - why wouldn't you take the time to write a thoughtful first time scene between two characters that have been building up to that for almost 300 pages？ It feels like such a cop-out， especially for the genre you're working in。 Also， for a book that's literally titled for 'practice' - the actual practice these two were doing just， like， fizzled out completely after two attempts。 I feel like a fake dating scenario would have been so much better for these characters， especially since that's basically what the plot turns into after the 50% mark。 If you liked 'When In Rome'， you'll probably get on with this book - I did， for the most part。 I found parts of it cloyingly saccharine and Annie， as a character， became more annoying as the book went on。 Moreover， it played on tropes I despise - namely， characters not talking to each other about their damn feelings to fill up pages。 If your third act breakup has to rely on two people really liking each other but just deciding not to tell each other - it's kind of lazy。 The epilogue also adds nothing - I wasn't entirely sure why it was there。 Also， minor thing - if you describe your female MC as short and curvy， don't put a smaller woman on your cover。 What's the fucking point？I know all this grumbling makes it sound like I didn't like this book - I did。 It's easy to read and Will was a great and really well-rounded love interest。 And I really appreciate that the female main character - being older and a virgin - wasn't treated like a joke。 When she was intimate with the male MC， he asked one question and moved on。 There was no weird veneer about her because she hadn't been physical with a guy and I really appreciated that。 It's a breath of fresh air and something we really don't get to see in romance novels。 I sort of wish more time had been spent on Annie because she was giving real Mary Sue / Church Girl vibes for a while there， but it was nice to return to this world where nothing bad happens。 Some of the writing and scenes were kind of cringey （the little league game was a step too far - there's funny and cute and then there's just stupid） - and the whole thing just lacked a bit of intrigue for me。 All the moving parts were available。 But it's like a badly made fruit pie。 Horrifically sweet， but you'll probably eat it because it's there and it tastes like blueberries。'Practice Makes Perfect' will be available from May 2nd。 。。。more
Caitlin （CMAReads）
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Thanks to Ballantine for the free book。 I adore Sarah Adams' romances and I am overjoyed each time she writes a new one。 I was so excited to be back in Rome， Kentucky， this time with Annie。 Annie is a lovable flower shop owner， and the youngest of the Walker siblings。 I love how her and Will get paired up to help her figure out how to date。 Will was easy to fall for。 The pacing of the friendship here was perfect。 The author built up such fun banter and flirting between these characters。 This boo Thanks to Ballantine for the free book。 I adore Sarah Adams' romances and I am overjoyed each time she writes a new one。 I was so excited to be back in Rome， Kentucky， this time with Annie。 Annie is a lovable flower shop owner， and the youngest of the Walker siblings。 I love how her and Will get paired up to help her figure out how to date。 Will was easy to fall for。 The pacing of the friendship here was perfect。 The author built up such fun banter and flirting between these characters。 This book isn't only about learning to date but exploring past trauma， sibling relationships， and what healthy relationships can be。 I can't wait to be back in Rome again。 。。。more
Kami
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I loved "When in Rome" and was super excited to find out this story is also set in Rome， TN but features 'the nice" sister Annabell and Amelia's bodyguard， Will。 The banter， the storyline， the love story， I loved it all！ The citizens of Rome and all of their antics kept me laughing。 Mabel， the surrogate mother， grandmother， confident was one of my favorite characters。 What a joy of a read！ I loved "When in Rome" and was super excited to find out this story is also set in Rome， TN but features 'the nice" sister Annabell and Amelia's bodyguard， Will。 The banter， the storyline， the love story， I loved it all！ The citizens of Rome and all of their antics kept me laughing。 Mabel， the surrogate mother， grandmother， confident was one of my favorite characters。 What a joy of a read！ 。。。more
Courtney Vickers
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The queen of clean romance is back with a new romance that is sweet， sexy， emotional and swoony！Bodyguard Will Griffin has been protecting Amelia Rose for the last five years， and in the lead-up to her wedding to Noah， he's back in the small town of Rome， Kentucky， to make sure no fans or paparazzi get any ideas。 But that also means Will is near one Annie Walker， the shy， quiet and gorgeous flower shop owner who happens to be Noah's sister。 Annie is awkward， she gets anxious， and her mind works The queen of clean romance is back with a new romance that is sweet， sexy， emotional and swoony！Bodyguard Will Griffin has been protecting Amelia Rose for the last five years， and in the lead-up to her wedding to Noah， he's back in the small town of Rome， Kentucky， to make sure no fans or paparazzi get any ideas。 But that also means Will is near one Annie Walker， the shy， quiet and gorgeous flower shop owner who happens to be Noah's sister。 Annie is awkward， she gets anxious， and her mind works a mile a minute， which all gets exacerbated when she adds dating into the mix。 After a disastrous date， Amelia gets into the mix and meddles Will into agreeing to be Annies dating coach， and as you might imagine， things get better from there。For one， there is Open Communication in this book， the friendship and relationship between Annie and Will。 They are honest and open with each other， making their development much sweeter。 Secondly， for a closed-door romance， Practice Makes Perfect is still sexy， swoony， and delicious。 Finally， this is Sarah Adams we're talking about。 Does the woman even know how to right a book that isn't wonderful？ 。。。more
Diana Schmidt
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*4。5⭐️“It seems to me， Annie， that you are just waiting for someone to give you permission to be yourself out loud。”There’s just something about Rome， Kentucky that I adore！ This book was so sweet and funny！ I was laughing on just about every page！ I absolutely love Will and Annie！ I think it’s cool that the characters have the stereotypes that wouldn’t make them right for each other， which is exactly what makes them right for each other！ Both characters’ stories about trying to find out how to *4。5⭐️“It seems to me， Annie， that you are just waiting for someone to give you permission to be yourself out loud。”There’s just something about Rome， Kentucky that I adore！ This book was so sweet and funny！ I was laughing on just about every page！ I absolutely love Will and Annie！ I think it’s cool that the characters have the stereotypes that wouldn’t make them right for each other， which is exactly what makes them right for each other！ Both characters’ stories about trying to find out how to be themselves in the face of their trauma was really heartbreaking， yet heartwarming to watch。 I can relate to Annie a lot， especially with Will’s assessment that she’s waiting for someone to give her permission to be the person she wants to be。 It felt almost too relatable， like the book was calling me out 😂！ I think Will is one of the most supportive MMC’s I’ve ever read！ Anyone who loves fake dating where the couple basically already know they aren’t faking anything should read this book！Thank you to NetGalley， Dell， and Sarah Adams for providing me access to this book。 。。。more
Modern Miss Granger
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Sarah Adams can do no wrong。 I adore her books with all my heart。 Full review to come！
Ania
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This was the sweetest， funniest， most tender book I have read in a while。 Full of profound moments， smart and witty dialogue， it made me smile like a fool the entire time I was reading。 The small town setting was just perfect， the residents hilariously annoying at times， but everything was so cosy。 Flower shop owner Annie and bodyguard Will - sorry， Executive Protection Agent - start off with the cutest friendship， which turns into dating lessons， then into love。 I loved that Will was big on con This was the sweetest， funniest， most tender book I have read in a while。 Full of profound moments， smart and witty dialogue， it made me smile like a fool the entire time I was reading。 The small town setting was just perfect， the residents hilariously annoying at times， but everything was so cosy。 Flower shop owner Annie and bodyguard Will - sorry， Executive Protection Agent - start off with the cutest friendship， which turns into dating lessons， then into love。 I loved that Will was big on consent， just a big， tough guy who is a softie on the inside。 He had a difficult childhood， and although he could definitely have used some therapy， I like how he eventually acknowledged what happened and did his best to move past it。 Annie did seem a little immature at times， considering she was almost 30 - but she lost her parents at a young age and hasn't fully acknowledged just how much that loss has affected her。 Her character development was lovely， both herself and Will learned some very important lessons along the way and found comfort in each other。 The intimate vulnerability they shared was beautiful。 This is a closed door romance， but Annie is a pirate smut loving gal and I loved that Will fully embraced her hobby。 Practice Makes Perfect was the first book I've read by this author， but I will definitely be reading more！* Thank you to the publisher for an ARC of this book via NetGalley， in exchange for an honest review * 。。。more
Kennedy Parrish
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If you're on the hunt for closed-door romance authors to add to your shelves， put Sarah Adams at the top of your list。 She writes with so much humor and realness， and Annie Walker's character arc is one of the best I've read in a while。 I felt like the ending was kind of wrapped up pretty quickly， but other than that tiny， tiny complaint， I enjoyed every second of this book。 If you're on the hunt for closed-door romance authors to add to your shelves， put Sarah Adams at the top of your list。 She writes with so much humor and realness， and Annie Walker's character arc is one of the best I've read in a while。 I felt like the ending was kind of wrapped up pretty quickly， but other than that tiny， tiny complaint， I enjoyed every second of this book。 。。。more
Wordy_Scoundrel
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4。5 rounded up to 5！ Sarah Adams has been a long time fav of mine and continues to be with each book she writes。 Her characters always end up resonating with me somehow， regardless of their background。 I love Sarah’s stories for the way they leave me feeling afterwards: so dang happy。 Annie and Will were great together。 It took me a minute to connect with them but once I did， man oh man did I fall in love with them。 They have their issues， like everyone does， and grow through them together。 They 4。5 rounded up to 5！ Sarah Adams has been a long time fav of mine and continues to be with each book she writes。 Her characters always end up resonating with me somehow， regardless of their background。 I love Sarah’s stories for the way they leave me feeling afterwards: so dang happy。 Annie and Will were great together。 It took me a minute to connect with them but once I did， man oh man did I fall in love with them。 They have their issues， like everyone does， and grow through them together。 They were playful and fun， real and honest。 I loved the development of their relationship and that Will supported Annie for who she was， not for any other version she had previously been told she had to be。 Loved this one and already need the next！ 。。。more
Cat Calhoun
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Annie Walker feels like something is missing from her life and she is on a mission to find it。 She wants to find the perfect man to complement her life but there aren't too many options in the small town of Rome， Kentucky。 After she overhears her date call her boring， she wonders if she will ever find the one。 Will Griffin is back in Rome to serve as the bodyguard for pop star Amelia Rose leading up to her wedding to Noah Walker and he thinks he might die of boredom。 He made a deal with himself Annie Walker feels like something is missing from her life and she is on a mission to find it。 She wants to find the perfect man to complement her life but there aren't too many options in the small town of Rome， Kentucky。 After she overhears her date call her boring， she wonders if she will ever find the one。 Will Griffin is back in Rome to serve as the bodyguard for pop star Amelia Rose leading up to her wedding to Noah Walker and he thinks he might die of boredom。 He made a deal with himself to stay as detached from this small town as possible。 But when Amelia suggests that Will help Annie as her "dating coach" everything changes。 The residents of Rome only see Will as the tattooed， "bad boy" bodyguard but through their dating lessons， Annie starts to get to know Will under the surface。 As Will is tutoring Annie on how to have a great first date， he begins to see that this town has pushed Annie into the sweet， "good girl" stereotype when there is so much more to her。 I loved being back in Rome， Kentucky， and getting to know Noah's sister， Annie！ She is an introverted sweetheart with a spunky fun personality that has been hidden from her friends and family for too long。 I also loved getting to know Will's softer side and watching him support and push Annie into her true self。 Annie and Will had so much chemistry and I found myself smiling at several points throughout the book as they discover they are falling in love with each other。 If you enjoyed the first book in the series， "When in Rome，" you will love this one too！ Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the ARC！ 。。。more
Ashlyn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I didn't dislike the book， but I didn't love it。 I don't know if it's because I haven't read a rom-com in awhile and have been deep in a fantasy world lately， but I just found the characters irritable。 Annie's character was written like a teenager when she's encroaching 30。 It made her really unbearable。 I liked Will's character， but knew from his first chapter what the conflict of the story was going to be -- there was zero suspense， zero guessing。 We knew immediately that his parents had relat I didn't dislike the book， but I didn't love it。 I don't know if it's because I haven't read a rom-com in awhile and have been deep in a fantasy world lately， but I just found the characters irritable。 Annie's character was written like a teenager when she's encroaching 30。 It made her really unbearable。 I liked Will's character， but knew from his first chapter what the conflict of the story was going to be -- there was zero suspense， zero guessing。 We knew immediately that his parents had relationship problems which impacted his view on commitment and that it was going to hold him back from being with Annie who all she wanted was to get married。 。。。more
Rose Guzman
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4 ⭐️RTC
Amanda
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3。5
Laura Pellegrino
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I read “When in Rome” at the end of 2022 and thought that there was no beating it。 I raved on social media that I had found my book of 2022 quite literally on December 30th， but then along comes this book。 This author baffles me in the best way。 I’ve read all of her books now and they’ve always been cute and enjoyable but When and Rome and Practice Makes Perfect … just hits different。 It’s as if Adams has come into her own， and damn。 Her writing has come on leaps and bounds since books such as " I read “When in Rome” at the end of 2022 and thought that there was no beating it。 I raved on social media that I had found my book of 2022 quite literally on December 30th， but then along comes this book。 This author baffles me in the best way。 I’ve read all of her books now and they’ve always been cute and enjoyable but When and Rome and Practice Makes Perfect … just hits different。 It’s as if Adams has come into her own， and damn。 Her writing has come on leaps and bounds since books such as "the cheat sheet" and " the match"， and I don't mean that in a patronising way！！ There are just more layers in her recent two books and I am living for it。This book was perfection。 I loved both Annie and Will from the get go。 Annie's character is one I think a lot of us will be able to relate to。 I've recently come across the term of "good girl trauma" and this is Annie to a tee， and me for that matter。 The perfectionist sibling that lives her life trying to meet the expectations and percieved way of life others paint， in turn holding her real self back。 I loved watching Annie figure out who she is and what she wants， and the role Will played in that。 Furthermore I enjoyed reading Will's journey of redefining what love is and how we are deserving of it。I love that there’s no unnecessary drama， and I love Mabel。 I thought Noah was up there as a book boyfriend of the century but I think Will has taken the crown on that one。 A boy full of green flags。。。 how refreshing！This book was cute， funny， had chemistry for days， and a decent plot。 once again a relatively fast timeline but well paced within the book and the epilogue gave us a look into their future。 I loved that we got to see Noah and Amelia’s relationship develop even more in this book and now I’m thinking boom three is Maddie’s one？！ I like the subtle set ups！ Fantastic book， thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me an arc copy in exchange for a voluntary and honest review 。。。more
Faith Petch
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This book was incredible！ Will and Annie's relationship was one of the most beautiful and pure relationships I've read about in a LONG time。 It is a small town romance set in Rome， Kentucky， I loved the small town aspect so much！ The small town setting really made the story even better， the meddling townspeople and funny characters really added to the story。 This book has made me want to read everything on Sarah Adams' backlist as I also loved The Cheat Sheet by her。 This book will definitely be This book was incredible！ Will and Annie's relationship was one of the most beautiful and pure relationships I've read about in a LONG time。 It is a small town romance set in Rome， Kentucky， I loved the small town aspect so much！ The small town setting really made the story even better， the meddling townspeople and funny characters really added to the story。 This book has made me want to read everything on Sarah Adams' backlist as I also loved The Cheat Sheet by her。 This book will definitely be added to my favourites and I will be purchasing a physical copy when it's released。 There is literally nothing about this romance that I didn't absolutely love， it exceeded all expectations。 。。。more
Justkeepreading
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A really cute storyline。 That is very sweet and well written。 I enjoyed reading this suspending disbelief for a little while and just enjoying the storyline。
Faith Petch
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This book was incredible！ Will and Annie's relationship was one of the most beautiful and pure relationships I've read about in a LONG time。 It is a small town romance set in Rome， Kentucky， I loved the small town aspect so much！ The small town setting really made the story even better， the meddling townspeople and funny characters really added to the story。 This book has made me want to read everything on Sarah Adams' backlist as I also loved The Cheat Sheet by her。 This book will definitely be This book was incredible！ Will and Annie's relationship was one of the most beautiful and pure relationships I've read about in a LONG time。 It is a small town romance set in Rome， Kentucky， I loved the small town aspect so much！ The small town setting really made the story even better， the meddling townspeople and funny characters really added to the story。 This book has made me want to read everything on Sarah Adams' backlist as I also loved The Cheat Sheet by her。 This book will definitely be added to my favourites and I will be purchasing a physical copy when it's released。 There is literally nothing about this romance that I didn't absolutely love， it exceeded all expectations。eARC kindly provided by headline eternal in exchange for an honest review <3 。。。more
Jessica
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*Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing*If you are looking for a sweet， laugh out loud type of read， this is it。 Every single character （except John） was just full of spunk。 They all had their own little personalities and I loved every single one of them。
Jenny / Wondrous Reads
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Practice Makes Perfect is the second book in the When in Rome series （all standalone stories， but connected）， and it’s the first I’ve read by Sarah Adams。 I absolutely loved it and couldn’t turn the pages quick enough， and I’m really glad I’ve already got a copy of the first book waiting for me。Set in the small southern town of Rome， Kentucky， each book in this series focuses on the lives and loves of a Walker family sibling。 This time it’s Annie’s turn and， as the youngest of the family， she fe Practice Makes Perfect is the second book in the When in Rome series （all standalone stories， but connected）， and it’s the first I’ve read by Sarah Adams。 I absolutely loved it and couldn’t turn the pages quick enough， and I’m really glad I’ve already got a copy of the first book waiting for me。Set in the small southern town of Rome， Kentucky， each book in this series focuses on the lives and loves of a Walker family sibling。 This time it’s Annie’s turn and， as the youngest of the family， she feels like she’s got quite a lot to live up to when it comes to her brother and sisters。 Annie is sweet， kind， and seemingly innocent， never rocking the boat and successfully keeping the peace in her family。 She owns a florists in town， and has so far been a bit unlucky in the romance department。 Cue tall， hot ex-military man Will， who returns to the town to offer his bodyguard services to Annie’s soon to be sister-in-law Amelia。 What comes next is an addictive， enjoyable romance that I couldn’t wait to unfold。 Annie and Will both have different emotional issues， but they’re dead set on helping each other through it。 I don’t want to spoil anything， so I’ll just say that their journey is worthy of lots of mental swooning， and their electric interactions are so fun to read。 Each of them grows and evolves realistically， and I don’t think I could pick a favourite character even if I tried （Will might just have an edge， though， which obviously will require much more research on my part）。I loved the small town setting of Practice Makes Perfect; it reminded me of Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls， full of eccentric characters and everyone meddling in each other’s business。 The writing is also really compelling， which makes it so easy to get swept away in Rome and all its extremely likeable inhabitants。 I can’t wait to learn more about Annie’s two sisters， Maddie and Emily， and I hope their future books won’t take too long to hit shelves。Practice Makes Perfect is the perfect book for any fans of contemporary romance and small town life， and I just wish it had been longer。 I’m already wondering what happens to the Walker family next， so I’m going to go back and start with Noah’s story while I wait。 I’ve read my fair share of romance books this year， and Practice Makes Perfect is definitely one of the best。 Highly recommended。4。5/5。 。。。more
Emily
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I really enjoyed the journey this book took me on！ Despite being closed door I felt there was great tension and chemistry between Annie & Will。 I love any rom-com that can not only make you love the main characters but all the supporting characters the town of Rome has to offer！ I can't wait for her sisters books！ I'm not ready to leave this town！ I really enjoyed the journey this book took me on！ Despite being closed door I felt there was great tension and chemistry between Annie & Will。 I love any rom-com that can not only make you love the main characters but all the supporting characters the town of Rome has to offer！ I can't wait for her sisters books！ I'm not ready to leave this town！ 。。。more
Sara Unroe
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Absolutely loooooved this one。 The banter， the sweet nothings， the development of the relationships。 SWOON。 This story isn’t a perfect one by any means， and is certainly closed door romance， but I loved watching Will and Annie’s relationship blossom from the start to finish。 I was rooting for them all the way。 And the humor？ Oh， I’m here for it。 It was so well written and I really enjoyed how the plot constantly developed， Annie came into her own， and Will accepted her for all that she is: quirk Absolutely loooooved this one。 The banter， the sweet nothings， the development of the relationships。 SWOON。 This story isn’t a perfect one by any means， and is certainly closed door romance， but I loved watching Will and Annie’s relationship blossom from the start to finish。 I was rooting for them all the way。 And the humor？ Oh， I’m here for it。 It was so well written and I really enjoyed how the plot constantly developed， Annie came into her own， and Will accepted her for all that she is: quirky， sweet， and not at all shy。 Sarah Adams has done it again。 What a lovely book！ 。。。more
Crystal
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Enjoyed reading this book overall。 It started off strong for me （Will is totally swoon-worthy 😍）， slowed down a bit in the middle， but then finished off good， albeit a tad rushed。 Adore Sarah's writing， although this one seemed a little edgy as far as language goes （compared to her other books）。Thank you kindly to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book！ Much appreciated！ Enjoyed reading this book overall。 It started off strong for me （Will is totally swoon-worthy 😍）， slowed down a bit in the middle， but then finished off good， albeit a tad rushed。 Adore Sarah's writing， although this one seemed a little edgy as far as language goes （compared to her other books）。Thank you kindly to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book！ Much appreciated！ 。。。more
Caitlin Sempowich
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Practice Makes Perfect was a sweet， funny rom com。 Definitely gave off Gilmore Girl vibes。 I had heard about the author， but hadn’t gotten to het work yet… but now I will definitely go back through her catalog！ Annie is a likable， relatable main character and Will is definitely my kind of love interest… the humor was also excellent and I loved the relationships between the sisters。 Annie’s inexperience and naïveté was charming and something you don’t see often in romance novels。 I am looking for Practice Makes Perfect was a sweet， funny rom com。 Definitely gave off Gilmore Girl vibes。 I had heard about the author， but hadn’t gotten to het work yet… but now I will definitely go back through her catalog！ Annie is a likable， relatable main character and Will is definitely my kind of love interest… the humor was also excellent and I loved the relationships between the sisters。 Annie’s inexperience and naïveté was charming and something you don’t see often in romance novels。 I am looking forward to more from this series！ Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this E-ARC。 。。。more
Megan
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3。5 starsThis book was addicting。 It was easy to read and Rome， Kentucky is a fun quirky town to read about。 I totally vibe with the authors humor。Pretty sure Annie is an enneagram 9 cuz wow did I totally connect and relate to her！ And Will is the most delicious MC out there。 （But also why did it have to be a butterfly tattoo on his hand？？） The first half of this book was all swoon and goodness。 But then the last half kinda drug on because it was too angsty， and back and forth feelings。This was 3。5 starsThis book was addicting。 It was easy to read and Rome， Kentucky is a fun quirky town to read about。 I totally vibe with the authors humor。Pretty sure Annie is an enneagram 9 cuz wow did I totally connect and relate to her！ And Will is the most delicious MC out there。 （But also why did it have to be a butterfly tattoo on his hand？？） The first half of this book was all swoon and goodness。 But then the last half kinda drug on because it was too angsty， and back and forth feelings。This was a fun fake relationship， finding yourself， good girl/bad boy romance。 There’s a lot more innuendo in this book than previous books by the author， and it’s fade to black/closed door。 There is also a lot more swearing in this book， which doesn’t bother me as much， until the Lord’s name in vain popped up。 Don’t like that one。 No F words though。If you love romance and like it on the steamy side of clean then this might be your cup of tea。Thank you to the author and publisher for the advanced reader copy。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Shannon I The Reel Bookery
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That’s it， I’m moving to Rome， Kentucky。 I don’t care if it’s fictional。 I need to be best friends with Mabel and work at the flower shop
Liz
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4。25⭐️ super cute！
Deb
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Sarah Adam's second book set in the lovely， yet nosy， town of Rome， Kentucky is just as sweet and swoony as the first。 Practice Makes Perfect is the friends-to-lovers story of the sweet flower shop owner， Annie （who happens to be Noah's little sister） and her famous sister-in-law's rather masculine （wink， wink） bodyguard， Will。Annie has virtually no experience when it comes to dating。 She is shy and timid， which is an oddity in her family。 She would rather read about romance， than put herself ou Sarah Adam's second book set in the lovely， yet nosy， town of Rome， Kentucky is just as sweet and swoony as the first。 Practice Makes Perfect is the friends-to-lovers story of the sweet flower shop owner， Annie （who happens to be Noah's little sister） and her famous sister-in-law's rather masculine （wink， wink） bodyguard， Will。Annie has virtually no experience when it comes to dating。 She is shy and timid， which is an oddity in her family。 She would rather read about romance， than put herself out there。 However， as she is getting older， she is realizing that this isn't really what she wants。 She wants to find her own love story， but in order to be comfortable to put herself out there， she knows she will need pracitce。。。。。 and this is where the tattooed bodyguard comes to save the day。Will is the complete opposite of Annie - he practically has playboy written all over his face。 When he agrees to help Annie learn how to flirt and date， this is when the sparks fly。 Annie and Will's ideas of romance will forever be altered - and instead of being ideal。。。。 it becomes real。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences or opinions。 However， "Practice Makes Perfect" is a common phrase used to describe the process of improving one's skills through consistent and dedicated practice。 It is also the title of a series of language learning books that provide comprehensive exercises and drills to help learners master a new language。 Many people have found this series to be helpful in their language learning journey。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not possess the capability to have personal preferences or biases about any books or their content。 However， the book 'Practice Makes Perfect' is a popular title that provides practical strategies and exercises to improve skills in a specific area， such as writing， grammar， or vocabulary development。 It can be a helpful resource for anyone looking to enhance their abilities in a particular field through practice and dedicated effort。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or preferences。 However， I can tell you that 'Practice Makes Perfect' is a common saying and title of many books in different fields， including language learning， music， and sports。 The phrase emphasizes the importance of repetition and perseverance in achieving mastery of a skill or subject。 If you are interested in improving your skills in any area， this book could be a useful guide to help you develop the habits and techniques necessary to achieve your goals。
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