Larissa's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:48:15 -0800 60 Larissa's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Fix Her Up (Hot & Hammered, #1)]]> 40404720
After an injury ends Travis Ford＊s major league baseball career, he returns home to start over. He just wants to hammer out his frustrations at his new construction gig and forget all about his glory days. But he can＊t even walk through town without someone recapping his greatest hits. Or making a joke about his＃ bat. And then there＊s Georgie, his buddy＊s little sister, who is definitely not a kid anymore.

Georgette Castle has crushed on her older brother＊s best friend for years. The grumpy, bear of a man working for her family＊s house flipping business is a far cry from the charming sports star she used to know. But a moody scowl doesn＊t scare her and Georgie＊s determined to show Travis he＊s more than a pretty face and a batting average, even if it means putting her feelings aside to be ※just friends.§

Travis wants to brood in peace. But the girl he used to tease is now a funny, full-of-life woman who makes him feel whole again. And he wants her. So damn bad. Except Georgie＊s off limits and he knows he can＊t give her what she deserves. But she＊s becoming the air he breathes and Travis can＊t stay away, no matter how hard he tries...]]> 380 Tessa Bailey 0062872834 Larissa 0 to-read 3.71 2019 Fix Her Up (Hot & Hammered, #1)
author: Tessa Bailey
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.71
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]]> Beach Read 52867387 A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.

Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.

They＊re polar opposites.

In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they＊re living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer＊s block.

Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She＊ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he＊ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no-one will fall in love. Really.]]> 400 Emily Henry 1984806734 Larissa 0 to-read 3.99 2020 Beach Read
author: Emily Henry
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.99
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]]> In a Holidaze 52962226 Alternate cover edition can be found here

One Christmas wish, two brothers, and a lifetime of hope are on the line for hapless Maelyn Jones in In a Holidaze, the quintessential holiday romantic novel by Christina Lauren, the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners..

It＊s the most wonderful time of the year＃but not for Maelyn Jones. She＊s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions.

But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world〞the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple plea to the universe: Please. Show me what will make me happy.

The next thing she knows, tires screech and metal collides, everything goes black. But when Mae gasps awake＃she＊s on an airplane bound for Utah, where she begins the same holiday all over again. With one hilarious disaster after another sending her back to the plane, Mae must figure out how to break free of the strange time loop〞and finally get her true love under the mistletoe.

Jam-packed with yuletide cheer, an unforgettable cast of characters, and Christina Lauren＊s trademark hijinks, this swoon-worthy romantic read will make you believe in the power of wishes and the magic of the holidays.
]]> 336 Christina Lauren 1982163631 Larissa 0 to-read 3.80 2020 In a Holidaze
author: Christina Lauren
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]]> <![CDATA[To Love and to Loathe (The Regency Vows, #2)]]> 54303829
After his latest mistress unfavorably criticized his skills in the bedroom, Jeremy is looking for reassurance, so he has gone to the only woman he trusts to be totally truthful. He suggests that they embark on a brief affair while at the house party〞Jeremy can receive an honest critique of his bedroom skills and widowed Diana can use the gossip to signal to other gentlemen that she is interested in taking a lover.

Diana thinks taking him up on his counter-proposal can only help her win her wager. With her in the bedroom and Jeremy＊s marriage-minded grandmother, the formidable Dowager Marchioness of Willingham, helping to find suitable matches among the eligible ladies at Elderwild, Diana is confident her victory is assured. But while they＊re focused on winning wagers, they stand to lose their own hearts.]]> 345 Martha Waters 198216087X Larissa 0 to-read 3.47 2021 To Love and to Loathe (The Regency Vows, #2)
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name: Larissa
average rating: 3.47
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]]> People We Meet on Vacation 54985743 Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.

Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She＊s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart〞she＊s in New York City, and he＊s in their small hometown〞but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.

Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven＊t spoken since.

Poppy has everything she should want, but she＊s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together〞lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.

Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?]]> 400 Emily Henry 1984806750 Larissa 0 to-read 3.85 2021 People We Meet on Vacation
author: Emily Henry
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.85
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]]> Red, White & Royal Blue 41150487
As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?]]> 448 Casey McQuiston 1250316774 Larissa 2 4.06 2019 Red, White & Royal Blue
author: Casey McQuiston
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2019
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Geekerella (Once Upon a Con, #1)]]> 30724132 Cinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale.

Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad＊s old costume), Elle＊s determined to win＃unless her stepsisters get there first.

Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons〞before he was famous. Now they＊re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he＊s ever wanted, but the Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake〞until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise.]]> 320 Ashley Poston 1594749477 Larissa 4 3.88 2017 Geekerella (Once Upon a Con, #1)
author: Ashley Poston
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1)]]> 40024139 Bound as one to love, honor, or burn.

Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned.

Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou's, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union〞holy matrimony.

The war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou's most dangerous enemies bring a fate worse than fire. Unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, a choice must be made.

And love makes fools of us all.

This is a previously published edition of ISBN 9780062878021. An alternate cover edition can be found here.]]> 513 Shelby Mahurin Larissa 2 3.92 2019 Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1)
author: Shelby Mahurin
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2019
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Instant Karma (Instant Karma, #1)]]> 53174679
Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner. Quint is annoyingly cute and impressively noble, especially when it comes to his work with the rescue center for local sea animals.

When Pru resigns herself to working at the rescue center for extra credit, she begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals〞not necessarily in that order. Her newfound karmic insights reveal how thin the line is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed, love and hate . . . and fate.]]> 400 Marissa Meyer 1250618819 Larissa 4 3.76 2020 Instant Karma (Instant Karma, #1)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2021/02/15
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]]> Meet Cute 41063454 the Daxton Hughes was also a student in her class, her embarrassment over their meet-cute quickly turned into a friendship she never expected. Of course, she never saw his betrayal coming either...

Now, eight years later, Dax is in her office asking for legal advice. Despite her anger, Kailyn can't help feeling sorry for the devastated man who just became sole guardian to his thirteen-year-old sister. But when her boss gets wind of Kailyn's new celebrity client, there's even more at stake than Dax's custody issues: if she gets Dax to work at their firm, she'll be promoted to partner.

The more time Kailyn spends with Dax and his sister, the more she starts to feel like a family, and the more she realizes the chemistry they had all those years ago is as fresh as ever. But will they be able to forgive the mistakes of the past, or will one betrayal lead to another?]]> 384 Helena Hunting 1538760185 Larissa 4 3.69 2019 Meet Cute
author: Helena Hunting
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Ten Things My Cat Hates About You]]> 50755057 Not everyone gets nine lives＃
So he better be the love of a lifetime!

When Clara＊s ginger cat Casper chases yet another romantic prospect out the door she＊s ready to give up on love altogether. But then the fussy feline causes two meet cutes in the space of a day and suddenly Clara has two gorgeous men driving her to distraction.

But who is in control of happy ever after? Clara, fate＃or the cat who started it all?

]]> 265 Lottie Lucas 000835362X Larissa 5 3.50 2019 Ten Things My Cat Hates About You
author: Lottie Lucas
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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]]> One in a Million 33026840 Everyone wants that special someone＃.

Annie Higgins has given up on love: she＊s too busy trying to get her tiny business off the ground. Infuriated by the advertising agency across the hall making fun of her job, Annie accepts their crazy challenge 每 to make a random stranger Instagram-famous in just thirty days.

And even when they choose Dr Samuel Page PhD, historian and hater of social media, as her target, Annie＊s determined to win the bet 每 whether Sam likes it or not.

But getting to know Sam means getting to know more about herself. And before the thirty days are out, Annie has to make a decision about what＊s really important＃

Funny, real and heart-meltingly romantic, Annie and Sam＊s story is My Fair Lady for the social media age 每 and the perfect feel-good read.]]> 416 Lindsey Kelk 0008239045 Larissa 4 3.82 2018 One in a Million
author: Lindsey Kelk
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1)]]> 693016 Two hearts steeped in scandal . . .

When an unexpected inheritance elevates her family to the ranks of the aristocracy, Amelia Hathaway discovers that tending to her younger sisters and wayward brother was easy compared to navigating the intricacies of the ton. Even more challenging: the attraction she feels for the tall, dark, and dangerously handsome Cam Rohan.

Wealthy beyond most men＊s dreams, Cam has tired of society＊s petty restrictions and longs to return to his ※uncivilized§ Gypsy roots. When the delectable Amelia appeals to him for help, he intends to offer only friendship〞but intentions are no match for the desire that blindsides them both. But can a man who spurns tradition be tempted into that most time-honored arrangement: marriage? Life in London society is about to get a whole lot hotter . . .]]> 360 Lisa Kleypas 0312949804 Larissa 0 to-read 4.06 2007 Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1)
author: Lisa Kleypas
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2007
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]]> <![CDATA[Christmas For One (No Greater Love, #5)]]> 23211084
As a child, Meg always dreamed of the perfect Christmas...

This year, she can make it come true for her own little boy. There will be turkey and all the trimmings, a glittering tree, and a stocking hung up by a roaring fire. Who cares if there's no devoted husband in the picture? She and Lucas will be just fine on their own.

But then a chance meeting with a stranger in New York unravels everything she's planned. Will Meg finally get everything she wished for? Or will she be alone this Christmas after all?]]> 336 Amanda Prowse 1781856567 Larissa 3 3.57 2014 Christmas For One (No Greater Love, #5)
author: Amanda Prowse
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> Birthday Girl 39555142 JORDAN

He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn＊t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work.

I have to stop this. It can＊t happen.

My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he＊s probably unavailable. Only Pike Lawson isn＊t the unavailable one.
I am.

PIKE

I took her in, because I thought I was helping. As the days go by, though, it＊s becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can＊t touch her, and I shouldn＊t want to.

But we＊re not free to give into this. She＊s nineteen, and I＊m thirty-eight.

And her boyfriend＊s father.

Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.]]> 349 Penelope Douglas Larissa 0 to-read 3.85 2018 Birthday Girl
author: Penelope Douglas
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.85
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]]> <![CDATA[King of the South (Belgrave Dynasty, #1)]]> 43365469
Most of the men I went to war with didn＊t make it home, including my best friend, Miles. I thought I knew everything about him until I discovered he made me the executor to his little sister Rainey＊s dowry.

Rainey Pleasonton is anything but pleasant. Most men in Charleston found her wild and carefree ways to be terrifying, which explained why she was twenty-eight and still unmarried.

I have sixty days to help her find a husband before she loses her inheritance, her family＊s legacy, and I lose the last of my sanity.

The only problem is, I＊ve watched her go from a little girl who chased us around with a bow and arrow to the only woman in the South immune to my charm. And the men who were once scared of Rainey? They now find my le savauge beguiling, and I do not care for it one bit ＃]]> 404 Calia Read Larissa 0 to-read 3.89 2020 King of the South (Belgrave Dynasty, #1)
author: Calia Read
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)]]> 17927395
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms〞and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future〞and the future of a world cleaved in two.

With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive and action-packed series to new heights.]]> 626 Sarah J. Maas Larissa 4 now what the FUCK 4.60 2016 A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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now what the FUCK
]]> My Not So Perfect Life 30821598 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world. New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella has written her most timely novel yet.

Everywhere Katie Brenner looks, someone else is living the life she longs for, particularly her boss, Demeter Farlowe. Demeter is brilliant and creative, lives with her perfect family in a posh townhouse, and wears the coolest clothes. Katie's life, meanwhile, is a daily struggle--from her dismal rental to her oddball flatmates to the tense office politics she's trying to negotiate. No wonder Katie takes refuge in not-quite-true Instagram posts, especially as she's desperate to make her dad proud.

Then, just as she's finding her feet--not to mention a possible new romance--the worst happens. Demeter fires Katie. Shattered but determined to stay positive, Katie retreats to her family's farm in Somerset to help them set up a vacation business. London has never seemed so far away--until Demeter unexpectedly turns up as a guest. Secrets are spilled and relationships rejiggered, and as the stakes for Katie's future get higher, she must question her own assumptions about what makes for a truly meaningful life.

Sophie Kinsella is celebrated for her vibrant, relatable characters and her great storytelling gifts. Now she returns with all of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her bestsellers to spin this fresh, modern story about presenting the perfect life when the reality is far from the truth.]]> 448 Sophie Kinsella 0593074793 Larissa 4 3.78 2017 My Not So Perfect Life
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> I Owe You One 41436076 The irresistible new standalone from Sophie Kinsella is a story of love, empowerment and an IOU that changes everything . . .

Fixie Farr can＊t help herself. Straightening a crooked object, removing a barely-there stain, helping out a friend . . . she just has to put things right. It＊s how she got her nickname, after all.

So when a handsome stranger in a coffee shop asks her to watch his laptop for a moment, Fixie not only agrees, she ends up saving it from certain disaster. To thank her, the computer＊s owner, Sebastian, scribbles her an IOU 每 but of course Fixie never intends to call in the favour.

That is, until her teenage crush, Ryan, comes back into her life and needs her help 每 and Fixie turns to Seb. But things don＊t go according to plan, and now Fixie owes Seb: big time.

Soon the pair are caught up in a series of IOUs 每 from small favours to life-changing debts 每 and Fixie is torn between the past she＊s used to and the future she deserves.

Does she have the courage to fix things for herself and fight for the life, and love, she really wants?]]> 384 Sophie Kinsella 1787630218 Larissa 4 3.48 2019 I Owe You One
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> While You Were Reading 44593964 A hilarious, insightful new novel from the creators of Books on the Rail

Meet Beatrix Babbage 每 29-year-old dog-earer of books and accidental destroyer of weddings.

After ruining her best friend's nuptials, Bea relocates to the other side of the country in search of a fresh start, including meeting new people, living life to the fullest and finally pulling off balayage.

But after a few months, life is more stagnant than ever. Bea＊s job is dead-end. Her romantic life? Non-existent. And her only friends are her books, her barista and her cleaning lady.

?Then Bea stumbles across a second-hand novel, inscribed with notes. Besotted with the poetic inscriptions, Bea is determined to find the author ... and finds herself entangled in one hell of a love quadrangle.

Funny, poignant and insightful, While You Were Reading reveals that there＊s no such thing as perfection, the value of true friendship and, most importantly, the power of not living in fiction, but still reading it ＃ Often.

A love story for book lovers that celebrates much more than romance.]]> 400 Ali Berg 1925750566 Larissa 4 3.56 While You Were Reading
author: Ali Berg
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.56
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)]]> 23766634
She has left the Night Court - and her High Lord - and is playing a deadly game of deceit. In the Spring Court, Tamlin is making deals with the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees, and Feyre is determined to uncover his plans. But to do so she must weave a web of lies, and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well.

As mighty armies grapple for power, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords - and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

BUT WHILE WAR RAGES, IT IS HER HEART THAT WILL FACE THE GREATEST BATTLE.

THE THRILLING THIRD BOOK IN #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FANTASY SERIES FROM SARAH J. MAAS.]]> 705 Sarah J. Maas 1408857901 Larissa 0 to-read 4.41 2017 A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
author: Sarah J. Maas
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average rating: 4.41
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)]]> 22839894
She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to capture its prey. But, like all mortals, she fears what lingers mercilessly beyond the forest. And she will learn that taking the life of a magical creature comes at a high price...

Imprisoned in an enchanted court in her enemy's kingdom, Feyre is free to roam but forbidden to escape. Her captor's body bears the scars of fighting, and his face is always masked - but his piercing stare draws her ever closer. As Feyre's feeling for Tamlin begin to burn through every warning she's been told about his kind, an ancient, wicked shadow grows.

Feyre must find a way to break a spell, or lose her heart forever.]]> 419 Sarah J. Maas 1408857863 Larissa 3 4.11 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Love and Other Perishable Items]]> 13572835
'Miss Amelia Hayes, welcome to The Land of Dreams. I am the staff trainer. I will call you grasshopper and you will call me sensei and I will give you the good oil. Right? And just so you know, I'm open to all kinds of bribery.'

From the moment 15-year-old Amelia begins work on the checkout at Woolworths she is sunk, gone, lost...head-over-heels in love with Chris. Chris is the funny, charming, man-about-Woolies, but he's 21, and the 6-year difference in their ages may as well be 100. Chris and Amelia talk about everything from Second Wave Feminism to Great Expectations and Alien but will he ever look at her in the way she wants him to? And if he does, will it be everything she hopes?]]> 243 Laura Buzo 0375970002 Larissa 0 to-read 3.35 2010 Love and Other Perishable Items
author: Laura Buzo
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.35
book published: 2010
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]]> If I Never Met You 51213487 If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it＊s real?

When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling〞not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him?every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When news of her ex＊s pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Then a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility.

Jamie Carter doesn＊t believe in love, but he needs a respectable, steady girlfriend to impress their bosses. Laurie wants a hot new man to give the rumor mill something else to talk about. It＊s the perfect proposition: a fauxmance played out on social media, with strategically staged photographs and a specific end date in mind. With the plan hatched, Laurie and Jamie begin to flaunt their new couple status, to the astonishment〞and jealousy〞of their friends and colleagues. But there＊s a fine line between pretending to be in love and?actually?falling?for your charming, handsome fake boyfriend...]]> 409 Mhairi McFarlane 006295850X Larissa 4 3.75 2020 If I Never Met You
author: Mhairi McFarlane
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> The Undomestic Goddess 33722 Alternative cover edition of ISBN 9780385338691

Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She＊s made a mistake so huge, it＊ll wreck any chance of a partnership.

Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she＊s mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they＊ve hired a lawyer每and Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. She can＊t sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the #@%# ironing board to open. How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope每and finds love每is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake.

But will her old life ever catch up with her? And if it does＃will she want it back?]]> 404 Sophie Kinsella Larissa 3 3.87 2005 The Undomestic Goddess
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> Alex, Approximately 31331865
When Bailey moves to sunny California to live with her dad, who happens to live in the same town as Alex, she decides to track him down. But finding someone based on online conversations alone proves harder than Bailey thought, and with her irritating but charismatic (and potentially attractive?) colleague Porter Roth distracting her at every turn, will she ever get to meet the mysterious Alex?

From the author of Night Owls comes a story of summer, first love and hidden identities . . .]]> 388 Jenn Bennett 1471161536 Larissa 4 3.99 2017 Alex, Approximately
author: Jenn Bennett
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2020/10/07
date added: 2020/10/06
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]]> <![CDATA[Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1]]> 7619292 216 Young Kim 0759529434 Larissa 4 3.90 2010 Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1
author: Young Kim
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2020/09/08
date added: 2020/09/17
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]]> <![CDATA[Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2]]> 11450360
The second volume of The Graphic Novel completes the visual adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's worldwide bestselling debut novel and is a must-have for any collector's library.]]> 240 Young Kim 0316133191 Larissa 0 to-read 4.28 2011 Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2
author: Young Kim
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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date added: 2020/09/17
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]]> <![CDATA[The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight]]> 10798416
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.

A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?

Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.]]> 236 Jennifer E. Smith 0316122386 Larissa 3 3.76 2012 The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
author: Jennifer E. Smith
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2020/09/17
date added: 2020/09/17
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]]> <![CDATA[The Thousandth Floor (The Thousandth Floor, #1)]]> 24921954
A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future where anything is possible〞if you want it enough.

WELCOME TO MANHATTAN, 2118.

A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. Everyone there wants something＃and everyone has something to lose.

LEDA COLE＊s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction〞to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched.

ERIS DODD-RADSON＊s beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart.

RYLIN MYERS＊s job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world〞and a romance〞she never imagined＃but will this new life cost Rylin her old one?

WATT BAKRADI is a tech genius with a secret: he knows everything about everyone. But when he＊s hired to spy for an upper-floor girl, he finds himself caught up in a complicated web of lies.

And living above everyone else on the thousandth floor is AVERY FULLER, the girl genetically designed to be perfect. The girl who seems to have it all〞yet is tormented by the one thing she can never have.

Amid breathtaking advancement and high-tech luxury, five teenagers struggle to find their place at the top of the world. But when you're this high up, there's nowhere to go but down....]]> 448 Katharine McGee Larissa 0 to-read 3.65 2016 The Thousandth Floor (The Thousandth Floor, #1)
author: Katharine McGee
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) 10429045 I have a curse
I have a gift

I am a monster
I'm more than human

My touch is lethal
My touch is power

I am their weapon
I will fight back

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war〞and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.]]> 338 Tahereh Mafi 0062085484 Larissa 0 to-read 3.86 2011 Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
author: Tahereh Mafi
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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date added: 2020/09/13
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]]> Breathe (Sea Breeze, #1) 11479285
When the family arrives at their summer getaway, Sadie is surprised to learn that the owner of the house is Jax Stone, one of the hottest teen rockers in the world. If Sadie hadn't spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house she might have been normal enough to be excited about working for a rock star.

Even though Sadie isn't impressed by Jax's fame, he is drawn to her. Everything about Sadie fascinates Jax but he fights his attraction. Relationships never work in his world and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. By the end of the summer, Jax discovers he can't breathe without Sadie.]]> 357 Abbi Glines 193622285X Larissa 0 to-read 3.85 2011 Breathe (Sea Breeze, #1)
author: Abbi Glines
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> The Kiss Thief 41450662
Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky.

They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred.

Mine were broken before we left church.

They say your heart only beats for one man.

Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end.

I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit.

Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father＊s sins over his head to force me into marriage.

They say that all great love stories have a happy ending.

I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter.

One kiss.
Two men.
Three lives.
Entwined together.

And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.
]]> 320 L.J. Shen 1793307504 Larissa 0 to-read 3.75 2019 The Kiss Thief
author: L.J. Shen
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5) 53337455 When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella＊s side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward＊s version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

This unforgettable tale as told through Edward＊s eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting beautiful, mysterious Bella is both the most intriguing and unnerving event he has experienced in his long life as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward＊s past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he let himself fall in love with Bella when he knows that he is endangering her life?

In Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer transports us back to a world that has captivated millions of readers and, drawing on the classic myth of Hades and Persephone, brings us an epic novel about the profound pleasures and devastating consequences of immortal love.]]> 756 Stephenie Meyer 0349003637 Larissa 4 3.66 2020 Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2020/09/08
date added: 2020/09/08
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]]> Losing the Plot 43301078
Vanessa Rooney is a thirty-something dental hygienist who finds herself a single mum with a hole in her heart where her husband had been.

Somehow she finds the courage to fulfil her childhood dream of writing a romance novel but soon discovers that her novel has been plagiarised by her idol, celebrity author Charlotte Lancaster.

Vanessa finally understands that what she wanted wasn't what she needed, but has this realisation come too late?]]> 384 Elizabeth Coleman 1760633437 Larissa 3 3.33 2019 Losing the Plot
author: Elizabeth Coleman
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2020/08/12
date added: 2020/08/11
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]]> <![CDATA[Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast]]> 41424
Beauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in looks, she can perhaps make up for in courage.

When her father comes home with the tale of an enchanted castle in the forest and the terrible promise he had to make to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows she must go to the castle, a prisoner of her own free will. Her father protests that he will not let her go, but she answers, "Cannot a Beast be tamed?"

Robin McKinley's beloved telling illuminates the unusual love story of a most unlikely couple, Beauty and the Beast.]]> 256 Robin McKinley 0064404773 Larissa 0 to-read 4.05 1978 Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
author: Robin McKinley
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1978
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Marriage Game (Marriage Game, #1)]]> 51588815
After her life falls apart, recruitment consultant Layla Patel returns home to her family in San Francisco. But in the eyes of her father, who runs a Michelin starred restaurant, she can do no wrong. He would do anything to see her smile again. With the best intentions in mind, he offers her the office upstairs to start her new business and creates a profile on an online dating site to find her a man. She doesn＊t know he＊s arranged a series of blind dates until the first one comes knocking on her door＃

As CEO of a corporate downsizing company Sam Mehta is more used to conflict than calm. In search of a quiet new office, he finds the perfect space above a cozy Indian restaurant that smells like home. But when communication goes awry, he's forced to share his space with the owner's beautiful yet infuriating daughter Layla, her crazy family, and a parade of hopeful suitors, all of whom threaten to disrupt his carefully ordered life.

As they face off in close quarters, the sarcasm and sparks fly. But when the battle for the office becomes a battle of the heart, Sam and Layla have to decide if this is love or just a game.]]> 338 Sara Desai 0593100565 Larissa 0 to-read 3.50 2020 The Marriage Game (Marriage Game, #1)
author: Sara Desai
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/06/22
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]]> Attachments 8909152 "Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you..."

Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.

Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now〞reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers〞not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.

When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained〞and captivated〞by their stories.

By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.

What would he say . . . ?]]> 323 Rainbow Rowell Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library 3.86 2011 Attachments
author: Rainbow Rowell
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2020/06/19
date added: 2020/06/19
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:
This book was super cute!!!!! Loved it. I loved the characters and how different they all were yet I could relate to them? I found that the time period the book was set in really refreshing and I really enjoyed the references and social dynamics within the story. It was such a simple idea and I think it was executed really well. Highly recommend if you love, love stories with lots of soft feels that make your stomach do THE THING and real characters with real issues.
]]> The Hating Game 25883848
Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
2) A person＊s undoing
3) Joshua Templeman

Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She＊s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.

Trapped in a shared office together 40 (OK, 50 or 60) hours a week, they＊ve become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship. There＊s the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can＊t let Joshua beat her at anything〞especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking.

If Lucy wins this game, she＊ll be Joshua＊s boss. If she loses, she＊ll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like she＊s got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she＊s got Joshua Templeman all wrong.

Maybe Lucy Hutton doesn＊t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn＊t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game. ??]]> 387 Sally Thorne Larissa 5 3.93 2016 The Hating Game
author: Sally Thorne
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2021/01/13
date added: 2020/06/13
shelves: borrowed-from-library, favorites, books-i-own
review:
Um......I loved this so much. Like so much. I could not put this book down. I loved the characters, I loved the plot, I loved the ※enemies to lovers§ troupe. I loved it all.
]]> <![CDATA[How to Find Your (First) Husband]]> 29502104 400 Rosie Blake 1782398627 Larissa 4 3.48 How to Find Your (First) Husband
author: Rosie Blake
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.48
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2020/06/05
date added: 2020/06/05
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]]> The Jewel (The Lone City, #1) 40882262
Born and raised in the Marsh, Violet is destined for the Jewel. She is trained as a surrogate for the elite and is bought by the Duchess of the Lake at auction. And she quickly learns that beneath the Jewel＊s glittering fa?ade lies the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her life...all while fighting for her survival. But before she can accept her fate, Violet meets a handsome boy who is also under the Duchess＊s control. A forbidden love sparks.

But their illicit affair has consequences, which will cost them both more than they bargained for. And toeing the line between being calculating and rebellious, Violet must decide what, and who, she is willing to risk for her own freedom.]]> 373 Amy Ewing 006223580X Larissa 2 3.86 2014 The Jewel (The Lone City, #1)
author: Amy Ewing
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2014
rating: 2
read at: 2020/05/09
date added: 2020/05/09
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]]> The Runaway Princess 13547080 431 Hester Browne 1439168857 Larissa 4 3.69 2012 The Runaway Princess
author: Hester Browne
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2020/04/14
date added: 2020/04/14
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]]> Whistleblower 52956866 Fresh contemporary new adult fiction--with #metoo at its heart.

When Laurel Cates uncovers a shocking story about Garland＊s football coach, it takes all of her courage to publish the story in the school＊s paper. And when it reverberates around the country, the ramifications are both personal and professional. But nowhere are the repercussions stronger than in Laurel＊s everyday life as she can＊t seem to avoid Bodie St. James, the star quarterback, whose own career now hangs on the brink as a result of her article＃]]> Kate Marchant Larissa 0 to-read 4.38 2020 Whistleblower
author: Kate Marchant
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/04/05
shelves: to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess]]> 40728740 ROYAL WEDDING; ROYAL MESS! WHAT HAS 18-YEAR-OLD PR INTERN TILLY MAGUIRE LANDED HERSELF IN?

Aspiring writer, 18-year-old Tilly Maguire, is a totally reformed ex-superfan of British boyband singer, Reuben Vaughan. Yeah, she was going to marry him when she was thirteen, but that fangirl phase is way in her past now, along with an unfortunate side ponytail and a weird obsession with galaxy leggings - ugh. Cringe!

When her writing wins Tilly a six-week internship at a top London PR firm, she doesn't expect to stumble from a long-haul flight straight into an A-list debacle of her own making, but these things happen. She proves to the entire world that jet lag and social media definitely don't mix.

Obviously, Tilly didn't intend to get tangled in a ridiculous scandal involving the British royal family. She's not the attention-seeking type! She's just a socially awkward introvert, with a galloping case of anxiety made even worse after a high-profile run-in with the very last person she ever imagined she'd meet for real.

Not on her gap year, anyway.

And not like this!


PRAISE

'A pleasurable escape for any teen looking for a can't-put-downable read'. - Books+Publishing, four stars]]> 304 Emma Grey 1460755057 Larissa 3 3.68 2018 Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess
author: Emma Grey
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2020/03/25
date added: 2020/03/25
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]]> <![CDATA[Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words]]> 51884582
Nothing good ever comes from drinking a box of wine alone. So when I decided to entertain my drunken self by setting up some hand-me-down podcasting equipment and reading the steamy parts from romance novels, I never thought anyone would actually listen. The fact that I admitted my huge crush on my sexy next door neighbor made the whole thing even more mortifying. But sometimes life surprises you, and that＊s how my podcast, Heidi＊s Discount Erotica, was born.

Now I, Heidi Larsen, a sweet former kindergarten teacher in Waconia, Minnesota, lead a scandalous double life reading erotic novels to the listening world. And with each episode, I find myself embracing my new alter ego more and more. Now I＊m starting to feel more comfortable in my own skin and do things I never would have dreamed of - like kissing my neighbor.

Look out, Waconia, because Heidi＊s on the loose! She＊s in your ears, in your hearts, and down your pants...wait, that didn＊t sound as good as it did in my head. Well, you get the picture, don＊tcha know!]]> 197 Tara Sivec Larissa 0 to-read 3.87 2019 Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words
author: Tara Sivec
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/02/28
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)]]> 35702241
1) Woo the Shadow King.
2) Marry him.
3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.

No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King＊s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she＊s going to do everything within her power to get it.

But Alessandra＊s not the only one trying to kill the king. As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen〞all while struggling not to lose her heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen?]]> 326 Tricia Levenseller 1250189969 Larissa 0 to-read 3.82 2020 The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)
author: Tricia Levenseller
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/02/25
shelves: to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wedding Party (The Wedding Date, #3)]]> 42599067
1. Alexa is their best friend

2. They hate each other

After an ※Oops, we made a mistake§ kiss, neither one can stop thinking about the other. With Alexa＊s wedding rapidly approaching, Maddie and Theo both share bridal party responsibilities that require more interaction with each other than they＊re comfortable with. Underneath the sharp barbs they toss at each other is a simmering attraction that won＊t fade. It builds until they find themselves sneaking off together to release some tension when Alexa isn＊t looking.

But as with any engagement with a nemesis, there are unspoken rules that must be abided by. First and foremost, don＊t fall in love.]]> 337 Jasmine Guillory 1984802194 Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library 3.81 2019 The Wedding Party (The Wedding Date, #3)
author: Jasmine Guillory
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/02/23
date added: 2020/02/23
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Irresistible (Cloverleigh Farms, #1)]]> 44099084
Sure, Frannie Sawyer is beautiful and sweet, but she＊s twenty-seven, the boss＊s daughter,?and my new part-time nanny〞which means she＊s completely off-limits. It＊s bad enough I can＊t stop fantasizing about her, what kind of jerk would?I be if I acted on the impulse to kiss her?

(Exactly the kind of jerk you＊re thinking.)

Actually, I＊m worse than that〞because I didn＊t stop with a kiss, and now I can＊t stay away.??She makes me feel like myself again.?She reminds me what it＊s like to want something just for me. She＊s everything I ever needed, but nothing I ever imagined.

I＊m a former Marine. I should have had the strength to resist her from the start.

But I didn＊t. And now I have to choose between the life I want and the life she deserves.

Even if it means giving her up.]]> 301 Melanie Harlow 1732413843 Larissa 0 to-read 3.96 2019 Irresistible (Cloverleigh Farms, #1)
author: Melanie Harlow
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/02/14
shelves: to-read
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]]> The Love Solution 51078374 The Kiss Quotient and I Owe You One


One of them has love down to a science＃



Sisters Sarah and Molly are close, but they couldn＊t be more different. Sarah makes jewellery and is obsessed with all things shiny and glam, whilst Molly is most at home in her white coat and goggles, working in a science lab.


When Molly is put on a new assignment, she＊s over the moon. It＊s an important, top-secret project 每 and she has a handsome new boss to ogle at when she＊s not staring into a petri dish＃


But when Sarah finds herself on the painful end of a disastrous break-up, no amount of Ben Jerry＊s or trashy rom-coms can cheer her up. She wants to take a more drastic approach to dealing with her heartbreak, and one that only her sister 每 and perhaps a sprinkle of science 每 can help with＃



Is love really all in the chemistry? Or will Sarah get more than she bargained for?



＆Full of fun and laughter＊


＆It＊s such a joy to read a good sister relationship＊


＆The romance is sweet and hot at the same time＃ Loved it＊


＆The type of book where you step through the pages and are transported to a new place＃ Loved, loved, loved this book＊ ]]> 384 Ashley Croft 0008294887 Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library 2.91 2019 The Love Solution
author: Ashley Croft
name: Larissa
average rating: 2.91
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/01/23
date added: 2020/02/08
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1)]]> 19547856
With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon＊s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he＊s pushed out〞without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he＊s never met.]]> 320 Becky Albertalli 0062348671 Larissa 4 4.14 2015 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1)
author: Becky Albertalli
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2019/01/21
date added: 2020/02/01
shelves: rereads, favorites, adapted-books, books-i-own
review:
i just re-read this book again and i truly love it sooooo much. it always makes my heart clench and stomach flip and simon is truly such a good protagonist. and simon and blue are so CUTE my heart <3 the only thing that i dislike is leah. she's such a brat omg. anyway. read this because it's amazing.
]]> It 18108757
A truly one-off collection of Alexa's writing, doodles and photographs, It combines stories of early style inspirations such as her grandpa and the Spice Girls, discussion of figures of obsession like Jane Birkin and Annie Hall, and reflects on heartbreak, how to get dressed in the morning, the challenges of taking a good selfie, and more. Interspersed with pages from Alexa's notebooks and many a photo of a good night out, It appears in real cloth, with hand-crafted marbled endpages covered in polkadots, stripy head and tail bands, and luxiouriously creamy paper. Witty, charming and with a refreshingly down-to-earth attitude, It is a must-have for anyone who loves fashion, worries about growing up, or loves just about everything Alexa Chung.]]> 192 Alexa Chung 1846147549 Larissa 2 books-i-own 3.35 2013 It
author: Alexa Chung
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.35
book published: 2013
rating: 2
read at: 2019/04/18
date added: 2020/02/01
shelves: books-i-own
review:

]]> How to Fall in Love 18161265
Adam Basil and Christine Rose are thrown together late one night, when Christine is crossing the Halfpenny Bridge in Dublin. Adam is there, poised, threatening to jump. Adam is desperate 每 but Christine makes a crazy deal with him. His 35th birthday is looming and she bets him she can show him that life is worth living before then.

Despite her determination, Christine knows what a dangerous promise she＊s made. Against the ticking of the clock, the two of them embark on wild escapades, grand romantic gestures and some unlikely late-night outings. Slowly, Christine thinks Adam is starting to fall back in love with his life.

But has she done enough to change his mind for good? And is that all that＊s starting to happen?]]> 327 Cecelia Ahern 000735049X Larissa 4 books-i-own 4.00 2013 How to Fall in Love
author: Cecelia Ahern
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2019/09/29
date added: 2020/02/01
shelves: books-i-own
review:

]]> One Day in December 38255337 Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story.

Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic... and then her bus drives away.

Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn't find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they "reunite" at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It's Jack, the man from the bus. It would be.

What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780525574682.]]> 393 Josie Silver Larissa 4 books-i-own 3.80 2018 One Day in December
author: Josie Silver
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> Our Stop 43480010 Nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend Emma＊s after too much wine.

Daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn＊t been able to sleep properly since his dad died.

One morning, Nadia＊s eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper:

To the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. I＊m the guy who＊s always standing near the doors＃ Drink sometime?

So begins a not-quite-romance of near-misses, true love, and the power of the written word.

]]> 368 Laura Jane Williams 0008320535 Larissa 4 books-i-own 3.61 2019 Our Stop
author: Laura Jane Williams
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/01/18
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]]> Christmas Angels 43263148 The next heartwarming and inspirational Christmas story by USA Today Bestselling author, Nancy Naigle.

Growing up, Liz Westmoreland dreamed of taking over her grandparents inn located in the small mountain town of Angels Creek only for it to be sold before she ever got the chance. While browsing the internet, she stumbles upon a listing for what looks to be the picturesque inn and it＊s set to go to auction. Liz places a bid, and by a miracle, wins the auction. But when she gets there she finds the property in significant disrepair.

When Matt Hardy narrowly lost the inn and property that butted his land, he just hoped it wasn't another city slicker coming to make matters worse after the previous owners gutted the place for an art gallery. But the minute he recognized the sweet, freckle-faced girl from his childhood and heard her plans to reopen the inn, he jumps at the chance to help his childhood crush restore a place where he made so many fond memories.

While working on repairs, Liz and Matt discover her grandmother＊s collection of angels in one of the cabins. When the angels start mysteriously showing up all over the inn, she begins to look at them as reassurance〞that restoring the inn is what she's meant to do. But when an accident leaves Liz feeling like she made a mistake, will Matt〞and the residents of Angels Creek〞be able to show Liz that she's found a home? And possibly true love as well?]]> 340 Nancy Naigle 1250312620 Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library 4.07 2019 Christmas Angels
author: Nancy Naigle
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> The Flatshare 36478784 Tiffy and Leon share a flat
Tiffy and Leon share a bed
Tiffy and Leon have never met＃

Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they＊re crazy, but it＊s the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy＊s at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time.

But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven＊t met yet, they＊re about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window＃]]> 394 Beth O'Leary 1787474402 Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library 3.97 2019 The Flatshare
author: Beth O'Leary
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/01/30
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]]> The Switch 45134200 Eileen is sick of being 79.
Leena's tired of life in her twenties.
Maybe it's time they swapped places...

When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen.

Once Leena learns of Eileen's romantic predicament, she proposes a a two-month swap. Eileen can live in London and look for love. Meanwhile Leena will look after everything in rural Yorkshire. But with gossiping neighbours and difficult family dynamics to navigate up north, and trendy London flatmates and online dating to contend with in the city, stepping into one another's shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected.

Leena learns that a long-distance relationship isn't as romantic as she hoped it would be, and then there is the annoyingly perfect 每 and distractingly handsome 每 school teacher, who keeps showing up to outdo her efforts to impress the local villagers. Back in London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours, but is her perfect match nearer home than she first thought?]]> 336 Beth O'Leary 1787475018 Larissa 0 to-read 3.94 2020 The Switch
author: Beth O'Leary
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> 賅藒暪梩(14)ㄩ唸模湮釬桵 28051013 黍賅藒覺疣有伈允巠瞿狩賤斕腔汜魂揤薯ㄐ
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雄馱眳綴ㄛ賅襓遞珩韁Ａ硊謂蚔帎漜蒬鶷鉸謑甭蔣矬憩溢粉絲〡馳皈面噤虡硥衝痤釋珅馦遼腔踿笵蠅腔汜魂毓峓ㄛ遜衄蘆靡む鏝祥眭植闡孬簸堤懂腔酴瑚婓模笢龔輔祥??郔絀腔岆ㄛ秪暺韭簀併懦芞奧н梩善邁懈腔華賜ㄛ襞砑報滇數賒掩つ滌礿ㄐ賅蟟頝葍釂玵鑨旄匾繚謂茛狡鷇防椇珧彯鄳漈鹺刵警堙ㄟ廒珒鯚孍膛狩曾抰羌慫§梇> 224 Jeff Kinney 1419739034 Larissa 0 4.26 2019 賅藒暪梩(14)ㄩ唸模湮釬桵
author: Jeff Kinney
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Love Her or Lose Her (Hot & Hammered, #2)]]> 44148563
Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he's all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. As they complete one ridiculous - yet surprisingly helpful - assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they're getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret... and it could demolish everything.]]> 336 Tessa Bailey 0062872869 Larissa 0 to-read 3.59 2020 Love Her or Lose Her (Hot & Hammered, #2)
author: Tessa Bailey
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.59
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]]> A Question of Us 46011910 Winner of the Romantic Novelists' Association's Romantic Comedy of the Year Award 2020

Two best friends. Eight pub quizzes. One shot at love...

There are some people who seem like they have all the answers in life. Clarrie Midwinter isn't one of them.

At the age of 26, tomboy Clarrie is still struggling to become a 'proper' grown-up. She's eternally strapped for cash, she hasn't had a date in nearly a year and her attempts to quit smoking tend to take a nosedive after the second pint. Most annoyingly of all, her ladykiller best friend Simon just won't stop asking her out. The only thing keeping her sane is her pub quiz team, the Mighty Morphin Flower Arrangers.

But when Simon bets her a date their team will win the quiz league, Clarrie is forced to confront what she really wants out of life 每 and love. Is it finally time for her to grow up?

Gloriously irreverent, badly behaved romantic comedy from the author of Meet Me at the Lighthouse.

]]> 310 Mary Jayne Baker Larissa 0 to-read 3.56 2019 A Question of Us
author: Mary Jayne Baker
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.56
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]]> <![CDATA[Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1)]]> 42156 Something Borrowed tells the story of Rachel, a young attorney living and working in Manhattan.

Rachel has always been the consummate good girl〞until her thirtieth birthday, when her best friend, Darcy, throws her a party. That night, after too many drinks, Rachel ends up in bed with Darcy's fianc谷. Although she wakes up determined to put the one-night fling behind her, Rachel is horrified to discover that she has genuine feelings for the one guy she should run from. As the September wedding date nears, Rachel knows she has to make a choice. In doing so, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk all to win true happiness.

Something Borrowed is a phenomenal debut novel that will have you laughing, crying, and calling your best friend.
]]> 336 Emily Giffin 031232118X Larissa 0 to-read 3.89 2004 Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1)
author: Emily Giffin
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[Of Curses and Kisses (St. Rosetta's Academy, #1)]]> 43985469 The first novel in a series set at an elite international boarding school, that＊s a contemporary spin on Beauty and the Beast.

Will the princess save the beast?

For Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family. When the loathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jaya＊s little sister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge. Then Jaya finds out she＊ll be attending the same elite boarding school as Grey Emerson, and it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. She knows what she must do: Make Grey fall in love with her and break his heart. But much to Jaya＊s annoyance, Grey＊s brooding demeanor and lupine blue eyes have drawn her in. There＊s simply no way she and her sworn enemy could find their fairy-tale ending＃right?

His Lordship Grey Emerson is a misanthrope. Thanks to an ancient curse by a Rao matriarch, Grey knows he＊s doomed once he turns eighteen. Sequestered away in the mountains at St. Rosetta＊s International Academy, he＊s lived an isolated existence〞until Jaya Rao bursts into his life, but he can't shake the feeling that she＊s hiding something. Something that might just have to do with the rose-shaped ruby pendant around her neck＃

As the stars conspire to keep them apart, Jaya and Grey grapple with questions of love, loyalty, and whether it＊s possible to write your own happy ending.]]> 384 Sandhya Menon Larissa 0 to-read 3.43 2020 Of Curses and Kisses (St. Rosetta's Academy, #1)
author: Sandhya Menon
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average rating: 3.43
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]]> The Girl He Used to Know 44674635 What if you had a second chance at first love?

Annika Rose likes being alone.

She feels lost in social situations, saying the wrong thing or acting the wrong way. She just can't read people. She prefers the quiet solitude of books or playing chess to being around others. Apart from Jonathan. She liked being around him, but she hasn't seen him for ten years. Until now that is. And she's not sure he'll want to see her again after what happened all those years ago.

Annika Rose likes being alone.

Except that, actually, she doesn't like being alone at all.]]> 297 Tracey Garvis Graves 1409183688 Larissa 2 borrowed-from-library 4.00 2019 The Girl He Used to Know
author: Tracey Garvis Graves
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2019
rating: 2
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date added: 2019/12/23
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]]> <![CDATA[When in Rome (Heart of the city # 4)]]> 36187924
How did a self-orchestrated gap year turn into a less-than-enthralling lifestyle as a couch potato at her parents' house? Determined to get motivated and join life again, Sammi Shorten books a budget Bellissimo Tour to Rome, the Eternal City. What she hadn't signed up for was being stuck with an eclectic group of binge-drinking foreigners in a bed-bug-infested hostel from hell. Things in Rome really couldn't get much worse . . . could they?

When plans go completely awry Sammi's left with only one place to turn, and it's the one place Sammi really doesn't want to turn - to the man who might very well get her into the worst trouble of all: the gorgeous local tour guide, Marcello Bambozzi.

WHEN IN ROME is the fourth standalone book in CJ Duggan's sassy, sexy new adult series, Heart of the City.]]> 336 C.J. Duggan Larissa 3 borrowed-from-library 3.87 When in Rome (Heart of the city # 4)
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name: Larissa
average rating: 3.87
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]]> <![CDATA[The Proposal (The Wedding Date, #2)]]> 37584991 The author of The Wedding Date serves up a novel about what happens when a public proposal doesn't turn into a happy ending, thanks to a woman who knows exactly how to make one on her own...

When someone asks you to spend your life with him, it shouldn't come as a surprise--or happen in front of 45,000 people.

When freelance writer Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn't the hard part--they've only been dating for five months, and he can't even spell her name correctly. The hard part is having to face a stadium full of disappointed fans...

At the game with his sister, Carlos Ibarra comes to Nik's rescue and rushes her away from a camera crew. He's even there for her when the video goes viral and Nik's social media blows up--in a bad way. Nik knows that in the wilds of LA, a handsome doctor like Carlos can't be looking for anything serious, so she embarks on an epic rebound with him, filled with food, fun, and fantastic sex. But when their glorified hookups start breaking the rules, one of them has to be smart enough to put on the brakes...]]> 325 Jasmine Guillory 0399587683 Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library 3.45 2018 The Proposal (The Wedding Date, #2)
author: Jasmine Guillory
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> A Country Escape 35212975
She's going to need a lot of help from her best friend Issi, and also from her wealthy and very eligible neighbour - who might just have his own reasons for being so supportive. Is it the farm he is interested in? Or Fran herself?]]> 400 Katie Fforde 1780890907 Larissa 3 borrowed-from-library 3.74 2018 A Country Escape
author: Katie Fforde
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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date added: 2019/12/23
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]]> <![CDATA[Hollywood Heartbreak (A Heart of the City # 5)]]> 36795207 The fifth standalone novel in CJ Duggan's HEART OF THE CITY series from the internationally bestselling author of the SUMMER and PARADISE series.

Hollywood isn't all sunglasses and autographs.

Abby Taylor is heading for the hills - the Hollywood hills. All she has to do first is exorcise some old demons, namely Cassie Carmichael, the character she has been playing on Australia's number one television drama for the past three years.

Wanting to escape the fear of typecasting and malicious magazine covers, Abby is in desperate need of a change. With a new city, new friends and a sweet new condo in West Hollywood, it's time to take her career to the next level. But with disastrous auditions and countless rejections, Abby is going to need to numb the pain in the hope that her next big break comes along, and it does. She just never dreamed that it would be in the form of waiting tables and splitting tips at one of the hottest nightspots on the strip.

Action-packed late nights and VIP parties are a sure distraction, but nothing distracts her quite like her new boss, the infuriating Jay Davis. Suddenly living the dream takes on a whole new meaning, but when something in Jay's past is revealed, Abby has to question, who is the greatest actor of them all?

In the land of broken dreams, all Abby can do is hope that hers is not going to be one of them.

HOLLYWOOD HEARTBREAK is the fifth standalone book in CJ Duggan's sassy, sexy new adult series, Heart of the City.

PRAISE FOR CJ DUGGAN'S PREVIOUS BOOKS:

'I loved this book - it's the perfect beach read.' - Flying Through Pages

'I loved every moment . . . CJ is a born storyteller that breathes a realism into her characters and situations that we've all found ourselves in.' - Diva Book Nerd

'PARADISE CITY is the same brand of feel good, fun and sexy romance that I have come to love from this author' - Book Briefs

'I love Duggan's writing and PARADISE CITY was a hoot. I cannot wait for the next book! Is it August yet?' - Reading With ABC

'Duggan's writing is addictive, and I really didn't want to put this book down.' - Escape Into Words
'PARADISE CITY is going to be on my mind until I can get my greedy eyes on PARADISE ROAD. I need that book yesterday!' - Book Cat Pin

'A fast paced fun read with so many steamy situations.' - Dreamy Addictions

'Guaranteed her readers will come back for more.' - My Guilty Obsession

'Drama, deception, love and a little mystery . . . the ending left me hungry for the next book! I can't wait for PARADISE ROAD!' - Paranormal Tendencies on 韁惘軓氈

'A bit of HOME AND AWAY meets PUBERTY BLUES feel about the novel makes is a great read for older teens and YA. I will be desperately waiting for part 2 in September.' - Samantha on 韁惘軓氈

'Again Ms Duggan had created a winner. Paradise City was a perfect introduction to the series and characters. I was left needing more and it had so much laugh-out-loud fun. This really did have everything from intrigue to addiction, realism of high school antics, steamy sizzles and fast paced readability. I am certainly hooked and desperately want more of all these characters. I highly recommend this to all new adult readers, fan-bloody-tastic!' - Turner's Antics

'This is my first taste of Duggan's work and it won't be the last ... It's a story that will have you coming back for more.' - Sassy Book Lovers

'convincing and authentic ... Perfect for fans of Abbi Glines and Anna Todd, PARADISE CITY is a fun and exciting read about love, family and surviving high school.' - Fictional Thoughts

]]> 320 C.J. Duggan Larissa 3 borrowed-from-library 4.07 Hollywood Heartbreak (A Heart of the City # 5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Christmas Eve (Heartbreaker Bay, #4)]]> 33783425 Meet cute...

Run for the hills〞temporarily. That's Colbie Albright's plan when she flees New York for San Francisco. Wrangling her crazy family by day and writing a bestselling YA fantasy series by night has taken its toll. In short, Colbie's so over it that she's under it. She's also under the waters of a historic San Francisco fountain within an hour of arrival. Fortunately, the guy who fishes Colbie out has her looking forward to Christmas among strangers. But she's pretty sure Spencer Baldwin won't be a stranger for long.

Make merry...

Spence's commitment to hiding from the Ghosts of Relationships Past means he doesn't have to worry about the powerful〞okay, crazy hot chemistry〞he's got with Colbie. Just because she can laugh at anything, especially herself... just because she's gorgeous and a great listener just because she gets Spence immediately doesn't mean he won't be able to let Colbie go. Does it?

and hope for a miracle.

Now the clock's ticking for Colbie and Spence: Two weeks to cut loose. Two weeks to fall hard. Two weeks to figure out how to make this Christmas last a lifetime.]]> 384 Jill Shalvis 0062448099 Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library 4.04 2017 Chasing Christmas Eve (Heartbreaker Bay, #4)
author: Jill Shalvis
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bromance Book Club (Bromance Book Club, #1)]]> 44019067 The first rule of book club: You don't talk about book club.

Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott's marriage is in major league trouble. He＊s recently discovered a humiliating secret: his wife Thea has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it＊s the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks for a divorce, and Gavin realizes he＊s let his pride and fear get the better of him.

Welcome to the Bromance Book Club.

Distraught and desperate, Gavin finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men. With the help of their current read, a steamy Regency titled Courting the Countess, the guys coach Gavin on saving his marriage. But it'll take a lot more than flowery words and grand gestures for this hapless Romeo to find his inner hero and win back the trust of his wife.]]> 352 Lyssa Kay Adams 1984806106 Larissa 0 to-read 3.86 2019 The Bromance Book Club (Bromance Book Club, #1)
author: Lyssa Kay Adams
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.86
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]]> We Met in December 44285798 Following a year in the life of a twenty-something British woman who falls hard for her London flat mate, this clever, fun, and unforgettable romantic comedy is the perfect feel-good holiday read.

Two people. One house. A year that changes everything.??

Twenty-nine-year-old Jess is following her dream and moving to London. It＊s December, and she＊s taking a room in a crumbling, but grand,?Notting Hill house-share with four virtual?strangers. On her first night, Jess meets Alex, the guy sharing her floor, at a Christmas dinner hosted by her landlord. They don＊t kiss, but as far as Jess is concerned the connection is clear. She starts planning how they will knock down the wall between them to spend more time together.

But when Jess returns from a two-week Christmas holiday, she finds?Alex has started dating someone else〞beautiful Emma, who lives on the floor above them.?Now Jess faces a year of bumping into (hell, sharing a bathroom with) the man of her dreams＃and the woman of his.]]> 400 Rosie Curtis 0062964577 Larissa 0 to-read 3.32 2019 We Met in December
author: Rosie Curtis
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.32
book published: 2019
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)]]> 42201431
Olive braces herself to get through 24 hours of wedding hell before she can return to her comfortable, unlucky life. But when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning from eating bad shellfish, the only people who aren＊t affected are Olive and Ethan. And now there＊s an all-expenses-paid honeymoon in Hawaii up for grabs.

Putting their mutual hatred aside for the sake of a free vacation, Olive and Ethan head for paradise, determined to avoid each other at all costs. But when Olive runs into her future boss, the little white lie she tells him is suddenly at risk to become a whole lot bigger. She and Ethan now have to pretend to be loving newlyweds, and her luck seems worse than ever. But the weird thing is that she doesn＊t mind playing pretend. In fact, she feels kind of... lucky.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781501128035.]]> 432 Christina Lauren 1501128035 Larissa 0 to-read 3.88 2019 The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
author: Christina Lauren
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.88
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]]> Starry Night 17910542
Carrie Slayton, a big-city society-page columnist, longs to write more serious news stories. So her editor hands her a challenge: She can cover any topic she wants, but only if she first scores the paper an interview with Finn Dalton, the notoriously reclusive author.

Living in the remote Alaskan wilderness, Finn has written a megabestselling memoir about surviving in the wild. But he stubbornly declines to speak to anyone in the press, and no one even knows exactly where he lives.

Digging deep into Finn＊s past, Carrie develops a theory on his whereabouts. It is the holidays, but her career is at stake, so she forsakes her family celebrations and flies out to snowy Alaska. When she finally finds Finn, she discovers a man both more charismatic and more stubborn than she even expected. And soon she is torn between pursuing the story of a lifetime and following her heart.

Filled with all the comforts and joys of Christmastime, Starry Night is a delightful novel of finding happiness in the most surprising places.]]> 256 Debbie Macomber 0345528891 Larissa 0 to-read 3.70 2013 Starry Night
author: Debbie Macomber
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2013
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]]> Words in Deep Blue 31952703
Now Rachel has returned to the city〞and to the bookshop〞to work alongside the boy she＊d rather not see, if at all possible, for the rest of her life. But Rachel needs the distraction, and the escape. Her brother drowned months ago, and she can＊t feel anything anymore. She can't see her future.

Henry's future isn't looking too promising, either. His girlfriend dumped him. The bookstore is slipping away. And his family is breaking apart.

As Henry and Rachel work side by side〞surrounded by books, watching love stories unfold, exchanging letters between the pages〞they find hope in each other. Because life may be uncontrollable, even unbearable sometimes. But it＊s possible that words, and love, and second chances are enough.]]> 273 Cath Crowley 1101937645 Larissa 0 to-read 3.97 2016 Words in Deep Blue
author: Cath Crowley
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Suddenly Royal (The Royals, #1)]]> 16143323
Alex D＊Lynsal is trying to keep his name clean. As crown prince of Lilaria, he＊s had his share of scandalous headlines, but the latest pictures have sent him packing to America and forced him to swear off women〞especially women in the public eye. That is, until he meets Samantha Rousseau. She＊s stubborn, feisty, and incredibly sexy. Not to mention heiress to an estate in his country, which makes her everyone＊s front-page news.

While Sam tries to navigate the new world of politics and wealth, she will also have to dodge her growing feelings for Alex. Giving in to them means more than just falling in love; it would mean accepting the weight of an entire country on her shoulders.]]> 464 Nichole Chase 1483953297 Larissa 0 to-read 3.88 2013 Suddenly Royal (The Royals, #1)
author: Nichole Chase
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Would Like to Meet 44525558
The catch? Ezra is suffering from writer's block--and he'll only put pen to paper if singleton Evie can prove to him that you can fall in love like they do in the movies. With the future of the agency in jeopardy, Evie embarks on a mission to meet a man the way Sally met Harry or Hugh Grant met Julia Roberts.

But in the course of testing out the meet-cute scenes from classic romantic comedies IRL, not only will Evie encounter one humiliating situation after another, but she'll have to confront the romantic past that soured her on love. In a novel as hilarious as it is heartwarming, debut author Rachel Winters proves that sometimes real life is better than the movies--and that the best kind of meet-cutes happen when you least expect them.

In this charming, feel-good debut novel, a cynical assistant at a screenwriting agency must reenact the meet-cute scenes from classic romantic comedy movies in order to help her #1 client get his scriptwriting mojo back--but can a real-life meet-cute be in store for someone who doesn't believe in happily ever after?]]> 359 Rachel Winters 0525542310 Larissa 0 to-read 3.76 2019 Would Like to Meet
author: Rachel Winters
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 10 Blind Dates 43885673
Heartbroken, Sophie flees to her grandparents' house, where the rest of her boisterous extended family is gathered for the holiday. That's when her nonna devises a (not so) brilliant plan: Over the next ten days, Sophie will be set up on ten different blind dates by different family members. Like her sweet cousin Sara, who sets her up with a hot guy at an exclusive underground party. Or her crazy aunt Patrice, who signs Sophie up for a lead role in a living nativity. With a boy who barely reaches her shoulder. And a screaming baby.

When Griffin turns up unexpectedly and begs for a second chance, Sophie feels more confused than ever. Because maybe, just maybe, she's started to have feelings for someone else . . . Someone who is definitely not available.

This is going to be the worst Christmas break ever... or is it?]]> 336 Ashley Elston 1368027490 Larissa 0 to-read 3.98 2019 10 Blind Dates
author: Ashley Elston
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Selection (The Selection, #1)]]> 10507293
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself〞and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.]]> 336 Kiera Cass 0062059939 Larissa 0 to-read 4.07 2012 The Selection (The Selection, #1)
author: Kiera Cass
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal]]> 34680762 A story too secret, too terrifying〞and too shockingly intimate〞for Victorian eyes.

A note to the Editor

Dear Henry,

I have been Simon Feximal＊s companion, assistant and chronicler for twenty years now, and during that time my Casebooks of Feximal the Ghost-Hunter have spread the reputation of this most accomplished of ghost-hunters far and wide.

You have asked me often for the tale of our first meeting, and how my association with Feximal came about. I have always declined, because it is a story too private to be truthfully recounted, and a memory too precious to be falsified. But none knows better than I that stories must be told.

So here is it, Henry, a full and accurate account of how I met Simon Feximal, which I shall leave with my solicitor to pass to you after my death.

I dare say it may not be quite what you expect.

Robert Caldwell
September 1914

The complete story of Robert and Simon, including The Caldwell Ghost (which is no longer available separately) and Butterflies, plus a whole lot of brand new stories, taking the tale of the Victorian ghost-hunter and his narrator/sidekick/lover up to the events of Remnant: A Caldwell & Feximal/Whyborne & Griffin Mystery and beyond...

This book will cover a number of ghostly mysteries, along with evil cults, mysterious skin runes, and illicit Victorian shenanigans between the decidedly forceful Simon and the entirely shameless Robert.]]> 251 K.J. Charles 0995799016 Larissa 0 to-read 4.20 2015 The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal
author: K.J. Charles
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Widdershins (Whyborne & Griffin, #1)]]> 16128152 Alternate cover edition of ISBN-10: 0988564106 (ISBN13: 9780988564107)

Some things should stay buried.

Repressed scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has two skills: reading dead languages and hiding in his office at the Ladysmith Museum. After the tragic death of the friend he secretly loved, he＊s ruthlessly suppressed any desire for another man.

So when handsome ex-Pinkerton Griffin Flaherty approaches him to translate a mysterious book, Whyborne wants to finish the job and get rid of the detective as quickly as possible. Griffin left the Pinkertons following the death of his partner, hoping to start a new life. But the powerful cult which murdered Glenn has taken root in Widdershins, and only the spells in the book can stop them. Spells the intellectual Whyborne doesn＊t believe are real.

As the investigation draws the two men closer, Griffin＊s rakish charm threatens to shatter Whyborne＊s iron control. When the cult resurrects an evil sorcerer who commands terrifying monsters, can Whyborne overcome his fear and learn to trust? Will Griffin let go of his past and risk falling in love? Or will Griffin＊s secrets cost Whyborne both his heart and his life?]]> 236 Jordan L. Hawk Larissa 0 to-read 4.08 2012 Widdershins (Whyborne & Griffin, #1)
author: Jordan L. Hawk
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)]]> 44654627 Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this.

A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts.

Until now.

This time it's not an app, though〞it's a game.

Truth or Dare.

Phoebe's the first target. If you choose not to play, it's a truth. And hers is dark.

Then comes Maeve and she should know better〞always choose the dare.

But by the time Knox is about to be tagged, things have gotten dangerous. The dares have become deadly, and if Maeve learned anything from Bronwyn last year, it's that they can't count on the police for help. Or protection.

Simon's gone, but someone's determined to keep his legacy at Bayview High alive. And this time, there's a whole new set of rules.

The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller everyone is talking about, One of Us Is Lying! There's a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there's a whole new set of rules.]]> 377 Karen M. McManus 0525707964 Larissa 0 to-read 3.90 2020 One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)
author: Karen M. McManus
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> You Say It First 45306303
Colby is stuck in a rut, reeling from a family tragedy and working a dead-end job〞unsure what his future holds, or if he even cares. The last thing he has time for is some privileged rich girl preaching the sanctity of the political process. So he says the worst thing he can think of and hangs up.

But things don＊t end there.＃

That night on the phone winds up being the first in a series of candid, sometimes heated, always surprising conversations that lead to a long-distance friendship and then〞slowly〞to something more. Across state lines and phone lines, Meg and Colby form a once-in-a-lifetime connection. But in the end, are they just too different to make it work?

You Say It First is a propulsive, layered novel about how sometimes the person who has the least in common with us can be the one who changes us most.]]> 368 Katie Cotugno 0062674145 Larissa 0 to-read 3.47 2020 You Say It First
author: Katie Cotugno
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.47
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret (Highlands' Lairds, #1)]]> 107770
In a spirited clash of wills and customs, Judith revelled in the melting bliss of Iain's searching kisses, his passionate caresses. Perplexed by her sprightly defiance, bemused by her tender nature, Iain felt his soul growing into the light and warmth of her love. Surely nothing would wrench her from the affection and trust of Iain and his clan...not even the truth about her father, a devastating secret that could shatter the boldest alliance, and the most glorious of loves.]]> 379 Julie Garwood 0671744216 Larissa 0 to-read 4.24 1992 The Secret (Highlands' Lairds, #1)
author: Julie Garwood
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1)]]> 33815781 A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in a fun and flirty debut novel.

Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn't normally do. But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist.

On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend...

After Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she's the mayor's chief of staff. Too bad they can't stop thinking about the other...

They're just two high-powered professionals on a collision course toward the long distance dating disaster of the century--or closing the gap between what they think they need and what they truly want...]]> 317 Jasmine Guillory Larissa 3 3.56 2018 The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1)
author: Jasmine Guillory
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2019/07/27
date added: 2019/09/11
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]]> The Year I Met You 23002501
Jasmine know two things: one, she loves her vulnerable sister unconditionally, and will fight to the death to protect her from anyone who upsets her. Two, she's only ever been good at one thing 每 her job helping business start-ups.

So when she＊s sacked and put on gardening leave, Jasmine realises that she has nothing else to fill her life. Insomnia keeps her staring out of her bedroom window, and she finds herself watching the antics of her neighbour, shock jock Matt, with more than a casual eye. Matt is also taking a forced leave of absence from work, after one of his controversial chat shows went too far＃

Jasmine has every reason to dislike Matt, and the feeling appears to be mutual. But not everything is as it seems, and soon Jasmine and Matt are forced to think again＃]]> 432 Cecelia Ahern 000750179X Larissa 0 to-read 3.61 2014 The Year I Met You
author: Cecelia Ahern
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone, #1)]]> 41945163
Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen〞especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copeland. He's funny, sexy, never offended by her mile-wide streak of sarcasm, and always one chicken enchilada ahead of her hangry. Even her dog, Stuntman Mike, adores him. The only catch: Josh wants a big family someday. Kristen knows he'd be better off with someone else, but as their attraction grows, it's harder and harder to keep him at arm's length.

The Friend Zone will have you laughing one moment and grabbing for tissues the next as it tackles the realities of infertility and loss with wit, heart, and a lot of sass.]]> 372 Abby Jimenez Larissa 4 3.85 2019 The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone, #1)
author: Abby Jimenez
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2019/08/13
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]]> Second First Impressions 45553600 Distraction (n): an extreme agitation of the mind or emotions.

Ruthie Midona has worked the front desk at the Providence Luxury Retirement Villa for six years, dedicating her entire adult life to caring for the Villa＊s residents, maintaining the property (with an assist from DIY YouTube tutorials), and guarding the endangered tortoises that live in the Villa＊s gardens. Somewhere along the way, she＊s forgotten that she＊s young and beautiful, and that there＊s a world outside of work〞until she meets the son of the property developer who just acquired the retirement center.

Teddy Prescott has spent the last few years partying, sleeping in late, tattooing himself when bored, and generally not taking life too seriously〞something his father, who dreams of grooming Teddy into his successor, can＊t understand. When Teddy needs a place to crash, his father seizes the chance to get him to grow up. He＊ll let Teddy stay in one of the on-site cottages at the retirement home, but only if he works to earn his keep. Teddy agrees〞he can change a few lightbulbs and clip some hedges, no sweat. But Ruthie has plans for Teddy too.

Her two wealthiest and most eccentric residents have just placed an ad (yet another!) seeking a new personal assistant to torment. The women are ninety-year-old, four-foot-tall menaces, and not one of their assistants has lasted a full week. Offering up Teddy seems like a surefire way to get rid of the tall, handsome, unnerving man who won＊t stop getting under her skin.

Ruthie doesn＊t count on the fact that in Teddy Prescott, the Biddies may have finally met their match. He＊ll pick up Chanel gowns from the dry cleaner and cut Big Macs into bite-sized bits. He＊ll do repairs around the property, make the residents laugh, and charm the entire villa. He might even remind Ruthie what it＊s like to be young and fun again. But when she finds out Teddy＊s father＊s only fixing up the retirement home to sell it, putting everything she cares about in jeopardy, she＊s left wondering if Teddy＊s magic was all just a fa?ade.

From the USA Today? bestselling author of The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine comes the clever, funny, and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two old women〞under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home manager.]]> 343 Sally Thorne 0063007134 Larissa 0 to-read 3.49 2021 Second First Impressions
author: Sally Thorne
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2021
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]]> We Were On a Break 30813401 416 Lindsey Kelk 0007582412 Larissa 0 to-read 3.46 2016 We Were On a Break
author: Lindsey Kelk
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Royal Holiday (The Wedding Date, #4)]]> 44300636 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Proposalcomes a dazzling new novel about a spontaneous holiday vacation that turns into an unforgettable romance.

Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie＊s work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can＊t refuse. She＊s excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn＊t expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain private secretary, his charming accent, and unyielding formality.

Malcolm Hudson has worked for the Queen for years and has never given a personal, private tour〞until now. He is intrigued by Vivian the moment he meets her and finds himself making excuses just to spend time with her. When flirtatious banter turns into a kiss under the mistletoe, things snowball into a full-on fling.

Despite a ticking timer on their holiday romance, they are completely fine with ending their short, steamy affair come New Year＊s Day. . .or are they?]]> 304 Jasmine Guillory 1984802224 Larissa 0 to-read 3.45 2019 Royal Holiday (The Wedding Date, #4)
author: Jasmine Guillory
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[London Bound (Heart of the City #3)]]> 30982434 The third standalone novel in CJ Duggan's HEART OF THE CITY series - a very sassy, super sexy New Adult romance from the internationally bestselling author of the SUMMER and PARADISE series.

Like so many of her university friends, Kate Brown is London bound, but unlike her friends - who had the chance to enjoy the beer, sights and attractions of the UK - Kate is instead visiting her grandmother (who may or may not be the devil).

Wanting nothing more than to be a normal, independent twenty-something living it up in ol' London town, Kate finds herself a prisoner in her grandmother's Kensington terrace, daydreaming about the holiday that could have been. But when Kate is almost run over by posh,smirking playboy Jack Baker, it leaves her wondering if being out and about is such a good idea after all, especially when she catches herself laughing at his jokes.

One thing Kate knows for sure is that she has to avoid Jack at all costs. But with her balcony facing his, you can pretty much guarantee Kate's London adventure is going to be anything but boring . . .


PRAISE FOR CJ DUGGAN'S PREVIOUS BOOKS:

'I loved this book - it's the perfect beach read.' Flying Through Pages

'I loved every moment . . . C.J. is a born storyteller that breathes a realism into her characters and situations that we've all found ourselves in.' Diva Book Nerd

'PARADISE CITY is the same brand of feel good, fun and sexy romance that I have come to love from this author' Book Briefs

'I love Duggan's writing and PARADISE CITY was a hoot. I cannot wait for the next book! Is it August yet?' Reading With ABC

'Duggan's writing is addictive, and I really didn't want to put this book down.' Escape Into Words

'PARADISE CITY is going to be on my mind until I can get my greedy eyes on PARADISE ROAD. I need that book yesterday!' Book Cat Pin

'A fast paced fun read with so many steamy situations.' Dreamy Addictions

'Guaranteed her readers will come back for more.' My Guilty Obsession

'Drama, deception, love and a little mystery . . . the ending left me hungry for the next book! I can't wait for PARADISE ROAD!' Paranormal Tendencies on 韁惘軓氈

'A bit of HOME AND AWAY meets PUBERTY BLUES feel about the novel makes is a great read for older teens and YA. I will be desperately waiting for part 2 in September.' Samantha on 韁惘軓氈

'Again Ms Duggan had created a winner. Paradise City was a perfect introduction to the series and characters. I was left needing more and it had so much laugh-out-loud fun. This really did have everything from intrigue to addiction, realism of high school antics, steamy sizzles and fast paced readability. I am certainly hooked and desperately want more of all these characters. I highly recommend this to all new adult readers, fan-bloody-tastic!' Turner's Antics

'This is my first taste of Duggan's work and it won't be the last ... It's a story that will have you coming back for more.' Sassy Book Lovers

'convincing and authentic ... Perfect for fans of Abbi Glines and Anna Todd, PARADISE CITY is a fun and exciting read about love, family and surviving high school.' Fictional Thoughts]]> 336 C.J. Duggan Larissa 3 3.88 2017 London Bound (Heart of the City #3)
author: C.J. Duggan
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2019/07/04
date added: 2019/07/04
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These books are such easy reads and they＊re always enjoyable. Jack has been my favourite love interest so far in the Heart of the City series. The only thing that bothered me that was like barely any conflict in this book??? Like the whole Jack keeping that secret was resolved so quickly and same with the conflict regarding her Nan. It wasn＊t dragged out which was fine I guess because the main conflict was probably present through with Kate not being able to do the things she wants and with her Nan constantly being rude to her but I guess it was kind of weird there was no crescendo of sorts.
]]> The Secret Science of Magic 28052476
Joshua spends his time honing magic tricks and planning how to win Sophia＊s heart. But when your best trick is making schoolwork disappear, how do you possibly romance a genius?

In life and love, timing is everything.]]> 317 Melissa Keil 1760127760 Larissa 2 borrowed-from-library 3.64 2017 The Secret Science of Magic
author: Melissa Keil
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2017
rating: 2
read at: 2019/04/23
date added: 2019/07/02
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:
This was okay. Sophia and Elsie were annoying as fuck and the only characters I liked were Joshua and Gillian. I＊m sick of that troupe where people who are smart completely lack social skills and are just down right assholes.
]]> Delirium (Delirium, #1) 11614718 There is an alternate cover edition for this ISBN13 here.

In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the "Wilds" who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?]]> 441 Lauren Oliver 0061726834 Larissa 5 borrowed-from-library 3.94 2011 Delirium (Delirium, #1)
author: Lauren Oliver
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> Pandemonium (Delirium, #2) 9593911 Zrozpaczona przyst?puje do ruchu oporu, by walczy? o wolno?? i [mi?o??]. Na jej drodze staje tajemniczy Julian.

Czy mo?na pokocha? najwi?kszego wroga?]]> 375 Lauren Oliver 006197806X Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library I wasn't really a fan of the whole 'now' and 'then' alternate chapters, just because I was more into one of them and was impartial to the other [spoilers removed] I just find that doing alternate chapters where there is such a difference in story sets the pacing really off and I'd much rather go from one thing to the other with continuity instead of jumping back and forth between 'now' and 'then'.
Other than that I quite liked the book. That ENDING though! [spoilers removed] Phew! It just made me really excited about the next book and really glad that I borrowed it from the library at the same time so I could just move onto it straight away [spoilers removed].]]> 4.03 2012 Pandemonium (Delirium, #2)
author: Lauren Oliver
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2018/01/20
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: borrowed-from-library
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I was very excited to read this book after finishing Delirium several months ago. I wasn't able to get my hands on a copy until now. I really liked this book. There was some really good character development made by Lena which was really interesting to see. And of Julian as well - whom I love [spoilers removed].
I wasn't really a fan of the whole 'now' and 'then' alternate chapters, just because I was more into one of them and was impartial to the other [spoilers removed] I just find that doing alternate chapters where there is such a difference in story sets the pacing really off and I'd much rather go from one thing to the other with continuity instead of jumping back and forth between 'now' and 'then'.
Other than that I quite liked the book. That ENDING though! [spoilers removed] Phew! It just made me really excited about the next book and really glad that I borrowed it from the library at the same time so I could just move onto it straight away [spoilers removed].
]]> Requiem (Delirium, #3) 9593913 Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight. After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven. Pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels.

As Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain of the Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fianc谷e of the young mayor.Requiem is told from the perspectives of both Lena and her friend Hana. They live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge.]]> 391 Lauren Oliver 0062014536 Larissa 2 borrowed-from-library
I was very much looking forward to this book after reading Pandamonium and I was so DISAPPOINTED.

This book was extremely slow, and instead of picking up right where the other book left off it was set at this random time afterwards?? I don't even know.
More than half the book is just lots of talking and random bits of conflict thrown in. Lena's whole jealousy thing about Alex was just ???? She was leading Julian on the whole time and it seemed all of her character development from Pandamonium disappeared and we were left with prissy jealous Lena.

Also, this is super random but the whole travelling aspect of this novel - now I'm not from America and don't know too much about the countries geographical layout but I know where Portland and New York are - or where I THOUGHT Portland was. That's when I did some research and found out that there were TWO Portland's in America - one in Oregon and one in Maine. And the whole time I was thinking that the book was referring to Portland OREGON and I was like "how the heck are they travelling from the East Coast to the West Coast so quickly like it's nothing????".
Now I don't know if I'm just an idiot or it was said in previous books or because I'm not America but I felt this should've been a little clearer. That's just me. It didn't impact my reading experience, but an anecdote of my confusion.

I was impartial to the whole Lena and Hana chapter concept. If you've read my other review of Pandamonium, you'll know that I'm not a massive fan of alternate chapters like this, and once again, I was more interested in Lena's chapters than I was with Hana's. I honestly didn't really care them that much until the later chapters [spoilers removed]. Sue me.

And the ENDING. Now, don't give me sh!t about how "you don't like the ending because you don't understand that it's about how it's life and you don't know what happens!!1!1!" that's a load of crap as far as I'm concerned. Sure, that's life, but like, they were RIGHT in the MIDDLE of the climax of the book? Why would you end it there? Like what happened to that bomb in Fred Hargrove's house? Did it go off? Did he die? What about Pippa and Tack and Lena's mother? What happened to them after the uprising? And Julian? What happened to him after the uprising? How did Lena explain her feelings to him? And Lena and Alex??? Like there was zero closure.
The whole point of a narrative is to have a beginning, middle and an end. And this book didn't give us that. It seemed unfinished and made me wonder if I was somehow missing pages of the book. Like if you want to end it like that, then fine but I think even just an epilogue set a few months after everything would've sufficed.

So that's my review. In summary, it was slow and uninteresting and a really disappointing end to a trilogy that I enjoyed.]]> 3.73 2013 Requiem (Delirium, #3)
author: Lauren Oliver
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2013
rating: 2
read at: 2018/01/23
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:
Ok. I'll get right into it. I HATED this book. Most of it anyway.

I was very much looking forward to this book after reading Pandamonium and I was so DISAPPOINTED.

This book was extremely slow, and instead of picking up right where the other book left off it was set at this random time afterwards?? I don't even know.
More than half the book is just lots of talking and random bits of conflict thrown in. Lena's whole jealousy thing about Alex was just ???? She was leading Julian on the whole time and it seemed all of her character development from Pandamonium disappeared and we were left with prissy jealous Lena.

Also, this is super random but the whole travelling aspect of this novel - now I'm not from America and don't know too much about the countries geographical layout but I know where Portland and New York are - or where I THOUGHT Portland was. That's when I did some research and found out that there were TWO Portland's in America - one in Oregon and one in Maine. And the whole time I was thinking that the book was referring to Portland OREGON and I was like "how the heck are they travelling from the East Coast to the West Coast so quickly like it's nothing????".
Now I don't know if I'm just an idiot or it was said in previous books or because I'm not America but I felt this should've been a little clearer. That's just me. It didn't impact my reading experience, but an anecdote of my confusion.

I was impartial to the whole Lena and Hana chapter concept. If you've read my other review of Pandamonium, you'll know that I'm not a massive fan of alternate chapters like this, and once again, I was more interested in Lena's chapters than I was with Hana's. I honestly didn't really care them that much until the later chapters [spoilers removed]. Sue me.

And the ENDING. Now, don't give me sh!t about how "you don't like the ending because you don't understand that it's about how it's life and you don't know what happens!!1!1!" that's a load of crap as far as I'm concerned. Sure, that's life, but like, they were RIGHT in the MIDDLE of the climax of the book? Why would you end it there? Like what happened to that bomb in Fred Hargrove's house? Did it go off? Did he die? What about Pippa and Tack and Lena's mother? What happened to them after the uprising? And Julian? What happened to him after the uprising? How did Lena explain her feelings to him? And Lena and Alex??? Like there was zero closure.
The whole point of a narrative is to have a beginning, middle and an end. And this book didn't give us that. It seemed unfinished and made me wonder if I was somehow missing pages of the book. Like if you want to end it like that, then fine but I think even just an epilogue set a few months after everything would've sufficed.

So that's my review. In summary, it was slow and uninteresting and a really disappointing end to a trilogy that I enjoyed.
]]> On Tour (Girl Online #2) 23208406
Penny's bags are packed.

When Noah invites Penny on his European music tour, she can't wait to spend time with her rock-god-tastic boyfriend.

But, between Noah's jam-packed schedule, less-than-welcoming bandmates and threatening messages from jealous fans, Penny wonders whether she's really cut out for life on tour. She can't help but miss her family, her best friend Elliot . . . and her blog, Girl Online.

Can Penny learn to balance life and love on the road, or will she lose everything in pursuit of the perfect summer?]]> 352 Zoe Sugg Larissa 3 borrowed-from-library I read this and I did enjoy it, although I did find it quite slow at some points, wishing it would hurry up and get to the climax. There were times where I relecutant to keep reading because was a bit of a drag and repetitive, but once the crescendo hit I was more into the story again.
I really like the overall message that this book sends about overcoming your fears and anxieties and standing up for yourself, following your dreams and passions and being brave. I also really like Penny as a character and her development throughout the book, her thoughts and feelings are really realistic and I found myself rooting for her not to be with Noah (shocking! especially coming from me; someone who roots for the couples happy ending).
Also the other thing, Blake's character. I didn't find his grounds for disliking Penny very well articulated or explained, he kind of just hated her just because? Seemed a bit eh but whatever.
Anyway, I enjoyed the book, and I'll probably read the next one just because.]]> 3.70 2015 On Tour (Girl Online #2)
author: Zoe Sugg
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2018/01/28
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:
The only reason I read this book was because I curiously picked up the first Girl Online a couple of years ago and genuinely enjoyed it.
I read this and I did enjoy it, although I did find it quite slow at some points, wishing it would hurry up and get to the climax. There were times where I relecutant to keep reading because was a bit of a drag and repetitive, but once the crescendo hit I was more into the story again.
I really like the overall message that this book sends about overcoming your fears and anxieties and standing up for yourself, following your dreams and passions and being brave. I also really like Penny as a character and her development throughout the book, her thoughts and feelings are really realistic and I found myself rooting for her not to be with Noah (shocking! especially coming from me; someone who roots for the couples happy ending).
Also the other thing, Blake's character. I didn't find his grounds for disliking Penny very well articulated or explained, he kind of just hated her just because? Seemed a bit eh but whatever.
Anyway, I enjoyed the book, and I'll probably read the next one just because.
]]> <![CDATA[The Upside of Unrequited (Simonverse, #2)]]> 30653853 always have to be careful.

Then a cute new girl enters Cassie＊s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly＊s cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly＊s totally not dying of loneliness〞except for the part where she is. Luckily, Cassie＊s new girlfriend comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick. Will is funny and flirtatious and just might be perfect crush material. Maybe more than crush material. And if Molly can win him over, she＊ll get her first kiss and she＊ll get her twin back.

There＊s only one problem: Molly＊s coworker Reid. He＊s an awkward Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren Faire, and there＊s absolutely no way Molly could fall for him. Right?]]> 336 Becky Albertalli 0062348701 Larissa 3 borrowed-from-library 3.89 2017 The Upside of Unrequited (Simonverse, #2)
author: Becky Albertalli
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2018/02/01
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:
I enjoyed this book. I did. After reading and loving Simon vs. the Homosapien Agenda I was looking forward to reading this book by the same author. I read the blurb and I thought it would be funny, cute and relatable. And it was in many ways, with diverse characters of multiple sexualities and backgrounds. However, the story just failed to...grip me? I wasn't pulled into the story and I wasn't compelled to sit and read the whole book in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. It was a good story, but even though the characters were incredibly diverse I found most of them very annoying and they didn't have much depth. But this story did have it's cute and funny moments and that's what saved the book for me - that and I relate to Molly as I, too, have never had a boyfriend, never been kissed but have had an extensive list of crushes.
]]> <![CDATA[Leah on the Offbeat (Simonverse, #3)]]> 31180248 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda〞takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst.

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat〞but real life isn＊t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she＊s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she＊s bisexual, she hasn＊t mustered the courage to tell her friends〞not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.

So Leah really doesn＊t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It＊s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting〞especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended.]]> 352 Becky Albertalli 0062643800 Larissa 2 borrowed-from-library 3.79 2018 Leah on the Offbeat (Simonverse, #3)
author: Becky Albertalli
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2018
rating: 2
read at: 2018/12/20
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:
This book is fine. Really, it is. The writing is great and Albertali is great at dialogue and I genuinely enjoy her writing. But I really don＊t like Leah. Like as in, I can＊t stand her. She＊s annoying. I found her annoying in Simon vs and reading this just cemented that fact. I thought the romance with Abby was forced and just really weird? She couldn＊t even be around Abby and suddenly she was in love with her? I don＊t know man it was just........I didn＊t like it a lot.
]]> All the Bright Places 18460392 The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning!
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Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.
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Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister＊s recent death.
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When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it＊s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the ※natural wonders§ of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It＊s only with Violet that Finch can be himself〞a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who＊s not such a freak after all. And it＊s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet＊s world grows, Finch＊s begins to shrink.
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This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.]]> 388 Jennifer Niven 0385755880 Larissa 2 borrowed-from-library 4.12 2015 All the Bright Places
author: Jennifer Niven
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:
i just really couldn't get into this book. i found the characters irritating, especially finch, and the overall suicide and mental illness theme of the book was so heavy and prominent it was exhausting to read. i didn't finish it. this book just wasn't for me.
]]> Matched (Matched, #1) 7735333
Cassia has always trusted their choices. It＊s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one＃until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she＊s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow〞between perfection and passion.

Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.]]> 369 Ally Condie 0525423648 Larissa 3 borrowed-from-library
Despite this, I thought the book was good and I'll be reading the next book in the series. ]]> 3.62 2010 Matched (Matched, #1)
author: Ally Condie
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2018/07/08
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:
Everyone seems to have hated this book but I seriously didn't think it was that bad? I really like Cassia and the relationships she had with her family, friends and love interests. As always, I rooted for the mysterious dark-haired boy but I would've liked to have seen more conflict within Cassia about her feelings and choice between the two guys, it all seemed very biased to one side (Ky) and not much was said about her match (Xander), it was only towards the end did we see a sliver of inner turmoil.

Despite this, I thought the book was good and I'll be reading the next book in the series.
]]> <![CDATA[One of Us Is Lying (One of Us Is Lying, #1)]]> 32887579 One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.

On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app.

Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose?
Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.]]> 360 Karen M. McManus 0141375639 Larissa 4
All in all, this is a fantastic read for those who enjoy suspense or those who are just venturing into the genre. It's well-rounded characters and intricately detailed and put-together plot make for an exciting read that you won't be able to put down.

Also, the premise could be summarised as "The Breakfast Club, but the basket case gets murdered" and I think that's okay and kinda cool.]]> 3.86 2017 One of Us Is Lying (One of Us Is Lying, #1)
author: Karen M. McManus
name: Larissa
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2018/07/12
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: favorites, borrowed-from-library
review:
Wow...I haven't read a book that gripped me as much as this one did in a long time. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. After a read recommended it to me, I decided to read - having not ventured into the suspense genre before and boy I was not disappointed. The plot of this story was so suspenseful and I enjoyed trying to uncover the mystery with the characters. McManus did a fantastic job at making me want to read more. I liked all the characters a lot and enjoyed how they grew throughout the story. They seemed real and were dealing with real issues. The climax of the book where everything is revealed was so....wow. I couldn't believe it. I don't wanna say any more than that because I want to keep this review spoiler free but I was truly shocked.

All in all, this is a fantastic read for those who enjoy suspense or those who are just venturing into the genre. It's well-rounded characters and intricately detailed and put-together plot make for an exciting read that you won't be able to put down.

Also, the premise could be summarised as "The Breakfast Club, but the basket case gets murdered" and I think that's okay and kinda cool.
]]> <![CDATA[P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #2)]]> 20698530 Lara Jean didn＊t expect to really fall for Peter.

They were just pretending. Until they weren＊t. And now Lara Jean has to learn what it's like to be in a real relationship and not just a make-believe one.

But when another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean＊s feelings for him suddenly return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?

In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times bestseller To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Lara Jean is about to find out that falling in love is the easy part.]]> 337 Jenny Han 144242673X Larissa 4 borrowed-from-library 4.01 2015 P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #2)
author: Jenny Han
name: Larissa
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2018/12/26
date added: 2019/07/01
shelves: borrowed-from-library
review:

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