Genre ~ contemporary romance
Featuring ~ lawyer, panic attack, bookshop, friends to lovers
Series ~ A Sweet Mess ~ Book 3
Release date ~ July 22, 2022
POV ~ dual ~ 3rd person
Page count ~ 317
Audio length ~ 9 hours 41 minutes
My rating ~ 3.75ā
My review:
First of all I am mad that I haven’t read book 1 & 2 and hope I didn’t miss out on anything.
Lizzie needs a break from lawyering and heads to the small town of Weldon and hangs with her bff, Jack, for 3 weeks. As they spend more and more time together, their attraction for each other grows. Can they be friends with benefits or will one of them want more?
The bookshop setting was lovely and I liked that Lizzy was on a journey to find what truly makes her happy. They have some nice banter and the karaoke scene sounded like a good time too. All in all, a fun quick read/listen.
Side note ~ I really can’t stand where there are medaling parents to their adult children ~ Lizzy’s mom really bugged me!
I was able to listen to the final version on audio as well, so I went back and forth reading and listening. Cindy Kay did a fine job narrating for 9 hours and 41 minutes, easy to follow at 2-2.5x
*Thanks to St. Martin’s Press, Jayci Lee and NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Save on Booked on a Feeling at Booksamillion.com.Book blurb:
Jayci Lee’s romcom Booked on a Feeling features an overachieving lawyer. A failing bookstore. A childhood friend. And the chance of a lifetimeā¦
Lizzy “Overachiever” Chung, Esq. has her life mapped out neatly:
* Become a lawyer. Check.
* Join a prestigious law firm. Check.
* Make partner. In progress.
If all goes to plan, she will check off that last box in a couple years, make her parents proud, and live a successful, fulfilled life in L.A. What was not in her plans was passing out from a panic attack during a pivotal moment in her career. A few deep breaths and a four hour drive later, Lizzy is in Weldon for three weeks to shed the burnout and figure out what went wrong. And what better place to recharge than the small California town where she spent her childhood summers with her best friend, Jack Park.
Jack Park didn’t expect to see Lizzy back in Weldon, but now he’s got three weeks to spend with the girl of his dreams. Except she doesn’t know of his decades-long crush on her–and he intends to keep it that way. She’s a high-powered attorney who lives in L.A. and he’s a bookkeeper at his family’s brewery who never left his hometown. He can’t risk their friendship on a long shot. Can he? When Lizzy decides that the local bookstore needs a little revamp, of course, Jack is going to help her bring it back to life. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore there might be more than just friendship among the dusty shelves and books…
Sometimes the path to the rest of your life has been in front of you all along.
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I loved this book as well!
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