Talk Bookish To Me has the popular and much loved enemies to lovers trope. Who doesn't love a 'I hate you/now I love you' romance? And when you add in some stellar banter, a main character who is an introverted bookstagrammer and a Celine Dion-loving bulldog named Duke, well then, just gimme the dang book!
The story has a great premise, an interesting cast and a couple of twists. The flow bogs a little with overly angsty bits while Kara is off finding herself (no worries, this isn't an Eat, Pray Love kinda thing) and the ending isn't too much of a surprise but it's an enjoyable and entertaining read.
Kara, a romance writer, is struggling to write her latest book and uses her burgeoning relationship with ex-boyfriend Ryan to spark her literary fires, so to speak. Passages of her book in progress are tucked into the main plot every so often which is a cool idea, but I don't think it was necessary. Since these passages were far and few between, I had a hard time remembering its plot and characters. And, honestly, I just wanted to get back to the main couple.
Overall, this was a fun, quick read that has amazing banter, a sweet romance, family issues and a favourite romance trope to tie it all together. A great Rom-Com for the summer!
Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to Graydon House (Harlequin) for my advanced copy given in exchange for my honest review.
My Rating: 4 stars
Author: Kate Bromley
Genre: Romance, Rom-Com
Type and Source: eBook from publisher via NetGalley
Publisher: Graydon House
First Published: May 25, 2021
Book Description from GoodReads: Inspiration can come from the most unlikely—and inconvenient—sources.
Kara Sullivan’s life is full of love—albeit fictional. As a bestselling romance novelist and influential bookstagrammer, she’s fine with getting her happily-ever-after fix between the covers of a book.
But right now? Not only is Kara’s best friend getting married next week—which means big wedding stress—but the deadline for her next novel is looming, and she hasn’t written a single word. The last thing she needs is for her infuriating first love, Ryan Thompson, to suddenly appear in the wedding party. But Ryan’s unexpected arrival sparks a creative awakening in Kara that inspires the steamy historical romance she desperately needs to deliver.
With her wedding duties intensifying, her deadline getting closer by the second and her bills not paying themselves, Kara knows there’s only one way for her to finish her book and to give her characters the ever-after they deserve. But can she embrace the unlikely, ruggedly handsome muse—who pushes every one of her buttons—to save the wedding, her career and, just maybe, write her own happy ending?
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