📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚
BOOK: Dating by the Book
AUTHOR: Mary Ann Marlowe
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Published: June 25, 2019
https://amzn.to/2zKy6nB
Dating by the book is such a fun and easy summer read. Not only are the references very literary, but the situations the main character finds herself in are truly right out of a book.⠀
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Maddie runs a bookstore, and is a secret author. She finds herself in a love quadrangle of sorts in which she must decide between men, as well as her life’s work in the bookstore. She also gets a mediocre book review she perceives as somewhat trollish. After responding, she starts an online friendship with this stranger. All the while trying to save her store.⠀
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I loved this book so much. I felt like the situation was totally plausible and it really made me root⠀
for one or the other of the guys. If you like fun, modern romance with some nice twists, definitely check this book out.⠀
Also what made me laugh is the “meta” of it all. In this book, the author is writing about an author who receives a review. I am a reader, reading about this and then leaving a review. This…is not a 3 star book (totally 4 stars!!). Just⠀
FYI.⠀
Small Summary:
Six months ago, writer and bookstore owner Maddie Hanson was left at the altar. Since then, she’s had zero interest in romance—despite the fact that she runs a book club full of sexy eligible bachelors. But when her latest novel is panned by an anonymous blogger who goes by the name Silver Fox—and who accuses her of knowing nothing about passion—she decides to prove her nemesis wrong by seeking a romance hero in real life . . .
There’s the smoldering rock musician, the bookish college professor, and her competitive childhood friend who may want to steal her bookstore more than her heart. Even Silver Fox is getting in on the action, sending Maddie alarmingly—and intoxicatingly—flirtatious emails. And that’s not all. Her ex wants her back.
Now Maddie is about to discover that like any good story, life has twists and turns, and love can happen when you least expect it—with the person you least expect . . .
*****
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Received from Netgalley.