![]() ![]() When she arrives in Las Vegas last-minute for a book convention, Sewanee unexpectedly spends a whirlwind night with a charming stranger. She’s found success and satisfaction from the inside of a sound booth and it allows her to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother. Scientist Bee Königswasser accepts her dream job at NASA only to find she is working with her grad school nemesis, Levi Ward.Find it on the web: Buy from Amazon // Goodreadsįor Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a star on film sets are long behind her. "Love on the Brain," by Ali Hazelwood (out now). So when Mia has an opportunity to achieve her dream, Noah suggests they wed so she can pursue it. "Would You Rather," by Allison Ashley (out now). Noah and Mia are best friends in vastly different places in life. "With Love from Wish & Co.," by Minnie Darke (out now). Marnie Fairchild puts her boutique in danger when she accidentally sends the wrong gifts to the wrong people. But when she suspects her new neighbor is a serial killer, she may have gone too far. student Phoebe Walsh can’t get enough of true crime – she even studies it. "Love in the Time of Serial Killers," by Alicia Thompson (out nowAug. ![]() Perfect on Paper," by Jean Meltzer (out now). Dara Rabinowitz, a third-generation Jewish matchmaker, unwittingly finds her own search for love is broadcast on national TV when her bubbe shares Dara's checklist for the perfect Jewish husband. Lolly Blanchard's life seems to have passed her by, until her quirky great aunt gives her a chance to see what might have been and still could be. "The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie," by Rachel Linden (out now). But if you’re looking for a little hope, or a reminder of how chance encounters can change life for the better, this is the ticket. It could have ended there – the final scene's too on the nose, or, rather, the bus. The mystery of Frank’s girl on the bus is resolved in a bittersweet twist, a nice break in the saccharine story. Same for small daily interactions like a conversation on public transport. They may, inadvertently, set us on the right path. Sampson reminds us that there’s value in the “failures” in life – missed connections, broken relationships, unattained college degrees. It’s as sweet as it sounds – a literary cup of cocoa. Libby sets out to find her, with reluctant help from Dylan, Frank’s handsome punk caregiver. She finds a distraction in Frank, an elderly gentleman she meets on the bus who’s been looking for a woman he met on the same route 60 years earlier. She moves in with her sister, only to become an unwitting nanny to her nephew. Instead of proposing, her boyfriend dumps her right before her 30th birthday. July's top rom-coms: 'Dream On' by Angie Hockman, Lacie Waldon's 'From the Jump'īy Freya Sampson. ★★½ (out of four). However, they are still delightful, and I laughed out loud at their absurdity. Hall manages to include subtle (and not-so-subtle) commentary on wealth, power, family, religion and identity, intermingled with wild characters and out-there plot points. ![]() That said, I found several of the characters – including Oliver, Alex Twaddle, Luc's blue-blooded co-worker Judy, his mom's platonic life partner, as well as his mom herself – impossible to believe or lacking nuance. ![]() Throughout, Luc is an entertaining and relatable mess. As the narrator, he provides all context, and it's impossible to say whether the absurd characters are real or whether Luc is an unreliable and judgmental narrator. The book is structured in five sections, each focused on either a wedding or a funeral within Luc's friend group and culminating in Luc and Oliver's wedding. The sequel to "Boyfriend Material" starts two years after its predecessor and continues to follow Luc and Oliver's relationship. ![]()
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