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Y'all I might start to write a book and I need name suggestions. First, middle, last. Any genders. If y'all have a favourite name just let me know because my mind is completely blank and right now I'm using the entire character list from Romeo and Juliette and it's boring
I don't think I can emphasize how good Ali Hazelwood's books are. If I had to choose one author to read strictly until the day I die (and onwards if I had to) it would be her.
Yesterday I had a strange conversation with my sisters, which birthed some (possibly good??) story ideas. (Their names are going to be Jane and John because I did not get so far as to choose names):
1. A woman somehow freezes time and cannot get it to move forward again. She lives for hundreds of years surrounded by frozen people, unable to speak to any of them until the 500th year, a man suddenly appears.
2. After being framed for something and losing her job, Jane decides to travel how she’s wanted to since she could breathe. At the airport, she finds the sleeve of a book. The woman on the cover resembles her, and when she looks at the book's description, it describes her life. Her name is not the only one on the cover, however. John Smith's story is on the second sleeve, intertwined with hers. She keeps the sleeve, finding it strange, but thinks nothing of it as she boards her first plane.
Second First Impressions: Sally Thorne - 5/5
They are just so romantic. The entirety of reading it felt like the blood in my body was being replaced with vanilla. Like a heady, happy comfort seeping through every bone in my body. Teddy is completely lovable and Ruthie is literally just me 9 years older. I haven't smiled so much about anything in years. I genuinely think the last time I let out a real giggle was when I was 12 years old. This was just so wonderfully lovely and I want to be him and her and I want what they have. The sex was a little awkward if I'm going to be honest but the kissing was magnificent. Theodore is lovely, lovely, perfectly sublime specimen of a man and I will be lucky if I one day find a creature as beautiful as him.
Stuck With You: Ali Hazelwood - 4/5
Meh. It was decent but not the best Ali Hazelwood as done. Wouldn't read it again but it was nice.
Under One Roof: Ali Hazelwood 5/5
I could not put it down. Currently writing this at 5 am. I regret nothing. I love them both. Somehow she made the roommates trope not seem cliché at all. She's SO GOOD at writing without redundancy. I need to meet her editor one day I will worship her. YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ENDING. MY TYPE OF MAN. GOODNESS.
I don't know how Ali does it but literally every single man she writes is perfect. So so good.
Below Zero: Ali Hazelwood - 4.8/5
A very short read. I liked both characters a lot, loved them actually. It could've been a bit longer but it's okay that it wasn't, chemistry was wonderful. Their communication is good. They seem like the kind of couple that would stay together after the books over. I LOVE HOW COMFORTABLE IAN IS IN HIS MASCULINITY. BEAUTIFUL CREATURE.
Just my Type: Fallon Ballard - 4/5
I don't love second chance romances (unless it's Love and Other Words because duh. It's Elliot) as far as they go though, it was okay. The moral was good but the characters weren't my favorite. Really didn't like her. About halfway through it got better.
The other two don't even get a mention. They were so bad that I just pray that you never find and read them.
I read 5 books after the hating game that all were 2 or 1/5and I don't want to talk about them.
The Friend Zone: Abby Jimenez - How did a woman write this book and feel confident that the love interest was even remotely okay. Awful.
Coffee and The Contingency Plan: Jessica Costello - Meh. So boring. Sex was awful.
The Worst Best Man: Mia Sosa - He made fun of her for literally everything and then did the exact same thing and she said nothing about it. She ordered a big meal for herself and he said he was "looking for who was going to help her finish her meal." Not to mention he's her ex-fiancés brother.