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@bookswithamberandjess Celebrating #WorldBookDay23 by going to the store and treating ourselves. 📚 BOOKS PICTURED : 📖 The cheat sheet by Sarah Adams 📖 When in Rome by Sarah Adams 📖 Just my type by Falon Ballard 📖 Before I do by Sophie Cousens 📖 Something Wilder by Christina Lauren 📖 Life's too short by Abby Jimenez 📖 The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez 📖 The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez Are any of these books on your wishlist ? #bookswithamberandjess

@bookquoth “For me, I think maybe that initial spark, that first meeting, could be written in the stars, but it is only the first page—the rest of the story we have to write for ourselves.” 👰🏻‍♀️ This book was fantastic! I loved how smartly the narrative was put together (multiple timelines going back and forth between the past and present in different increments)—not once did it get confusing or feel disjointed. Great writing and editing! 👰🏻‍♀️ Audrey and Josh are all set to get married, but on the night of their rehearsal dinner, Josh’s sister brings a date—a date (unbeknownst to anyone else) that is from Audrey’s past. A “dream guy” she met by accident, with whom she had spent a spellbinding whirlwind afternoon, and has sort of pined for him ever since. They had had plans to meet the very next day after their first meeting, but the guy never showed. His number was smudged, too, so Audrey was never able to contact him. He (and their photo booth photos) was always in the back of her mind (and wallet). Never quite forgotten. Is this fate? Is his presence telling Audrey that she’s not supposed to marry Josh and that he is her soul mate instead? Or is she not meant to get married at all, given her mother’s terrible track record and flippant attitude towards marriage and commitment? 👰🏻‍♀️ This book felt like just the right amount of romance, intrigue, self-doubt, indecision, what-ifs, difficult family relationships, trauma, growth, etc. Perfect recipe, in my opinion. 👰🏻‍♀️ I would really love to see this one as a movie. It felt very cinematic in my head as I was reading it. (Ahem, reesewitherspoon?) It might be my favorite sophie_cousens to date. But I also really enjoyed This Time Next Year, so maybe they’re tied. (Just Haven’t Met You Yet was a bit lackluster for me.) Tell me YOUR thoughts! 👰🏻‍♀️ _______

@the.bookish.mom 💭What are some posts/reels on Bookstagram you always look for or particularly love?!⁣ ⁣ Lately I have been loving trope posts and release day posts the most! I didn’t want this week to go by without sharing these new releases [a day late]! I took these pics and forgot to share them yesterday, but I wanted to show them off because how good do they look and sound! ⁣ ⁣ Season of Love 🌲⁣ - Christmas/Jewish holiday romance⁣ - Family Drama⁣ - LGBTQ+ ⁣ - Found family⁣ - Christmas Tree Farm⁣ ⁣ Before I Do 💍⁣ - love triangle⁣ - Opposites attract⁣ - Then & Now⁣ - “The one that got away”⁣ ⁣ The Belle of Belgrave Square 📚⁣ - Only one bed⁣ - Marriage of Convenience⁣ - Beauty and the Beast⁣ - Haunted Estate⁣ - Slow burn⁣ - Historical Romance⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #thebookishmom #bookish #bookstagram #targetstyle #booksofinstagram #thebelleofbelgravesquare #bookstagrammer #bookaddict #fallbooks #alwaysreading #beforeido #romancestagram #readforeverpub #holidaybooks #putnambooks #christmasbooks #holidayromance #booksbooksbooks #christmasromance #seasonoflove #readromance #romancelandia #bookrelease #bookreviews #bookreviewer #berkleybookstagram #bookinfluencer #booktropes #newbooks