Review: What Happens in Amsterdam

Dani loses her boyfriend and her job. She decides to take a job in Amsterdam and moves halfway around the world. It doesn't go as planned.

First her apartment is horrid.

Second, her job is worse.

Her apartment floods

The tech company goes bankrupt

She literally runs into someone on her bike.

She discovers she knows him. He broke her heart when she was 17 and he was a foreign exchange student who lived with her family for a year.  Could fate be giving them a second chance?

My Thoughts: This second chance romance turned out to be a marriage of convenience book. I felt so bad for Dani and how she struggled to find her place in Amsterdam. She had some horrible moment, funny but horrible. I like how she reconnected with Wouter. She and Wouter had some very cute moments together. I love how they did touristy things together. I loved Dani's relationship with her sister. I didn't want this book to end. I confess, now I want to visit Amsterdam. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute

Source: My Library

Library Recommendation: Highly Recommended for your romance section

Hand this to: arm chair travelers, those who love fish out water stories, and readers of Hallmark movies

Review: See You Yesterday

 

Barrett Bloom is hoping to reinvent herself in college. Her high school years were full of friendless times, bullies, and horrific. But the first day of college isn't going her way. She discovers her ex-friend from high school is her roommate, is humiliated in class, and burns down the frat house. You would want to change this day if possible...

Barrett wakes up and discover that she's reliving the same day. She's excited to make different choices - until she wakes up again. Now she's stuck in a time loop. 

But she discovers she's not alone in the time loop. The boy who humiliated her in class is stuck with her. Can they figure out how to get their lives back -without killing each other?

My Thoughts: This is a YA college book that has so many cute moments. First, I loved the Groundhog's Day idea. I loved how Miles became a part of the story. I loved their banter, their arguments, and how they started working together. I like how they tried all sorts of ideas to return to normal - science, doing good deeds, solving past wrongs, and then just having fun. There is all sorts of drama - from a brother with an addiction problem to Barrett confronting the boy who tormented her, to Barrett's mom getting engaged, and dealing with college life. But the best part of the book was all the conversations between Barret and Miles. I enjoyed watching them become friends and then fall for each other. 

This book is 

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Cover Thoughts: Cute

Source: My Library

Library Recommendation: Highly recommended for your YA romance collection 

Top Ten Tuesday: Comfort Reads

 This week's topic is comfort reads. With America being a trash fire, my comfort reads these past few years have been romance books. Yes, they follow a formula (as do most books). Most importantly, they all have a happy ending. 

Which of course is very comforting!

Here are some recently read and highly recommended romance novels:

YA:

 

Adult:

 

 

If you read these, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. 

Bookstagram (1): Weather Girl

 

I've been playing around with Bookstagram posts and mood board for the books. I thought I'd share them on the blog too.

Weather Girl: 

A romance between two co-workers who set out to change their toxic work environment which includes:

Fake Dating

Matchmaking

Single Father

Heroine with depression

Meteorologist 

Sports Reporter 

Review: The Ex-Talk

 

Shay Golden's spent the last ten years working for public radio and she loves it. She can't imagine her life without radio. It's a deep connection to her father.  

The radio station's struggling to stay relevant. Shay comes up with an idea for a show - all about relationships and feelings. It would be different than most shows.

Her boss loves the idea - but spins it. It will be hosted by exes who are now friends. Shay and her co-worker will host the program. One problem - they've never dated. And they hate each other...

My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book. I loved the banter between Shay and Dominic. I enjoyed their moments on air. I liked learning about radio and the behind the scenes moments. I really liked their idea for the show. I wasn't crazy about their big lie (and neither were the characters). Steve was really cute! I wanted more scenes with him in it. A fun enemies to lovers story.

Cover Thoughts: Fantastic

Source: My library

Library Recommendation: Highly Recommended for your romance collection