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Jasmine Guillory

Auteur van The Wedding Date

14 Werken 5,717 Leden 297 Besprekingen Favoriet van 3 leden

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Werken van Jasmine Guillory

The Wedding Date (2018) 1,561 exemplaren
The Proposal (2018) 1,154 exemplaren
The Wedding Party (2019) 623 exemplaren
Royal Holiday (2019) 566 exemplaren
Party of Two (2020) 564 exemplaren
By the Book (2022) 485 exemplaren
While We Were Dating (2021) 456 exemplaren
Drunk on Love (2022) 250 exemplaren
My Dear Friend Janet (2021) 17 exemplaren
From the Desk of Lady Miss (2021) 5 exemplaren
Sophie Dreams Big (2021) 2 exemplaren
AMOR ENTRE LIVROS (2023) 1 exemplaar
Keri on the Loose 1 exemplaar

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Geboortedatum
20th century
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
Bay Area, California, USA
Opleiding
Wellesley College
Stanford Law School

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By the Book is part of the Meant to Be series, all retellings of classic fairytales brought to the screen by Disney. This story is a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast, with Isabelle a jaded editorial assistant and Beau an angry former child star. It’s sweet, but grown up fun too.

I think I might have seen the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast once, so there may be more easter eggs for fans of the movie. One character has the nickname Kettle and Isabelle does feel occasionally like the furniture talks to her. There’s a giant library inside an even bigger house but that’s where the major similarities ended for me. I think you could enjoy this story even if you didn’t know the original fairytale, as it’s been thoroughly updated. Isabelle is a publishing assistant, ready to take New York by storm. But years later, she’s still in the same role with a demanding boss and passed over for promotion. She’s overworked and the sparkle that made her career so magical to start with has disappeared. On a conference trip to L.A., she boldly suggests that she might be able to get some words out of Beau Towers, a notorious child star with a bad reputation. He’s signed up to write a memoir, but hasn’t done anything. Izzy’s boss agrees and she is sent to work with Beau. At first, it’s more than difficult as Beau ignores her and divides his giant house into off limits zones. But as they get to know each other over a mutual fondness for snacks, they become friends and Beau starts to trust Izzy. Now that he’s writing, Izzy’s job is done. But can she leave the magical world of California for the harsh reality of New York?

This is a fun story. Initially, Izzy’s fairytale heroine level of positivity irritated me, but it did get back to reality levels after the first chapter. It’s also quite a sweet story, with the heat seen in Guillory’s other novels dialled down quite a lot. (Perhaps this is a Disney requirement? Also, in Australia at least, the book is published by Scholastic, home of school book orders which might be a factor). But it’s not a problem as Guillory proves she can do sweet romance just as well with her well developed characters. Her other trademark, descriptions of food, is out in full force. A huge snack cupboard filled with all the chips, crackers and dips you’d ever need? Tick. A hero with a baking secret? Done. A housekeeper who makes every delicious treat known? Easy. The chemistry between Izzy and Beau is nicely done too as it turns up to fever pitch. There is a good case of enemies to friends to lovers here. Plus, both Izzy and Beau’s journeys to writing are fun to read, with each character hitting road blocks and the other helping them through it. Add some fun emails, and it makes for a cute and enjoyable read. Perhaps it’s because I don’t know the original fairy tale/movie in great detail, but I found this novel didn’t have the rigidity that some retellings have. Izzy and Beau had their own modern story and characters, and it turned into a charming read.

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birdsam0610 | 24 andere besprekingen | Mar 16, 2024 |
I had actually forgotten Jasmine Guillory’s trademark of describing delicious food in her stories until I was a couple of pages into this short story. It doesn’t disappoint, with the main character Daisy describing her love for the local bakery in great detail – pies, tarts and croissants. This is the fourth story in the Improbably Meet-Cute series and if you thought the bakery setting was cute, wait until you get to the drama!

Daisy loves her local bakery but she doesn’t love the grumpy baker/owner. He seems to always be glaring at her and when she points out mistakes like an extra pastry in her bag, he can barely look her in the eye. On Valentine’s Day, Daisy is late for her usual treat. It seems the bakery has sold out of treats, but then she’s trapped inside with just the owner. While they are stuck, Daisy finds out that he has resting grumpy face in addition to other truths. It gets steamy fast in these 40 pages!

I did enjoy this book but being pretty much one scenario, one scene it felt too short. There is definitely a connection between the main characters but you have to rely on that there has been a lot of unresolved tension for the story to finish up in bed, or be a fan of instalove. I would have said Daisy was a bit naïve but it really does seem that the hero came across as grumpy. Maybe him just being short/dumbstruck be Daisy would have worked better? It was still fun and contained Guillory’s trademark food and overthinking main characters. I can’t wait for her next full length novel!

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birdsam0610 | 3 andere besprekingen | Mar 2, 2024 |
I really liked the premise - lawyer meets and falls for up-and-coming Senator. Lots of food porn in here too which I didn't realize until recently how much I enjoy reading about people enjoying food. The writing wasn't my favorite, the dialogue was awkward to read far too often. All the writing about food, though, was stellar.
 
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s_carr | 24 andere besprekingen | Feb 25, 2024 |
Apparently I was destined to only enjoy half of the stories in this collection. This one was again not one that I really enjoyed. It didn't feel like a story just a bunch of rambling. The first like 4 pages are just her going on and on about why she can never go to the bakery again. It's a lot of her misunderstanding his actions and facial cues and taking a personal offense to it. Out of nowhere the story just escalates to basically a hook up. It didn't really feel like we got any type of build up or story. I just found it hard to stay invested or interested in this one at all.… (meer)
 
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