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Two Cute Stories

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

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I had read The Proposal last year when I got in in my Book of the Month Club. I enjoyed it, but it didn’t stick with me. I then read a Cannonballer’s review of The Wedding Date and thought I’d give it a try. The Wedding Date tells the story of Alexa, Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Berkeley, CA. She gets stuck in a hotel elevator when on her way to meet her sister and ends up spending time trapped with Drew. Drew is a pediatric surgeon in town for the wedding of his ex-girlfriend to his former best friend […]

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5/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:23 |

“Deciding to spend your life together shouldn’t be a surprise”

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

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Almost exactly a year ago I read Jasmine Guillory’s debut The Wedding Date. It was charming, had great characters, a plot with meat on its bones, and sexy bassline. In my review of that book I wished for a follow up with supporting character Carlos, and Guillory must have had as much fun writing him as I did reading him because her second book is focused on Carlos. The Proposal* picks up six months after the end of The Wedding Date. We immediately meet the novel’s other main character, Nik, as she is experiencing a truly horrifying moment. Her casual […]

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2/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:11 |

“Alexa looked down into her coffee again, gazing into the dark brown liquid like it was Dumbledore’s Pensieve”

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

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The Wedding Date, by Jasmine Guillory, is a delightful romcom that doesn’t shy away from some of the tough work involved in interracial relationships. Alexa calls Drew on his privilege many times in the book, and Drew demonstrates that he’s learning. These issues come up throughout the book, but not in a preachy way – in a way that shows a relationship growing and trust developing. Briefly, Alexa and Drew ‘meet cute’ in an elevator, which sets the stage for a fake relationship. Their chemistry is real, however, and eventually real dates ensue. Alexa is the chief of staff to the […]

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1/4/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:2 |

I liked this better than her first book.

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

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I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It was pretty similar to her first one, so if you liked that one, you will probably like this one, too. I actually think I liked this one more. They both feature unlikely pairings of people who grow to know one another, the central conflict is emotional and internal rather than forced and coming from outside, and feature a fantastic amount of food. Seriously, all these characters do is go from one meal to the next. And you know what, I appreciate that! Because that is how I live my life also. When […]

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12/31/2018 's CBR10 Review No:169 |

Love in an elevator

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The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory was simply lovely. Alexa and Drew meet when stuck in a hotel elevator together in San Francisco. Alexa is on her way to meet her sister to celebrate a promotion. Drew is begrudgingly going to his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. The two strangers hit it off immediately, so Drew takes a chance and invites Alexa to the wedding. He gets a bit carried away and tells everyone she’s his girlfriend. Luckily, Alexa doesn’t mind and they have an amazing time at the wedding and eventual sleepover. The chemistry is electric between them as they spend the next day together. […]

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12/29/2018 's CBR10 Review No:15 |

Almost a Favorite

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

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Jasmine Guillory’s The Proposal was one of my most anticipated books of the year. I enjoyed The Wedding Date and was looking forward to where Guillory would go with Carlos. The taste we were given of a botched public proposal whetted my appetite further. When freelance writer Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn’t the hard part–they’ve only been dating for five months, and he can’t even spell her name correctly. The hard part is having to face […]

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12/1/2018 's CBR10 Review No:52 |

The Whole Big MacGuffin Enchilada

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

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When I finished reading early 2018’s The Wedding Date, it was great news to read that writer Jasmine Guillory had another book coming out. Thanks to a few specific websites, I really took to reading the “good kind” of romance fiction they recommended (to realize later that most of it has been, is, and always will be wonderful) and Guillory’s books were warm, comforting hugs before bedtime. I liked that food played such a role in her romance fiction.  What you eat means something to you. What you LOVE to eat is a representation of your own personal history and […]

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11/28/2018 's CBR10 Review No:6 |

I liked it, but I didn’t love it. Carrying purse snacks is an excellent idea, though

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

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Alexa Monroe is in San Francisco to celebrate her sister’s promotion when she gets stuck in an elevator for an extended period of time with an attractive stranger. Naturally, they strike up a conversation and Alexa learns that the hot guy, Drew Nichols, is a paediatric surgeon, in town to go to the wedding of his ex-girlfriend and one of his best friends. Obviously, he’s not exactly thrilled, and the woman supposed to be his plus one cancelled on him. While they eat some of Alexa’s purse snacks (she has cheese and crackers in there to bring to her sister’s […]

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11/24/2018 's CBR10 Review No:101 |


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