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Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

31 reviews

beckyremillard's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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hecksbecks's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I don’t have a whole lot to say about this one but I believe it could’ve been condensed and edited. The author treats the reader as kind of dumb, explaining the background in asides as often as possible, it made it difficult to read honestly. I don’t think I’ll read anything else from this author. Also, irrelevant and no way influences what I say here on my review but the smex scenes weren’t smexy at all in fact they were rather brief. And I’m not expecting erotica but you can’t build us all up with slow burn for a two paragraph passion piece. I’m a little heated since I just finished this but I feel like my opinion won’t change even after a bit. 
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emilywemily6's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing. I’m crying and swooning and everything. This book was fun from the first page and I adored the Annie and Will (and the rest of the cast of course!). The humor is plucky and I really related to Annie. This romance was genuinely so sweet and tender, and I loved seeing Annie and Will both grow throughout. The perfect fluffy romance that fades to black.
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samone2's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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juliaaaaaa's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

i think i relate to annie a little too much
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katievallin's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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akswhy's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Just as cute and flirtatious as its predecessor, When In Rome, but more grounded too.
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theinstabookworm's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

THE GOOD: The first line of the book was epic and I did laugh out loud quite a bit throughout the story, especiallt at all the different names Annie came up with because she didn't know Will's given name. I loved being back in Rome, Kentucky with all the characters from WHEN IN ROME. Sarah Adams hints in the acknowledgements that perhaps we haven't seen the last of these characters or Rome, Kentucky, and I definitely would read another book in this series. In the meantime, I'll have to pick up her other books! 

THE BAD: I don't know if it was that I wasn't in the mood to read both books in the series back-to-back, but this wasn't as good as When in Rome, in my opinion. I didn't buy the chemistry between Annie and Will until there were about 150 pages left.

Favourite quote: "Come with me?"
I nod. "Anywhere."
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oceanwriter's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

For some reason, I'm a person who tends to prefer the sequels over the first installments. I read this book back to back with When in Rome and found myself much more attached to Annie and Will than Amelia and Noah.
 
Shy and introverted Annie has her heart set on finding her other half. Thanks to small-town talk, she begins to fear her quiet reputation has her out of luck in the dating department. She enlists her friend Amelia's bodyguard Will to help her come out of her shell. 

I'm not usually a fan of plots where the 'good girl' has to become someone she isn't just to find 'love' but it worked for me more here than usual. Will's personality has a great contrast with Annie's. They fit well together as the narrators. 

Like When in Rome, this book has quite a few references to Audrey Hepburn, albeit, not quite as many as the first. The film of focus this time around is Funny Face. If you've seen the film, you can see some of the similarities between Annie and Jo Stockton. I'm curious to see if this theme continues should the series go on. 
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4.5

 Finished reading: July 12th 2023


“It seems to me, Annie, that you are just waiting for someone to give you permission to be yourself out loud.”

There is no secret that Sarah Adams is one of my favorite romance authors, and I've been waiting impatiently for Practice Makes Perfect to be published ever since I first heard about it. I loved the first book When In Rome last year, and I've looking forward to Annie and Will's story. I have to say that it didn't disappoint! Rome, Kentucky, makes for the perfect small town setting, and I loved being able to return and spend more time with its cast of characters. Annie and Will are both such great characters, and their story is basically your typical opposites attract romance. As usual, the romance itself is on the sweet side, although there is some sexy time involved as well. Somehow I didn't mind those scenes though, because I was too busy rooting for them by that time. There were some moments in the plot that were a tad frustrating, but as a whole I liked what Practice Makes Perfect brings to the table and the elements it offered besides the romance angle. I definitely can't wait to see what the next book set in this small town is going to be about! I'm keeping my fingers crossed it will involve James. 
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