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Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey

119 reviews

marlene27's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

this is the perfect grumpy x sunshine read. im going to be honest this is the book that put me in my 2 month reading slump because it starts off pretty boring thats why i rated it a 3. but, i eventually picked it back up and finished it less than 2 days. a lot of reviews say that this wasnt that good of a book, but in my opinion besides the first few chapters, it is very interesting and the characters are so lovable and the character development is absolutely insane and it shows some insight on anxiety and panic attacks which i think is described very well. some parts of this book are so cute the interactions are adorable they had me kicking my feet and shi😭

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allisonplus's review

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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clairew97's review against another edition

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4.0

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samchase112's review against another edition

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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

3.25

Meh. I think it's official that I don't love Tessa Bailey, and this plus It Happaned One Summer has proved that (lowkey surprised I gave it 4 stars looking back, because I don't remember loving much). She and her seriously copious amounts of steam are just not for me, and that's okay. I've got plenty of other romances to read…

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laheath's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

Funny and sweet, opposites attract, second chance romance involving a gardener and the son of a vineyard owner. Hallie is still grieving the death of the grandmother who helped raise her while keeping her landscaping business going and trying to prevent her grandmother's favorite wine-tasting room from losing business. Julian is a history professor who has returned to his family's vineyard on sabbatical to write a novel. He has battled anxiety and panic attacks but has learned to prevent them by adhering to strict, self-imposed schedules. The romance storyline was good, but what elevated this another star for me, was how the characters dealt with their mental health and supported each other.

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cozyduck's review against another edition

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4.5

I enjoyed this a lot! Very easy to read, and the spice was just enough 😌

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natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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saraohneh's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

i loved this book so much! such poetic dirty talk 🤭 the only thing i didn't like was the miscommunication at one point.

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kekepania's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I've read and really liked most of Tessa Bailey's books, so although kind of put off by the cover art (man in business suit, woman in cut off short shorts), I assumed this would be good. It is...not. He has a serious mental health issue/trauma that's SUPER not addresses properly (in the plot or by the author), and she's incredibly personally wreckless and immature. Early in the book she gets mad and steals hundreds of dollars worth of food from a restaurant....and he defends her...and she's so attracted to him for that...? It's baffling. It gets fairly sexy at a few points, but cringey? "You like that, don't you sweetheart?" energy. Just icky. The ending was rushed and just made no sense. What about his actual job? His mental health? (Like seriously, he needs help.)

Updating to add: also...what was with her dogs?? Like yes please write dogs into plots! Absolutely! But there was so much "and her dogs came tumbling after her." We got their names. Uhh. Anything to add? It was such a weird and shallow gesture of "give the main character some animals."

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kat7794's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.25

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