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manda_reads's review

emotional hopeful 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

3.25

In this book, we meet Georgia and Eli who met at fifteen and subsequently dated. They broke up five years ago but have kept in touch due to a mutual friend group. Fast forward thirteen years later Georgia and Eli reconnect for their friend Adam's wedding. Georgia and Eli are forced to confront the complexities of their shaky relationship to save Adam's wedding from devolving into shambles. Reliving their messy breakup grants Georgia and Eli the opportunity to open their hearts to loving each other again.
I loved this author's first book, so I assumed I would enjoy this book the same amount. I did not love this book though. I just liked it. I found myself struggling to become immersed in the story. Around the 55% mark of the book, the sexual content becomes excessive. I eventually connected with the characters though it took me a while.

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mayareads4fun's review

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Such a good read to end off the summer with (even though it took me longer than I thought to read).
Had me LAUGHING but also staring at my ceiling at midnight.

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lujisa's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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oxfordcommas91's review

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emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

The Ex Vows isn't my typical type of romcom. I am not a big childhood friendship/second chance romance fan, but this book embraced the tropes in a creative way with a lot of depth. I really liked and related to both of the main characters in a way that made this a good and fun read. It wasn't a super unique premise - Eli and Georgia come together to try to save the wedding of their best friend whose big day has been sabotaged by a series of unfortunate events. I really like the way that Jessica Joyce writes dialogue - it feels real, honest, and vulnerable. She tackles a tough issue (panic attacks and anxiety) with sensitivity and it was done in such a way that helps to educate others about people living with panic disorders. This was a nice palette cleanser - a great beach/pool/vacation read.

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thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

WOW, another great novel from Jessica Joyce!! I utterly ADORED her first novel, and while this one didn’t quite measure up to her debut for me, I still loved it. Her writing style is so natural and fun but full of honesty and meaning. It’s such a perfect fit for the contemporary romance genre and I hope she knows that. The dialogue, the characters, the humor, the plot—fantastic and original.

Eli and Georgia are the starring exes of this story, brought back together five years after their breakup for the wedding of their longtime mutual best friend. Georgia’s been back in the Bay Area for a while; Eli’s still in NYC where things fell apart after their many years of friendship and then love. They’re each big players in their respective jobs, but one of their jobs was part of the reason they drifted apart. They obviously still love each other, but neither wants to acknowledge it when there is so much pain there, too. Enter their duties of being Adam’s Best Man and Best Woman, back home where they all met. They must work together to make a wedding happen that seems cursed to fail.

Even all the things that go wrong for the wedding feel realistic because I myself could see all of those things happening to me or one of my friends. I love Georgia’s, Eli’s, and Adam’s reactions to each new problem, earnest and funny. But I also love the hard moments in between, the way Eli tries to hold himself together despite his constant anxiety, and the way he finally lets Georgia in like he never did before. How Georgia starts to work through saying the scary things out loud, the moment she’s feeling them. They each have their own faults, but ultimately bring out the best in each other, too.

I related to both Georgia and Eli’s insecurities and especially how each manifested within them. But I was happy to see how they grew from them as well, and how they knew what each other needed. I think I would’ve liked a little more of Eli’s side of things and maybe more in-depth scenes of years past in their relationship, but that’s okay.

Second chance romance is everything to me, not to mention friends to lovers to exes to lovers once again. It represents the idea that people can and do change, that love and trust can be rebuilt, that happiness can be renewed. And Jessica Joyce writes it so effectively here, a tender ode to “what’s meant to be, will be”.

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meghan_w's review

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emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Such a sweet second chance romance!! Jessica is forever on out an auto buy author for me! ♥️ I read 95% of this book on audio and read the last several chapters in the actual book. The audiobook narrator did a fantastic job!

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