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Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

28 reviews

whatjasread's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

1.75

i honestly feel like it happened one summer must have been a fluke because i ADORE that book, one of my faves of all time, and nothing else Tessa has written has even come close to it (not even hook line and sinker). this novella was just all over the place for me, the smut writing was super cringy (no man will ever 'jiggle' any intimate part of me), and the characters were honestly really bland. their personality traits were 'rough sex man who wears crocodile bowties' and 'woman who just got out of prison and has panic attacks'. it just didn't work for me at all, i think even 2 stars is generous, which sucks.

TWs: alcohol, armed robbery, claustrophobia, panic attacks, pandemic, death of grandfather (past)

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unwise_samwise's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

Kinda cute and Christmasy

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marylinaris's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I’m a little torn on this one.

On one side this was a quick, fun read. It has a nice grumpy/sunshine romance, an abundance of steamy scenes, and an overall enjoyable plot.

Stella was an interesting character, besides the obvious romantic plot she has to deal with her past jail time, re-entering society and a toxic friendship throughout the book. While these topics were continuously brought up, they are tackled on a very individual level and I felt like both were wrapped up a little too fast and too neatly in the end.

The side characters, of whom there were only a small handful, made for good additions to the story. His family made for a nice side villains, Aiden found more confidence and respect of his employees through. I also enjoyed the little romance plot between to of the side characters, that helped out couple along without taking up too much space or overshadowing the main plot.

Where it gets tricky for me is Aiden.

He is a lovable dork with a wild sexy side. The moment he sees Stella for the first time, he instantly falls for her and would probably score high in an insta-love competition. Based on a ten minute conversation, which was also their first meeting he ends up hiring her over far more qualified people, cool, I can let that slide in the name of romance. I can even let a boss/employee relationships slide, well, normally. But here the constant reinforcement that their relationship is inappropriate was distracting. While Stella also brought this up, it’s mentioned during Aiden’s POV to a nauseating degree, that would be great - he is the boss, the one with the power after all - if it didn’t seem like that was part of the turn on for him. There was just something very unsexy about them making out to a constant stream of thoughts about the inappropriateness of their actions.

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nicolesreadingbooks's review

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funny lighthearted

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

did not know window designer was a thing but now i do

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mandaraffe's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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janetriestoread's review

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lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.5

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kris386's review

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funny lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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celines_schemes's review

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funny lighthearted slow-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 liked the concept, but not the execution. The sex was a bit too cringy for me and I didn't like how the manager/employee relationship was handled.

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solouncapitulomas's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

quoting my queen elsa “you can’t marry a man you just met” i know this is supposed to be a christmas happy book and i did enjoy it but shit was it fast paced and instant love, i discovered recently i prefer slow paced books c’est la vie am i right?

wtv, i do enjoy tessa’s writing and cannot wait for hannah’s story AND FOX

so yeah

i’m out
bye

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araceli1022'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

4.75

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