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Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey

dina_s's review against another edition

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4.5

A contemporary lesbian retelling of you've got mail? Sold! If I knew that's what this was I would've read it months ago. 

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

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3.0

Very sweet read but third act conflict was unnecessary, still feel-good read.

jfhobbit's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

amyc1993's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

elphaba61's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted

4.0

romanthiccreader's review against another edition

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3.0

Did you watch You've Got Mail and think, "Oh, that was good, but it would be even better if they were gay!"? Have I got a book for you! 


This is an exaggeration, ok. But only just. Rosie owns a bookstore in Manhattan that she inherited from her mother. She is penpals with her favorite author and she shares an apartment with 3 of her best friends. Jane works for the family business, which is property development, and Rosie's bookstore is the next in a long line of buildings that are going to be torn down and replaced with a shiny new high-rise. Jane also happens to be a sapphic romance author by night, pen-name Brie, and Rosie's favorite author.


That's a fairly star-crossed beginning. As conflict avoidant as Jane seems to be, I'm glad that she came clean to Rosie as early in the book as she did. That didn't stop the third act breakup from being devastating. And it WAS. Rosie's whole identity is tied up in her store. And in her eyes (and in reality) Jane is taking that away from her. It's understandable and still heartbreaking to watch Rosie say goodbye to her store.


It was beautiful though. Her journey through the grief that closing her store took her. And Jane's and Rosie's journeys back to each other.

forestnymph22's review against another edition

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

4.5

ceceska's review against another edition

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2.0

J'ai vraiment beaucoup aimé le début du livre. J'étais vraiment enthousiasmée de lire un livre lgbtq pour la première fois. J'ai beaucoup aimé la vibe et la tension du enemies to lover. Le début était très bon. J'ai vraiment aimé.

Par contre, dès que les deux personnages ont commencé à se fréquenter (au tiers du livre), le "spark" et l'excitation quant à leurs tensions d'amour/haine est disparue. Ça a plutôt laissé place à des chicanes de couples tristes et beaucoup trop longues et sans avoir de drive de enemies to lovers.

Ce livre avait des passages beaucoup trop longs. Il y avait des grosses longueurs et des passages absolument inutiles à l'histoire qui alourdissaient l'écriture. Par exemple, est-ce que c'est nécessaire de dire que la protagoniste oublie le sac à crottes de son chien quand elle le promène qu'elle en cherche un, qu'elle ramasse la crotte et la jette???? La réponse est bien évidemment non.

À partir de 60% du livre j'ai commencé à lire en accéléré (quelques lignes par chapitre) juste parce que je voulais savoir la fin. Et ouf ça laissait à désirer. Jane quitte son emploi sur un coup de tête pour se faire pardonner par Rosie. Mais voyons donc??? C'est ridicule. À la fin du livre ça tourne en sa faveur mais c'était tellement cringe à lire.

Rosie en a voulu tout le livre à Jane pour son emploi alors que c'est uniquement UN EMPLOI. C'était absolument ridicule.

À la fin du livre Rosie trouve un local après avoir passé beaucoup trop de temps à décrire d'autres locaux qui ne convenaient pas. C'était tellement long à lire.

Bref, le début du livre était vraiment très bon. Mais passé la moitié c'était plate et avec des éléments que je n'ai pas aimé. Je ne recommande malheureusement pas même si ce livre avait vraiment du potentiel au début.

inook_u's review against another edition

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4.0

Omg this was cute!!!!!

micasreads's review against another edition

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3.0

Author: Rachel Lacey
Narrator: Abby Craden
Started: April 23, 2024
Finished: April 24, 2024
Format: Audio
Genre: Sapphic Romance

Rosie's whole life has happened between the walls of the Manhttan bookstore she inherited from her mother. She also loves her flirtacious messages with her favorite author, Brie. When Rosie is evicted from her bookstore by the beautiful Jane, she has conflicted feeling when she is attracted to her and they begin dating. They must work through their issues to see if they can survive.

This was a cute sapphic romance where the women involved have to overcome huge hiurdles to be together. They were a sweet couple but the beginning of the book was extra heavy with the "You've Got Mail" references and behavior, which was irritating and off-putting. While the end of the story was well done, the beginning just left an odd taste in my mouth.