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bklynbookbelle's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I was very thankful to receive an ARC of this book, my first one by Darby Baham. This book gave me all the nostalgic feels of a New York summer circa 2015! Beautiful people all working in their prime, having a great time. Liv is the quint essential NY woman, doing the damn thing. I think personally I'm over the strong woman, looses the guy trope. Like she's in the city of dreams and couldn't surrender to the idea that all her dreams could come true...she was exhausting to read about. The rest of the cast was great and I loved meeting all of them. Thomas himself, was a well written and lovable love interest! I would be interested in reading another book by Darby, with a different trope!!
turtleberry's review
medium-paced
5.0
This book was much more romance than the first three. It was clearly about Olivia falling in love with Thomas. Their meet-cute on the airplane was perfect. I almost screamed when he let her get away without exchanging information. Of course, fate let their paths cross again. I was rooting for them the entire time. She let fear get the best of her but, with the help of friends, she was able to get herself together and have her happily ever after.
scoutmomskf's review
2.0
Eh. I wanted to like this book. It has never taken me three days to read one of these books, but I kept finding it easy to be distracted from it. It felt more like a book about Olivia and her friends than a romance. It seemed like Thomas had very little page time. The story was told entirely from Olivia's point of view, and I missed getting his point of view on what was happening. It was like half the story was missing. The series is called "The Friendship Chronicles," but I could have used less girl time and more romance.
When Olivia arrived in New York from London, she was excited about the job opportunity ahead of her. She has her entire career planned out with no room for distractions. Meeting a nice guy who strikes sparks was not in her plan, but Thomas is laid back and willing to be friends. I didn't care for how she kept him to a text-only friendship for months before deciding to grace him with an in-person meet-up.
I liked Thomas. He is a nice guy who deserves better than Olivia. He is sweet, caring, intuitive, and understands her. I liked his support and encouragement despite her taking him for granted.
I understand that she had her fears of getting too close, thanks to previous relationships. But Thomas was clearly different than those other men. I had high hopes for her when she took their relationship to the next level, but she blew it when she got word of an upcoming promotion. She lost what little credibility she'd built up with me with her treatment of Thomas. There is some redemption after a conversation with one of her friends gives her plenty to think about. The ending has promise, but if I were Thomas, I'd be cautious.
When Olivia arrived in New York from London, she was excited about the job opportunity ahead of her. She has her entire career planned out with no room for distractions. Meeting a nice guy who strikes sparks was not in her plan, but Thomas is laid back and willing to be friends. I didn't care for how she kept him to a text-only friendship for months before deciding to grace him with an in-person meet-up.
I liked Thomas. He is a nice guy who deserves better than Olivia. He is sweet, caring, intuitive, and understands her. I liked his support and encouragement despite her taking him for granted.
I understand that she had her fears of getting too close, thanks to previous relationships. But Thomas was clearly different than those other men. I had high hopes for her when she took their relationship to the next level, but she blew it when she got word of an upcoming promotion. She lost what little credibility she'd built up with me with her treatment of Thomas. There is some redemption after a conversation with one of her friends gives her plenty to think about. The ending has promise, but if I were Thomas, I'd be cautious.
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