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Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka
9 reviews
gwenswoons's review
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I was disappointed in this one - I loved The Roughest Draft so I immediately downloaded other audiobooks by this author duo! Unfortunately I found the writing hackneyed, the chemistry of the characters lacking, the side characters underdeveloped - the premise was fun in some way but there was no growth or healthy communication in this. Not a fan!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
cheye13's review against another edition
emotional
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
4.0
This was such a unique read because I've never read a second chance romance in which the leads are still strictly married, and I really appreciate how the story handled that angle. They're not separated, they haven't fallen out of love. There's still very much that intense feeling that led them to marry each other in the first place. It piles on to that lack of tension in the romance genre - not only do we know they end up together, we know there's no dealbreakers because they're already married. And yet that becomes a feature rather than a flaw when you toss in a couple individual internal conflicts that they have to learn to solve together.
It's also such a cute premise, I'm glad it didn't disappoint.
It's also such a cute premise, I'm glad it didn't disappoint.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
krisalexcole's review against another edition
emotional
medium-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
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy
100_pages_hr's review
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was everything I was hoping for when I first heard about it. It had all of the aspects of the marriage in crisis trope that I love and none that I despise!
Watching Graham and Eliza pretend to be strangers while on vacation was delightful. The banter and flirtation were amazing. And when they had more serious moments their honesty with each other was refreshing. I loved watching their love rekindle in a very unique way through role playing.
The chemistry in this book was amazing. The audiobook narrators were so good and the dual point of view was perfect. I love this author duo because you really do get an honest and genuine male and female perspective. This book is also the perfect amount of steamy and has some really hot scenes.
I love this trope because marriage is sacred and I love reading about couples fighting to stay together. This book perfectly embodies that idea.
Watching Graham and Eliza pretend to be strangers while on vacation was delightful. The banter and flirtation were amazing. And when they had more serious moments their honesty with each other was refreshing. I loved watching their love rekindle in a very unique way through role playing.
The chemistry in this book was amazing. The audiobook narrators were so good and the dual point of view was perfect. I love this author duo because you really do get an honest and genuine male and female perspective. This book is also the perfect amount of steamy and has some really hot scenes.
I love this trope because marriage is sacred and I love reading about couples fighting to stay together. This book perfectly embodies that idea.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
jillkaarlela's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
5.0
Taylor Swift songs: “This love (TV)”, “I think he knows”, “you are in love”
I cannot recommend this enough!! It earns another coveted spot as the 16th 5⭐️ out of 228 books!!
As soon as I heard the plot summary, I knew I HAD to read it. A married couple grow apart, and on their anniversary trip, they decide to act like they are just meeting for the first time, so they can remember why they fell in love with each other in the first place!
It just made my heart so happy and so full. I loved the character’s chemistry and flirting, but also their already established deep unconditional love for one another. If soul mates exist, Eliza and Graham are it. I loved the concept of having a romance book about a married couple, because most books just end with them together or sometimes married, but don’t often show how marriage doesn’t mean you are always happy and perfect all the time. This book, along with “You Deserve Each Other” by my favorite Sarah Hogle definitely show this side in a fun but also emotional and moving way. I will admit that I did cry happy tears at the end. My heart feel joyful and have the warm fuzzies in the best way after reading this. I cannot recommend this enough!!
My favorite part was that it was a dual POV, and the authors are married in real life, so they probably each wrote the prospective parts. I loved how you can tell that these authors know marriage, it’s so authentic. Sometimes with dual POVs, sometimes one character is stronger and more developed than the other, but that’s not the case here.
I was listening to the audiobook, but at a little over halfway I knew that this was one I needed to buy. And by me telling her about it, my coworker also brought it! I now have to go and get every other Wibbroka (their names put together) book!!
Age rating: 15+ (one or two brief steamy scenes, 1/5🌶️, and language)
Side note: I loved the audiobook narrators, I think I’ve listened to about 12 books narrated by Brittany Pressley at this point😂 I love her!
I cannot recommend this enough!! It earns another coveted spot as the 16th 5⭐️ out of 228 books!!
As soon as I heard the plot summary, I knew I HAD to read it. A married couple grow apart, and on their anniversary trip, they decide to act like they are just meeting for the first time, so they can remember why they fell in love with each other in the first place!
It just made my heart so happy and so full. I loved the character’s chemistry and flirting, but also their already established deep unconditional love for one another. If soul mates exist, Eliza and Graham are it. I loved the concept of having a romance book about a married couple, because most books just end with them together or sometimes married, but don’t often show how marriage doesn’t mean you are always happy and perfect all the time. This book, along with “You Deserve Each Other” by my favorite Sarah Hogle definitely show this side in a fun but also emotional and moving way. I will admit that I did cry happy tears at the end. My heart feel joyful and have the warm fuzzies in the best way after reading this. I cannot recommend this enough!!
My favorite part was that it was a dual POV, and the authors are married in real life, so they probably each wrote the prospective parts. I loved how you can tell that these authors know marriage, it’s so authentic. Sometimes with dual POVs, sometimes one character is stronger and more developed than the other, but that’s not the case here.
I was listening to the audiobook, but at a little over halfway I knew that this was one I needed to buy. And by me telling her about it, my coworker also brought it! I now have to go and get every other Wibbroka (their names put together) book!!
Age rating: 15+ (one or two brief steamy scenes, 1/5🌶️, and language)
Side note: I loved the audiobook narrators, I think I’ve listened to about 12 books narrated by Brittany Pressley at this point😂 I love her!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing
forbearance's review against another edition
emotional
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
readingwithmeredith's review
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing
chronicallybookish's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
<i>Quick Stats</i>
<b>Age Rating: 18+</b>
Over All: 4.25 stars
Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 4/5
Setting: 4,5/5
Writing: 4/5
<i>Thank you so much Berkley Romance for sending me a copy of this book! All thoughts and opinions reflected in this review are my own.</i>
I’m not quite sure why, considering I am a single, unmarried, 20 year old community college student, but one of my favorite premises in a romance novel is a married couple fixing their relationship. There’s just something about it that gives me every single possible emotion, and leaves me feeling so warm and fuzzy in the end. This book was no exception.
This is Wibbroka’s sophomore adult novel, and while I enjoyed The Roughest Draft a little bit more, this was a really great read.
I really liked how in depth we got into Eliza’s backstory and character development in that sense. I do think that, comparatively, Graham was a little lacking, and they both could have used a little more <i>emotional</i> development, but they were both engaging characters that it was impossible not to root for. I was so invested in them and their relationships. I also absolutely adored Daniel. He was an amazing supporting character and I would simply die to read a book about him finding his own love story.
The premise of the book had me very intrigued from the first time I read the blurb. A married couple pretends not to know each other in order to rekindle the spark in their relationship? Sign me up. It definitely reminded me of Phil and Claire’s little anniversary schtik in <i>Modern Family</i>, and while I adore <i>Modern Family</i>, I was a little apprehensive as to how that could be executed outside of a sitcom, in a more serious manner. I had no reason to worry though, because Wibbroka managed to balance the inherently weird and comical aspects of this idea with the serious nature of repairing a struggling relationship. Sometimes it was fun and lighthearted, like the banter or the boxing class, but there were also a lot of emotional and real conversations had as well. I truly believed that it was possible for them to fix their relationship while engaging in this game. I think that this premise and the plot were the most compelling parts of the book, and it more than made up for the somewhat shallow emotional development of the characters themselves and the general…lack of development in Graham all around.
Wibbroka’s adult debut, and this book as well, are often compared to Emily Henry, and while I see where the comparisons come from, I think it does these books a disservice. Emily Henry’s books are so character driven. Her characters are so fully developed and emotionally engaging that you could read 400 pages of them without any plot at all. Whereas this book (and TRD) may be lacking, comparatively, in the character department, but that’s okay because the plot and premise is the driving force behind it. Standing on its own, this book is great, but you can’t go into it expecting a character driven novel, because that’s not what it is.
I definitely recommend this book, and I can’t wait to see what Wibbroka come out with next. I’m so hyped for their next YA book releasing in a few months.
<b>Age Rating: 18+</b>
Over All: 4.25 stars
Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 4/5
Setting: 4,5/5
Writing: 4/5
<i>Thank you so much Berkley Romance for sending me a copy of this book! All thoughts and opinions reflected in this review are my own.</i>
I’m not quite sure why, considering I am a single, unmarried, 20 year old community college student, but one of my favorite premises in a romance novel is a married couple fixing their relationship. There’s just something about it that gives me every single possible emotion, and leaves me feeling so warm and fuzzy in the end. This book was no exception.
This is Wibbroka’s sophomore adult novel, and while I enjoyed The Roughest Draft a little bit more, this was a really great read.
I really liked how in depth we got into Eliza’s backstory and character development in that sense. I do think that, comparatively, Graham was a little lacking, and they both could have used a little more <i>emotional</i> development, but they were both engaging characters that it was impossible not to root for. I was so invested in them and their relationships. I also absolutely adored Daniel. He was an amazing supporting character and I would simply die to read a book about him finding his own love story.
The premise of the book had me very intrigued from the first time I read the blurb. A married couple pretends not to know each other in order to rekindle the spark in their relationship? Sign me up. It definitely reminded me of Phil and Claire’s little anniversary schtik in <i>Modern Family</i>, and while I adore <i>Modern Family</i>, I was a little apprehensive as to how that could be executed outside of a sitcom, in a more serious manner. I had no reason to worry though, because Wibbroka managed to balance the inherently weird and comical aspects of this idea with the serious nature of repairing a struggling relationship. Sometimes it was fun and lighthearted, like the banter or the boxing class, but there were also a lot of emotional and real conversations had as well. I truly believed that it was possible for them to fix their relationship while engaging in this game. I think that this premise and the plot were the most compelling parts of the book, and it more than made up for the somewhat shallow emotional development of the characters themselves and the general…lack of development in Graham all around.
Wibbroka’s adult debut, and this book as well, are often compared to Emily Henry, and while I see where the comparisons come from, I think it does these books a disservice. Emily Henry’s books are so character driven. Her characters are so fully developed and emotionally engaging that you could read 400 pages of them without any plot at all. Whereas this book (and TRD) may be lacking, comparatively, in the character department, but that’s okay because the plot and premise is the driving force behind it. Standing on its own, this book is great, but you can’t go into it expecting a character driven novel, because that’s not what it is.
I definitely recommend this book, and I can’t wait to see what Wibbroka come out with next. I’m so hyped for their next YA book releasing in a few months.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
leahjanespeare's review against another edition
4.0
I don't usually go for second-chance romances but this one is a little more unconventional than the general trope since technically they aren't broken up...yet. The pining on both sides is *chefs kiss* and a lot of Eliza and Graham's reconnection relies on communication and mutual interest - things that I feel like we all need to be reminded of in all kinds of relationships? I feel like I just went to therapy...but I mean that as a compliment? A weird thing to say having finished a romance book, but there we go. It's truly a thoughtful, sweet story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
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