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Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

13 reviews

sammiejo928's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

Enjoyed this one just as much as the first book - maybe a little more. Grumpy/sunshine mixed with a fake relationship. Good character development. I selfishly hope there’s more books to finish out the other sisters stories.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying

thrntnja's review

emotional lighthearted medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, and Abandonment

oceanwriter's review

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

For some reason, I'm a person who tends to prefer the sequels over the first installments. I read this book back to back with When in Rome and found myself much more attached to Annie and Will than Amelia and Noah.
 

Shy and introverted Annie has her heart set on finding her other half. Thanks to small-town talk, she begins to fear her quiet reputation has her out of luck in the dating department. She enlists her friend Amelia's bodyguard Will to help her come out of her shell. 

I'm not usually a fan of plots where the 'good girl' has to become someone she isn't just to find 'love' but it worked for me more here than usual. Will's personality has a great contrast with Annie's. They fit well together as the narrators. 

Like When in Rome, this book has quite a few references to Audrey Hepburn, albeit, not quite as many as the first. The film of focus this time around is Funny Face. If you've seen the film, you can see some of the similarities between Annie and Jo Stockton. I'm curious to see if this theme continues should the series go on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Dementia, Cursing, and Sexual content

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

4.5

 Finished reading: July 12th 2023

“It seems to me, Annie, that you are just waiting for someone to give you permission to be yourself out loud.”

There is no secret that Sarah Adams is one of my favorite romance authors, and I've been waiting impatiently for Practice Makes Perfect to be published ever since I first heard about it. I loved the first book When In Rome last year, and I've looking forward to Annie and Will's story. I have to say that it didn't disappoint! Rome, Kentucky, makes for the perfect small town setting, and I loved being able to return and spend more time with its cast of characters. Annie and Will are both such great characters, and their story is basically your typical opposites attract romance. As usual, the romance itself is on the sweet side, although there is some sexy time involved as well. Somehow I didn't mind those scenes though, because I was too busy rooting for them by that time. There were some moments in the plot that were a tad frustrating, but as a whole I liked what Practice Makes Perfect brings to the table and the elements it offered besides the romance angle. I definitely can't wait to see what the next book set in this small town is going to be about! I'm keeping my fingers crossed it will involve James. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Dementia, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

katharina90's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

A cute, fluffy romance in the author's usual style. Some sexual tension but no smut. 

Enjoyed this more than the first book in the series. More chemistry and stronger character development.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Minor: Sexual content

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

bringmybooks's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

 This one gets bumped from “borrow” to “bring” (/buy) because this cover is just too stinkin' cute and I’m fine with that

✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

Look if they didn’t want us to judge books by their covers then WHY HAVE SUCH CUTE COVERS

But anyways - I liked this one a lot (the banter was *chef’s kiss*), but there was a little tiny something missing that moved it down from a 5 star read to a 4. I thought that Adams did a really good job giving both Annie and Will a lot of backstory and making their relationship seem really plausible, and I absolutely loved the communication. Loved it.

Also worth noting that I’ve seen this author recommended as a closed door author, and while that is still true here, it veers a little towards slightly open door? I’m not sure exactly how to describe it, but it’s not a full fade to black - didn’t bother me, but worth noting if you’re going into it not expecting that.

ANYWHO. Still love Rome, Kentucky, still love these wacky neighbors, still love the Walker family and will definitely be continuing with the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Dementia

Minor: Sexual content, Cursing, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Abandonment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

vj_thompson's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

4.5

Annie and Will (aka: Will/William Griffin, William, Wilson, Wilbert, Wildon, Wilbur,, Wolf Boy, Williamson, Wilton, Wilfred, Captain Blackheart, and Wilmont)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Dementia, Alcohol, Cursing, and Chronic illness

chloebrown13's review

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent

hazelgirl21's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse