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melissaslibraryy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
wowitscass's review
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.5
I loved the romance in this book, as well as the general relationships (siblings, friends, etc). The characters had great depth, and the dialogue between them didnโt feel cringey.
If youโre in the mood for a sweet, small town, bad boy(well man)/ good girl (woman) story, then you will eat this up babe.
If youโre in the mood for a sweet, small town, bad boy(well man)/ good girl (woman) story, then you will eat this up babe.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Grief, Child abuse, and Dementia
frantically's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
I loved this even more than the first one! Annie and Will have my heart
At first, I thought Annie was going to be the typical "oh I'm soo introverted, all I do is read romance, lonely in my room" (and I hate those characters!) but thankfully she was not. I admired and felt her desire to grow into the person she really wanted to be not the person everyone expected her to be.
Will <33333 Love this man. I'm usually also not one for the tortured MMC but he was okay ๐คญ I love tattoos. Usually, we see the heroine changing her goals, changing what she ultimately wants out of life and relationships, and don't get me wrong, Annie does do that, too!, but here, Will is the one who really realises and "updates" his goals in relationships and it was so nice to see! I loved him embracing who he was ๐ฅน
Overall, this is a story about growing into your own โ but not having to grow all alone. And isn't that what we all want in the end?
At first, I thought Annie was going to be the typical "oh I'm soo introverted, all I do is read romance, lonely in my room" (and I hate those characters!) but thankfully she was not. I admired and felt her desire to grow into the person she really wanted to be not the person everyone expected her to be.
Will <33333 Love this man. I'm usually also not one for the tortured MMC but he was okay ๐คญ I love tattoos. Usually, we see the heroine changing her goals, changing what she ultimately wants out of life and relationships, and don't get me wrong, Annie does do that, too!, but here, Will is the one who really realises and "updates" his goals in relationships and it was so nice to see! I loved him embracing who he was ๐ฅน
Overall, this is a story about growing into your own โ but not having to grow all alone. And isn't that what we all want in the end?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Stalking, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Dementia
spellbindingtomes's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
5.0
๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ.
I randomly picked up this audiobook, knew nothing about it, & it ended up becoming a new favorite of mine!
I fell in love with Annie from Chapter 1. I felt so seen with her. She's introverted, awkward, & has social anxiety, preferring to stay home with a book than go out. She's quiet & shy, but if you're one of those few people who stick around in her life long enough, she opens up to be her true self. I loved her chapters as we got her inner thoughtsโthey were funny & endearing. I felt her frustration at other people's assumptions about her personality.
๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐บ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
Will has become one of my top MMCs. He was respectful of Annie & wasn't the overly jealous type. He trusted her & didn't want to change her but help gain confidence in herself.
Their relationship was so much fun. I enjoyed the opposites attract and the whole "innocent, sweet woman getting mixed up with the trouble maker, experienced guy" dynamic. Though this was a closed door romance, their chemistry was off the charts! Their ability to communicate their feelings with each other was refreshing. Even though Will was adamant in not falling in love, he never denied his feelings for Annie. They never pushed each other. They knew what the other wanted and accepted that fact and waited until the other was ready.
I laughed so many times, but Annie's date with Brandon was one of the funniest scenes I've ever read. It got me wanting to read Amelia's story immediately, because she was hilarious.
Practice Makes Perfect is the PERFECT sweet and wholesome love story & I highly recommend!
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ง๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ. ๐ซถ๐ผ
I randomly picked up this audiobook, knew nothing about it, & it ended up becoming a new favorite of mine!
I fell in love with Annie from Chapter 1. I felt so seen with her. She's introverted, awkward, & has social anxiety, preferring to stay home with a book than go out. She's quiet & shy, but if you're one of those few people who stick around in her life long enough, she opens up to be her true self. I loved her chapters as we got her inner thoughtsโthey were funny & endearing. I felt her frustration at other people's assumptions about her personality.
๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐บ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
Will has become one of my top MMCs. He was respectful of Annie & wasn't the overly jealous type. He trusted her & didn't want to change her but help gain confidence in herself.
Their relationship was so much fun. I enjoyed the opposites attract and the whole "innocent, sweet woman getting mixed up with the trouble maker, experienced guy" dynamic. Though this was a closed door romance, their chemistry was off the charts! Their ability to communicate their feelings with each other was refreshing. Even though Will was adamant in not falling in love, he never denied his feelings for Annie. They never pushed each other. They knew what the other wanted and accepted that fact and waited until the other was ready.
I laughed so many times, but Annie's date with Brandon was one of the funniest scenes I've ever read. It got me wanting to read Amelia's story immediately, because she was hilarious.
Practice Makes Perfect is the PERFECT sweet and wholesome love story & I highly recommend!
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ง๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ. ๐ซถ๐ผ
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
gracescanlon's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
An utterly adorable, slightly steamy (closed-door) romance!
I didn't read the precursor to this novel, When in Rome, but Practice Makes Perfect stands perfectly well on its own.
I can't believe that first guy, Mr. Khakis-and-no-effort-or-personality, had the gall to call Annie boring! Any time the story was told from her POV, I found myself laughing out loud at least twice. She's a total hoot! I could completely understood the ideas her family and the town at large had about her and the boxes they put her in could chafe over a lifetime of living in Rome. Annie was hilarious, interesting, smart, original, and caring, an excellent female MC.
Will was a sensitive and sexy, but not flawless, male MC. His imperfections made me love him, because he felt real. I loved how he sees Annie - really sees her - and how amazing she is, from page one. He doesn't want her to change, and he's right that she neither should nor needs to change.
The sibling relationships were all lovely. I thought the opposite reactions Will and his brother had after their upbringing was both an interesting contrast and quite believable. Their opening up to one another was a heartwarming moment. The love between Annie and her sisters, especially with their wholehearted addition of Amelia Rose to their ranks, was a delight. I love seeing women support and love and have fun with one another!
Man oh man, I didn't know that a closed-door romance would be so...steamy. I don't know how Adams flustered me so fully without any explicit scenes, but she did, and I'm impressed!
Steamy without being explicit, but also funny and adorable, I'd definitely recommend Practice Makes Perfect!
I didn't read the precursor to this novel, When in Rome, but Practice Makes Perfect stands perfectly well on its own.
I can't believe that first guy, Mr. Khakis-and-no-effort-or-personality, had the gall to call Annie boring! Any time the story was told from her POV, I found myself laughing out loud at least twice. She's a total hoot! I could completely understood the ideas her family and the town at large had about her and the boxes they put her in could chafe over a lifetime of living in Rome. Annie was hilarious, interesting, smart, original, and caring, an excellent female MC.
Will was a sensitive and sexy, but not flawless, male MC. His imperfections made me love him, because he felt real. I loved how he sees Annie - really sees her - and how amazing she is, from page one. He doesn't want her to change, and he's right that she neither should nor needs to change.
The sibling relationships were all lovely. I thought the opposite reactions Will and his brother had after their upbringing was both an interesting contrast and quite believable. Their opening up to one another was a heartwarming moment. The love between Annie and her sisters, especially with their wholehearted addition of Amelia Rose to their ranks, was a delight. I love seeing women support and love and have fun with one another!
Man oh man, I didn't know that a closed-door romance would be so...steamy. I don't know how Adams flustered me so fully without any explicit scenes, but she did, and I'm impressed!
Steamy without being explicit, but also funny and adorable, I'd definitely recommend Practice Makes Perfect!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Stalking
Minor: Kidnapping
beckyremillard's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity and Dementia
samone2's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Child abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Dementia, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
katievallin's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Stalking and Injury/Injury detail
akswhy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.5
Just as cute and flirtatious as its predecessor, When In Rome, but more grounded too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity and Domestic abuse
ellaticonstellation's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship