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A review by emily_loves_2_read
From the Jump by Lacie Waldon
4.0
From The Jump
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 7/19/22
Author: Lacie Waldon
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Pages: 352
Goodreads Rating: 4.07
Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing a digital copy of the book for me to read in exchange for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: Liv Bakersfield is so overworked that she is about to miss yet another vacation with her beloved group of college friends. She says no straight into quitting her job and hopping on a plane to join them in South Africa. Such close proximity makes everything more complicated, especially with the emotionally unavailable Lucas Deiss. Their friendship is the only thing in her life that's still solid, and she vows to do anything she can to keep the group together. But once they get back to L.A., Liv discovers that her leap of faith has become a freefall, sending her crashing into Deiss's arms. Liv must decide between doing what she should … and risking everything for what she shouldn’t want.
My Thoughts: Love this friends to lovers trope. I did enjoy this book and while I know that this is fiction, I did not care for Simone’s betrayal and it was breezed over and there were no heart-to-heart scenarios and everything goes on as normal in the group, as if there was no betrayal. The characters are well developed with depth, chemistry, amazing banter between them, and loved the college friend themed message throughout the book. Liv and Deiss are likable, relatable, and realistic. The message of achieving happiness versus perfection was brilliant. The author’s writing was complex, creative, and intriguing, with the exception of the part mentioned above. Overall, I enjoyed this read and would only change that one snippet. I have Lacie Waldon’s first book in my Amazon Wishlist and will definitely be getting it sooner rather than later. I would definitely pick up other novels from this author in the future.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 7/19/22
Author: Lacie Waldon
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Pages: 352
Goodreads Rating: 4.07
Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing a digital copy of the book for me to read in exchange for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: Liv Bakersfield is so overworked that she is about to miss yet another vacation with her beloved group of college friends. She says no straight into quitting her job and hopping on a plane to join them in South Africa. Such close proximity makes everything more complicated, especially with the emotionally unavailable Lucas Deiss. Their friendship is the only thing in her life that's still solid, and she vows to do anything she can to keep the group together. But once they get back to L.A., Liv discovers that her leap of faith has become a freefall, sending her crashing into Deiss's arms. Liv must decide between doing what she should … and risking everything for what she shouldn’t want.
My Thoughts: Love this friends to lovers trope. I did enjoy this book and while I know that this is fiction, I did not care for Simone’s betrayal and it was breezed over and there were no heart-to-heart scenarios and everything goes on as normal in the group, as if there was no betrayal. The characters are well developed with depth, chemistry, amazing banter between them, and loved the college friend themed message throughout the book. Liv and Deiss are likable, relatable, and realistic. The message of achieving happiness versus perfection was brilliant. The author’s writing was complex, creative, and intriguing, with the exception of the part mentioned above. Overall, I enjoyed this read and would only change that one snippet. I have Lacie Waldon’s first book in my Amazon Wishlist and will definitely be getting it sooner rather than later. I would definitely pick up other novels from this author in the future.