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A review by happy_bookish_heart
Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
4.0
Okay, this book was super cute! It was a lighthearted, fluffy, and easy-read romance. It’s basically the book equivalent of a Hallmark movie. The author’s style was very engaging and held my attention from the start. I also loveee a dual POV storytelling choice for a fake dating trope. I found the FMC to be relatable in a lot of ways especially with her struggles with social anxiety, her people-pleasing, “good girl” tendencies and her search for finding who she is and what makes her happy outside of the expectations/pressures of others. The MMC is literally the definition of a man written by a woman haha.
Like I said, it gave me similar feelings to a hallmark movie. Was it a bit cheesy and predictable at times? Yes. Did the characters seem a bit unrealistic and could they have had more depth? Also yes. Did I still gobble it up like a guilty-pleasure because it was a fun read that gave me warm-fuzzies? Absolutely! Honestly, sometimes this type of book exactly what I’m looking for, especially after some heavier reads. This book didn’t blow me away, but it certainly hit the spot and I really enjoyed it!
If you’re looking for a feel-good romance that gives you all the same warm, fuzzy, comforting feelings as a Hallmark movie, definitely check this one out!
SIDENOTE 1: You don’t have to read When In Rome before this; however, in retrospect, I think I would’ve gotten a bit more out of this one if I had done so.
SIDENOTE 2: I had seen “bodyguard” listed as a trope and assumed it was a bodyguard romance. Bodyguard romance is one of my absolute favorite tropes…but this one was a bit of a twist on that where he was her friend’s bodyguard rather than hers so it doesn’t really count as a bodyguard romance IMO, not the same dynamic. Oh well.🤷♀️
Like I said, it gave me similar feelings to a hallmark movie. Was it a bit cheesy and predictable at times? Yes. Did the characters seem a bit unrealistic and could they have had more depth? Also yes. Did I still gobble it up like a guilty-pleasure because it was a fun read that gave me warm-fuzzies? Absolutely! Honestly, sometimes this type of book exactly what I’m looking for, especially after some heavier reads. This book didn’t blow me away, but it certainly hit the spot and I really enjoyed it!
If you’re looking for a feel-good romance that gives you all the same warm, fuzzy, comforting feelings as a Hallmark movie, definitely check this one out!
SIDENOTE 1: You don’t have to read When In Rome before this; however, in retrospect, I think I would’ve gotten a bit more out of this one if I had done so.
SIDENOTE 2: I had seen “bodyguard” listed as a trope and assumed it was a bodyguard romance. Bodyguard romance is one of my absolute favorite tropes…but this one was a bit of a twist on that where he was her friend’s bodyguard rather than hers so it doesn’t really count as a bodyguard romance IMO, not the same dynamic. Oh well.🤷♀️