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A review by duckyreads
Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
Booked on a Feeling follows Lizzy Chung and Jack Park, two best friends that have known and loved each other for 20 years. After Lizzy wins her first trial at a prestigious law firm, she expected relief and happiness, but instead, she was overwhelmed with anxiety. After accepting that her mind and body need a break, she leaves LA and attempts to unwind in Weldon with her childhood friend Jack and his family. While in Weldon, Lizzy has the opportunity to revamp a bookstore to help keep her mind off her lawyer job.
I read Booked on a Feeling through the audiobook and enjoyed the narrator and her tone with both characters as the story has a dual POV. Both characters are Korean-American, and aspects of distinct cultural experiences displayed throughout the story. This is especially evident with the delicious food eaten throughout the story and interactions with older community members. One of my favorite aspects of friends to lovers is the existing trust that shines when the couple gets together. I wished there were more flashbacks of their friendship and how they maintained it over the years as they grew and had different professional and personal experiences, especially with it being long-distance. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a sweet romance that tackles parental approval, self-esteem, perfectionism, friendship, and overworking in the hopes of getting validation.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for an audiobook ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I read Booked on a Feeling through the audiobook and enjoyed the narrator and her tone with both characters as the story has a dual POV. Both characters are Korean-American, and aspects of distinct cultural experiences displayed throughout the story. This is especially evident with the delicious food eaten throughout the story and interactions with older community members. One of my favorite aspects of friends to lovers is the existing trust that shines when the couple gets together. I wished there were more flashbacks of their friendship and how they maintained it over the years as they grew and had different professional and personal experiences, especially with it being long-distance. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a sweet romance that tackles parental approval, self-esteem, perfectionism, friendship, and overworking in the hopes of getting validation.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for an audiobook ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders