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Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat by Sonya Lalli
3.5
This one did some very interesting things regarding growth and right person wrong time. I can’t say it made for the most interesting book ever, but it was an enjoyable experience. I’d previously really loved Holly Jolly Diwali, and I can definitely say now that I love Lalli’s heroines. I found myself really relating to Jasmine. She wasn’t perfect, but she embraced who she was and actively worked on being okay with herself.
I’d say both books are more general fiction esque, but this one especially felt like Jasmine’s personal growth arc with a subplot of romance. Jake felt like a side character for most of the book, but he was real fine and wasn’t afraid to get vulnerable. I don’t think Holly Jolly Diwali even mentioned the characters having sex (if it did it was BRIEF), which I really enjoyed because the fade to black here definitely HURT. I’d rather not get anything than get teased, but that’s a personal preference.
So while I really appreciated that Jasmine took her time to really know herself until getting in the relationship, the snail’s pace of their dating just didn’t make for an engaging last third of the book. Especially with the only sex scene being fade to black. In the SHOWER. Robbery, my lord.
As an overall experience though, I really loved the audiobook narration!! The narrator was super emotive and I just love when you can hear the smile in someone’s voice 🥰 I also just really enjoyed the cruise ship setting, and the premise of being stuck on a seniors’ cruise was so much FUN. It was a very mellow and cozy book, so I think it was more of a nice drifting along read rather than a rocking the boat one.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 🌶️*/5
*The characters have sex at the end, but it’s pretty immediately fade to black. He gets pretty serious with footsie which was fun, but it doesn’t go anywhere.
Thanks so much to PRHaudio for an ALC. All opinions are honest and my own.
I’d say both books are more general fiction esque, but this one especially felt like Jasmine’s personal growth arc with a subplot of romance. Jake felt like a side character for most of the book, but he was real fine and wasn’t afraid to get vulnerable. I don’t think Holly Jolly Diwali even mentioned the characters having sex (if it did it was BRIEF), which I really enjoyed because the fade to black here definitely HURT. I’d rather not get anything than get teased, but that’s a personal preference.
So while I really appreciated that Jasmine took her time to really know herself until getting in the relationship, the snail’s pace of their dating just didn’t make for an engaging last third of the book. Especially with the only sex scene being fade to black. In the SHOWER. Robbery, my lord.
As an overall experience though, I really loved the audiobook narration!! The narrator was super emotive and I just love when you can hear the smile in someone’s voice 🥰 I also just really enjoyed the cruise ship setting, and the premise of being stuck on a seniors’ cruise was so much FUN. It was a very mellow and cozy book, so I think it was more of a nice drifting along read rather than a rocking the boat one.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 🌶️*/5
*The characters have sex at the end, but it’s pretty immediately fade to black. He gets pretty serious with footsie which was fun, but it doesn’t go anywhere.
Thanks so much to PRHaudio for an ALC. All opinions are honest and my own.