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How to Get a Life in Ten Dates
by Jenny L. Howe
funny
lighthearted
If you loved 10 Blind Dates but want to age it up, then you'll love How to Get a Life in Ten Dates. Although this does not take place during the holidays, we do have family members and friends getting to pick 2 people yo set our fmc, Haleigh: her gramps, her mom, her sister, and her best friend.
When the book started with Haleigh going on a date with a girl, I had hopes that more than one of the Blind Dates would have been with females, but alas, we only had one. But if not for the two main love interests, she was my favourite. Our two main love interests I found kind and generous, and a little flat. I liked him for boosting Haleigh's confidence, but after reading the synopsis, I was waiting for the best friend to step in. Leading up to that point in the synopsis was... ~70% into the book. You could tell who the main two interests would be though, from how the author had them interact.
I loved getting flashbacks of Haleigh and Jack's past together and what lead up to these rules they have in their friendship. I also loved seeing the dates answers to Haleigh's survey - so cute and set up that date perfectly.
Haleigh's family was interesting too. Gramps was funny, although very very old school. Mom was very particular and the sister had high expectations. You could feel the pressure they were putting on Haleigh, which made me sad. I would have honestly loved if the ending didn't have a pair up - we don't need a relationship to prove we're successful.
Which therein lies the point the author was making, I think. I loved the overall "love yourself, love what you do" message I was getting. I also loved who Haleigh ended up with. I won't spoil it, but the fact that the one love interest doesn't even read (or watch movies) 🤨 I don't know if I could get behind that pairing lol.
I've had my eye on Jenny L Howe's other books and with this one having such great relationships and addictive writing style, I can see myself going through her backlist.
When the book started with Haleigh going on a date with a girl, I had hopes that more than one of the Blind Dates would have been with females, but alas, we only had one. But if not for the two main love interests, she was my favourite. Our two main love interests I found kind and generous, and a little flat. I liked him for boosting Haleigh's confidence, but after reading the synopsis, I was waiting for the best friend to step in. Leading up to that point in the synopsis was... ~70% into the book. You could tell who the main two interests would be though, from how the author had them interact.
I loved getting flashbacks of Haleigh and Jack's past together and what lead up to these rules they have in their friendship. I also loved seeing the dates answers to Haleigh's survey - so cute and set up that date perfectly.
Haleigh's family was interesting too. Gramps was funny, although very very old school. Mom was very particular and the sister had high expectations. You could feel the pressure they were putting on Haleigh, which made me sad. I would have honestly loved if the ending didn't have a pair up - we don't need a relationship to prove we're successful.
Which therein lies the point the author was making, I think. I loved the overall "love yourself, love what you do" message I was getting. I also loved who Haleigh ended up with. I won't spoil it, but the fact that the one love interest doesn't even read (or watch movies) 🤨 I don't know if I could get behind that pairing lol.
I've had my eye on Jenny L Howe's other books and with this one having such great relationships and addictive writing style, I can see myself going through her backlist.