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my library loan ended but now that I am out of my slump I'm waiting to get my hands on this one again
sometimes anthologies and I don't mix and this was one of those cases.
Jessica Gallagher is a relationship therapist who finds herself dumped just before the release of her new dating handbook. Galvin Baker, a college acquaintance of hers, is used to dating around but when his last girlfriend used her large social media presence to tell the world he "underperforms" he's left quite undesirable to the single woman of SoCal. To salvage her reputation and avoid a PR disaster, Jessica proposes fake dating Galvin, who is quick to agree. As they begin to spend all their free time together they begin to open up to one another and real feelings begin to develop.
This was my first book by Andie J. Christopher and while I did enjoy certain aspects I thought this was just an okay read. I struggled with the pacing of the book here and there and the ending felt so abrupt and left me wishing for more.
Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley for this arc.
This was my first book by Andie J. Christopher and while I did enjoy certain aspects I thought this was just an okay read. I struggled with the pacing of the book here and there and the ending felt so abrupt and left me wishing for more.
Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley for this arc.
Gillian has always worked so hard to be perfect and to have a perfect life. So when she finds herself coming back home to Freedom, Kansas, divorced, penniless, and with no magic, she feels like she has utterly failed in every aspect of her life. In order to break her curse Gillian is determined to get good at being bad; so when she runs into Nicky Mendoza, her childhood friend and first lover, she knows he is just the person she needs to help her. But he is also dealing with a curse of his own.
Y’all Gillian’s journey in this book brought me to tears! As the oldest daughter of the oldest daughter’s oldest daughter, Gillian has always felt a heavy sense of responsibility to fix things and to be the strong one. So when her life falls apart she thinks she has to fix things on her own. When she finally confides in her family we see a weight being lifted from her shoulders that allows her to start forgiving herself and to learn to trust others and accept their help.
Angelina truly does a beautiful job creating a series rich with history, Mexican folklore, and brujeria! And I love seeing Milagro Street as it continues to come alive again!
Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin for the arc.
cw: infidelity, misogyny, narcissistic ex who is verbally, emotionally and financially abusive, addiction, death by overdose, grief, racism, ableism, attack by an animal
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny
Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Racism, Grief