Normally I am not a fan of romantic comedies or contemporary novels in genre but the premise of Let's Try this again really caught my eye. It was really funny without being cheesy and at times quite saucy. Josie was a very easy character to love because she honestly reminded me a lot of myself in that awkward, that's so me kind of way and I found I could relate to a lot of the situations she found herself in. 

While there were some naughty moments in this book they weren't overdone, they were kept short and sweet and actually added something to the story which is something a lot of books in this genre fail to do. It isn't there for the sake of being there. It wasn't all laughs or sexual tension though, there were quite a few sweet, romantic moments between the characters that really make you root for them and I'd highly recommend this book to everyone who likes romantic comedies and even those that don't. This may just be the book to change your mind.

I hated this book so much!

So do I start with the constant girl hate or the slut shaming? Maybe even the fact that the character is suppose to have graduated from college but still acts about 15? Or should I talk about the ableism that is rife within this book?

I honestly don’t know where to start. How about a few choice quotes:

“Once he had drunkenly kissed his ex-girlfriend (a whore with a massive penis-shaped nose).”

“Being a chick, I am biologically programmed to bond with anyone I have sex with.”

“For all you losers out there who use stress as an anti-sex excuse, sex is one of the best de-stressors.”

“Let’s just say that if people found out she had a ‘Customer Parking Here’ tramp stamp tattoo, no one would be shocked.”

I realise just throwing out a load of quotes isn’t really a review but I’m not sure how else to even review this book without getting angry.

At 22% I skimmed the rest but I don’t feel that I missed anything important. Especially at the end they were all still drinking to excess, good luck with your livers!

Josie is also a hypocrite in what she says, for example, when they’re at the club she describes her friend Molly’s outfit as a bandage dress that pushes her boobs “up to the sky” but when Katey Kelsee walks into the club wearing a “…bright purple dress [which] was way too short and way too tight, thrusting her boobs up to her chin.” she (Katey) is referred to as “…the Wicked Whore of the West.”

Not to go all Mean Girls but we’ve got to stop calling other women sluts and whores all the time. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman having an active sex life. This is a subject that really grinds my gears and I’m not filling this review with it.

Not that Josie would probably listen to the above paragraph anyway, especially when she says:

“And yes, I know , I shouldn’t just blame her. A kiss is a two sided thing.
BLAH FUCKING BLAH.”

(Grammar errors are not mine, for once!)

Those three sentences just show that she doesn’t care that Isaac was wrong, Josie wants to call Katey a whore so she will. I was pretty much done by this point and started to skim.

Want to see the section that made me want to throw my Kindle out of the window? Sure?

(tw: self harm)

“They had been right all along; I was practically using him as a razor blade to slit my wrists, vertically. Fucking A. I was like one of those dumbass bitches that post Instagrams with strategically placed tear drops and ‘accidentally’ exposed scars.”

…

It’s paragraphs like this that make me glad I don’t have a Booktube because you wouldn’t believe the rage I’m feeling right now!! At least in a book review I can swear at this book all I like and can just edit it out later.

I skipped ahead but this book already soured me. If I could give it zero stars then I would.

This book was not for me sadly.  I couldn’t get into this story.  I am planning to try reading more books Jordyn Woodtke in the future. 

I voluntarily reviewed this book.

Tried to read various times and was not for me. DNF at 30% The characters were average, not relatable.

If you are looking for a quick romance read that will make you feel-good and enjoy a cute little story, this is for you. 

If you are looking for the latest and greatest literary masterpiece, maybe look a bit further. This is a story of a "which one should she choose" type romance packed with cheesiness and cliches that as a general rule, make for the best summer reads! 

Fully recommend to anyone who loves an easy, breezy burn-through-feel-good book.

This was such a fluffy quick read and i loved it. I felt like it was a new adult retelling of Sex in the City. It was sexy, it was cute, it was fluffy and I loved the story line so so much. It is a definite must read for anyone that loves a good rom-com!

I'm unable to give a review as when I got this a short while later my kindle broke and I never got the chance to read/finish the book.

Apologies for not being able to review this book.

Hopefully I'll be able to go out and buy the book at a future date!

(I've given it 3 stars so it doesn't get marked down hopefully)

This was a funny, saucy read, but I honestly did not really connect with Josie. Perhaps this type of story has been rehashed too many times.

As funny as this book was, I was disappointed with how the book ended. But that's just my opinion.

Josie has been in love with Isaac since they started dating forever ago.  Only he doesn't know how to have a relationship. So when he pushes her away for the third and final time, she decides that it is time to leave CT, and move to California. Nothing is holding her there anymore, other than her 2 best friends. 

When Isaac comes crawling back to her once again, two months before she's planning her move; Josie knows that he wants something as usual; her back in his life. The shock is on him when she tells him about her upcoming move. 

They agree to a no strings commitment for the last two months before she leaves. But this time Isaac is trying to win her back. Josie has the power here, she remains unaffected about their arrangement, and can tell he's not happy with her rebuffs. When he goes and tells her that he could "maybe" love her one day, she's had enough and ends things.

Her move to California was the best thing for her broken heart and career. Soon she finds herself a job as a PA to a former star of a teen band she used to worship, Carter. But, Josie's writing prowess and her voice make them a new sensation almost instantly.

Josie decides to take a chance on the new man who's in love with her.  When she realizes that she has fallen in love with Carter, her world is so much better off. But when Isaac starts to declare his love for her, she can't bring herself to believe in him or trust him ever again.

When she has to decide which man to end things with, who will she choose?

I could not get into this book at all.
I keep trying, but it just did not pull me in.
It was kind of annoying how she kept getting pulled back in and how she kept debating on weather or not it was a smart move to make. She seemed weak and very wishy washy

Eine wunderschöne Liebesgeschichte für warme Sommertage. Ein angenehm flüssiger und leicht zu lesener Schreibstil, toll ausgearbeitete Charaktere und eine zuckersüße Geschichte!

Before the review: I'm sorry for the delay, but I couldn't open my Adobe Digital Editions for several days, so that's why I'm so late with the review...

I was expecting something funnier, sexier and messier (althought Josie is kind of a mess herself). Sometimes, there were too much "thinking" in the middle of a dialog, that I'd lose the thread of conversations. The language was fresh and easy-going, like if you're texting your friend (the first half of the book, in my opinion). It was a little complicated the "2 weeks, 1 month..." in the chapters, especially after she moved. 
About the story itself, like I said, I was expecting something funnier or sexier. Sometimes I hated Issac and sometimes I loved him (when they had rough sex on the floor, for example). But then Carter came (what old is he? Fourty-something? Thirty-something? He was a star when Josie was a tween, so it was hard to figure out his age). The relationship with Carter was a bit odd. First, she was his PA (but never did anything), then she helps him compose and do the chorus, and... suddenly, she's singing with him and becoming a star. Wasn't he supose to "return" by himself? Without a band? It's not the same thing being a composer or doing the chorus for someone than being a duet. 
Josie overthinks everything too much! She loved Isaac, he was a jerk, she hated him but she loved him (ugh!). Then she said she was in love with Carter, but I've never thought she was really in love with Carter, at least not as much as she was with Isaac. 
P.S.: I liked the Leslie Knope reference (and Frozen!)

A light romantic comedy that was a fast read, I lost a bit of interest and wanted to yet all Josie a few times to grow up, but I'd recommend it if you're looking for something quick and light!

This was a really easy read but a very samey samey storyline. The writing style was too colloquial for my personal taste and the characters were quite predictable. Saying all that I did enjoy the book, it was just very generic and didn't stand out against the abundance of similar stories out there.

Romantic, quirky, light-hearted and a great portrait of real life and romance, Let's Try This Again is a wonderful piece of fiction written to, for, and about women.

I just couldn't connect with Josie's character at all & found myself skipping the early pages. I guess we've all been that person that lets a guy walk all over them but I felt that Josie needed to grow a backbone & get rid of Isaac. Josie's friends were fun both at home & in Cali & I wouldn't mind reading more about them

Lets Try This Again.... What a fun Saturday read!  If you need a fun, easy summer read... this is the book!!

4.5 stars, and I'm bumping it up to 5 because I am totally blown away by this story, these characters and this author. This is the tale of all of us women and who we were (or are) in our early 20's. It is about falling in love with the wrong guy at the right time or falling in love with the right guy and the wrong time. It is about awkward, painful and full of stupidity life. I think without many exceptions, our main character, Josie, is a part of each of us. It is so real and honest and funny and ugly and painfully truthful. I didn't expect this story to be as emotional as it was for me - both with the laughs and the heartfelt (and heart-hurting) truths it contained.

So I thought this book was a little silly and far fetched- an easy read for a beach or something, but probably better for a younger person. Some spoilers are in here! So Josie is dating Issac, who won't commit and they continually break up and get back together. Long story short, she makes a move across the country where she ends up working as a personal assistant to a famous pop star, who of course she used to idolize when she was younger. Although I was a little confused here, because at one point Josie tells Carter (the pop star) that she had always been in love with a different member of his "boy group", but then later in the book she mentions how it's crazy that she crushed on Carter when she was younger and was now working/dating him. Because of course, they start to "hook up", although she fights him on actually "dating". I thought it was far fetched not because she was working for a celebrity, but because she started writing songs with him, then singing with him, then becoming like a celebrity herself- I thought that was a little much. I liked the ending, and I even liked how her friends were with her, as I could picture friends acting as they did. But the book was a little cheesy for my liking- so if you're into cheesy, this books for you!

A super fun, hilarious, sexy, and cozy romantic comedy that had great, lovable characters, a terrific storyline that was wholly entertaining, and wonderful banter! I enjoy a good romantic comedy but this one was extra special with all the music references and such. I loved watching the passion between the characters and how sexy and sweet the romance was. A definite MUST read!