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Female Preferred

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Thanks to netgalley for the copy of this book.

2 love stories: one between the 2 main characters, and 1 about New York, my favourite location for a book. This book described it like a dream and just strengthened my desire to be there.

The love story between the 2 characters I also loved. I would have enjoyed more detail about Thomas, however I loved at the end there was an update on what all the sub characters were up to as it's not something you get too often.

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When New York City brings together an East German girl and an American boy—anything can happen—maybe even love.
Brigitte Muller revels in the glamor and intrigue of her new life as a successful banking analyst, but when her boyfriend moves out and in with another girl, Brigitte realizes she needs a roommate, and fast.
The moment want-to-be screenwriter Connor Duncan arrives in the city, his ex who he thought he would move in with refuses to reconcile, and thus he’s left homeless.

Luckily, fate intervenes bringing together Brigitte and Connor, who find themselves fascinated with the fast-paced, ever-present wonders of the city… and each other.

A Sweet and Endearing read about two people who have bigger dreams & even bigger hearts.
NYC backdrop just adds more charm to the book.

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Multiple POV little love story.Brigette and Connor couldn't be more different but when circumstances lead them to become roommates they form a friendship that could blossom into something much more and so special. Pretty good quick read though the changing POV was hard to follow sometimes.

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Set in the dazzling city of New York, this story follows Bridget and Conner on their journey to their happy ever after. Sadly, I found the book extremely over written and unnecessarily wordy. This made it come across as confusing, and hard to get through. If your looking for forced proximity trope, and a little sizzle but mostly fade to black closed door romance, you’ll like this. This story is lighter, slightly predictable, and almost hallmark like read.

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This book had a really nice story. While the point of view left me confused, everything tied itself up at the end. It was very sweet and I like the characters the author created. The errors in writing and formatting were pretty glaring in the version I read from NetGalley. It made it really difficult to read as sentences cut off randomly and the ends of them were found elsewhere on the page. If these errors were not present I believe I would have gotten into the story more easily and my rating would have been higher.

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This story follows Brigitte Muller and Connor Duncan who are both recently single and in need of a roommate.

The story was a really beautiful and magical romance and I really liked it.

In the start I wasn't happy with the characters, Brigitte seemed very superficial and even though it's understandable, Connor being hooked up on his ex. But I ended up rooting for both the characters, they grew on me and that's great!

Overall I had fun reading this book!

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Sweet, fun, cute story, cute characters. Overall, it's just how I like a romance book, an easy read, plenty of fun. Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you Netgalley and Monty C. Floyd for sending me a free ARC copy of Female Preferred in exchange for an honest review. Female Preferred was a sweet romcom story with two very likable characters, Brigitte and Connor. A stroke of fate brings them into each other lives and they become roommates in New York City. Romantic feelings begin to grow and the story unfolds from there. I enjoyed this book and was rooting for a happy ending for these characters. The writing was quite choppy which disrupted the flow of the story at times. I enjoyed the changing POVs throughout the chapters and the overall story kept me hooked until the end.

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Thank you to Netgalley and Monty C. Floyd for this Arc.

The thing that first stood out to me was the cover, it’s beautiful and was the reason I requested this book.

I loved the story and the characters, but the best part for me was the writing style, I enjoyed how it flicked between first and third person narrative, at first it took me by surprise but as the story went on I loved it, it was different and really held my attention

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This was slightly hard to get into due to the writing. It was a little choppy but the story overall was ok and sweet.

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I had a hard time reading this one. I LOVE rom coms, even the most cheesy and predictable. However, this one wasn’t cheesy, and even though it was a predictable plot - the writing was so all over the place it made it unpredictable; but not in a great way.

I also found a few things problematic - most notably is that often people are described by their race first (even if their race has nothing to do with advancing the plot), to the point that it makes you think the main characters are quite shallow and the first thing they notice about someone is their race (they live in NYC … how is it surprising?). Or, they are ONLY described by their race….

But then, other aspects of the book are so detailed. Too detailed maybe. There are so many names - within the first two chapters I couldn’t keep people and places straight. Even place the characters went to had a street address - 59th and 6th, 27th and 8th etc. Never just “a few blocks away” or “adjacent to Central Park”. I felt I needed a map; as someone who has travelled to NY many times, my mind was constantly reverting to trying to figure out where these places were on a map … and there are SO many addresses given, it completely distracts you from the reading.

Perhaps this one just wasn’t for me. As a lover of NYC based rom coms, maybe I’ve just read too many and this one just strays too far from my favourites. But unfortunately, while straying from my norm, it did not excite me, it fell flat.

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The love story in this book was absolutely adorable. At time the writing didn't flow together or didn't make sense at all.

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The writing was so playful, also enjoyable to read. Both these characters were so relatable.
If you're looking for something to kick a reading slump or if you just want a fun, romantic book to sweep you off your feet this summer: look no further. Beautiful cover too!

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Such a sweet book! The cover is absolutely gorgeous! It was impossible not to be curious about the story after seeing it. At first, I wasn't so sure if I was enjoying it, but later on the characters grew on me. Sometimes it may seem like things are happening too slowly, and sometimes too rushed. But still, a great read for romance fans.

* I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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This was a Hallmark-like romance based in New York City. I found the characters to be well-rounded and well-developed. I enjoyed the two different character POVs. I found this book hard to get into and the writing was a bit choppy.

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The chemistry falls off the pages with the characters in Female Preferred. Quaint, quirky and Judy endearing enough to give you a toothache … in a positive way.

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This is such a sweet love story. Romance is one of my favourite genres and I can say that this was a well done romance. The characters were well developed and they had a very special connection. Their chemistry was off the charts, and the steaminess was a perfect amount. They had instant chemistry, and it was maintained throughout the book.

This book always focuses on other themes, like focusing and careers and balancing personal life with that. It's focuses on friendships, and how they can impact you.

[SPOILER AHEAD] And yes, I love a good happy ending, wrapped up with a bow on top. I love a big gesture moment, and steamy kiss at the end and a time gap to show the happy ending. And we got that.

If you're a fan of Jane The Virgin (especially Jane and Raphael) , you might like this too. And all the Ross and Rachel stans are gonna adore this one. I'd personally love to see this as a movie one day because this is gonna be a perfect rom com

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Overall, the book was good. The plot was a great concept. However, there were times I skipped pages.

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This was the perfect hallmark live story in NYC! This story is told from multiple point of views which really made it come alive. This story follows Bridgett who needs a roommate and Conner who just found out his long distance girlfriend is no longer interested in him doesn’t want him to move in anymore. This brings these two together for this adorable roommates to lovers perfect storm of a romance.

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Thank you @netgalley for the book for an honest review. I love any story that takes place in New York. It is so fun when the characters go to places that you have been so you get more into the story. I loved the way the story was told from two different characters and how they would come out and talk to you like you were listening to a story from someone. It was a good story and I liked seeing the characters from where they started and to where they ended up. I could see this book easily turned into a movie..

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