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By Any Other Name

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This was so cute and fun! I loved the relationship between the Lanie and Noah. The dynamic was fantastic and the way the story unfolded was so beautiful!

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I’m not sure how I feel about this one still. I liked it while I was reading it but I found it very forgettable. I did really like the characters and the story line.

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This was a sweet romance and I really enjoyed it, I will read more by this author. It was a fast ready and kept me engaged.

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Loved this one - thanks to NetGalley for the early access. This was a great setup, character arc, all around cute book.

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Very well written book. Really enjoyed this author, would definitely read more by this author and recommend on my book IG

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Sweet and engaging. This is recommended purchase for collections where contemporary romance is popular.

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My first book from this author and it was absolutely adorable! I loooove the author/editor trope, plus enemies to lovers?? Yes please. It was a super quick, easy read!

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Starts off with an engagement and I was not sold on their relationship.. especially ending the engagement after meeting another man…

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I could not get into this book.

I received a complimentary copy of the book from PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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Although I have never read anything by Lauren Kate (even though I thought I had), this book was a hit. I enjoyed the mistaken identity and how it played into the overall storyline. Noah and Laney have undeniable chemistry and I couldn’t believe they didn’t actually hook up til the end. But I felt like that added to how organic their relationship was. It was unlike anything I’ve read before.

Classic “enemies to lovers” and how they grow into each other in the end because they just enjoy each others company, they have their own “love language” and I think that’s some of the best parts of this book!

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Give me all the books set in publishing!!

By Any Other Name gave me such thrills with the enemies-to-lovers storyline. This novel is a good mix of Hallmark movie (ish) set up and The Hating Game all in one. I breezed through this book as I also fell in love with the characters and setting. Great palate cleanser!

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Thank you to Putnam and Netgalley for this arc!

Imagine my surprise when I picked this up to learn that Lauren Kate is the author behind the Fallen series, a fantasy series that I read in high school that made me sob. This book is completely out of left field for her and I'm so happy she went for it.

This was such a cute and quick read, exactly what I needed in between other books in my rotation. It felt like a good, sweet romance scrub of my brain. I read it one day because it was such an easy read in the best way. Both Lanie and Noah were interesting characters and I did appreciate the cast of characters behind them as well.

I described this book as "a mid-2000s romance movie in book form in the best way" and I find that to be a fitting description. Will definitely be keeping my eye out for more of her work!

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Super cute and sweet, I liked this but patrons who really need a soft romance? Looooooove this! It's not world shattering but you know that's not always needed or wanted. Recommended.

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What happens when you are a romance editor and you actually have no idea about love? Lanie should be crushing life but she isn’t.. she actually doesn’t have a clue. Even though she has a list of 99 boxes of must haves. Noa Callaway is a famous author.. he is having a patch of writers block and Lanie is tasked with the job of helping with writers block. But is is writers block? Or some other secret? A trip to Italy on behalf of the author shocks the heck out Lanie. Can she get over the shock of her life? This was a cute enough romance. I liked the characters but there were some some story lapses, that just didn’t make sense. Something was just off for me. By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate, is a light hearted, summer read. This was a three star read for me. I want to thank Netgalley and the author for my copy for an honest review. It was my pleasure to read and review this book.

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I though that this was a really sweet romance. It was one of the better ones that I have read thus far. It was sweet and a nice deep slow burn.

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this was cute!! i haven't seen anyone talk about this one, so it was fun to go into a book totally without influence of any opinions or thoughts. it's perfect book about books, with a great author/editor relationship at the core that builds and develops over time with some great layers. it had "younger" vibes at times for me (a show i looooooved!) and was a fast, cute, fun read overall.

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Another romance about a writer and an editor. I've read so many of these and they are getting a little bit commonplace at this point. I'm not sure what to think about this one. Lanie is a romantic soul with a flawed relationship we can see a mile away. What is the attraction to her fiancé except for his body and the fact that he, quite literally, checks all of her 99 boxes? And our mystery man, who will turn out to be "the one" isn't much of a mystery at all.

I hate to say I figured this out early on, but I did. I finished the book to make sure Lauren Kate finished things the way I had already done so in my head. It was pretty much the same (except I expected an epilogue and was left dissatisfied because I didn't get one).

It's a good enough romance, but not a great one. There are some interesting themes about love--with parents, with friends, with oneself. Maybe 3.5 stars overall.

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This book was cute and an easy read. I liked Lanie’s dedication to diverse stories and books. But her reactions and jokes often felt immature and unprofessional. The chemistry was meh andromance took a while to get going, but I enjoyed how their relationship developed.

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This rom com was so sweet, and I'm always a sucker for any plotline that also includes a book! I was very invested in this story.

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First by this author and I really enjoyed it. Such a light, fun read and just what I needed to pull me from a funk! I love books set in NYC - I’ve never been so it intrigues me to travel! I’m usually an open door girly so this closed door romance was a sweet surprise, slow burn. Thanks so much for my early reader copy

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