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When Lizzy Chung, a conflict-averse lawyer on her way to making partner, has a panic attack during a hearing, she knows there’s only one thing to do: take an extended holiday to Weldon, California where she can spend three weeks relaxing in the company of her best friend of twenty years, Jack Park. But when Lizzy gets to Weldon, she discovers new feelings and new dreams when she and Jack spend their days helping renovate the small-town bookshop and their nights becoming more than just friends. But as Lizzy discovers new passions, she must also decide her right path: stay in Weldon to be close to Jack, or return to her lawyer life in LA to appease her mom.

Booked on a Feeling was so much more than a friends-to-lovers romance. Lee gives readers a story about finding love, finding happiness, satisfying others versus living your own life, and the big, scary decision to change careers.

A highlight for me throughout this book was how quickly both Lizzy and Jack realized they had feelings for each other. There was no beating around the bush with these two; they knew they loved their best friend, and I loved the dual POVs so we could really see them both opening up to the possibility of more. Usually, friends-to-lovers romances tend to move at a slower pace, but Lee didn’t hesitate to have these two realize their feelings sooner rather than later.

The chemistry between Jack and Lizzy was definitely strong. Backed by twenty years of friendship, these two were definitely on the same trajectory, moving in sync when it came to life and career changes.

Both Lizzy and Jack were Korean-American, and I loved the dynamics in both of their families; Lee gave us the full spectrum, from overbearing, unsupportive parents to loving, doting parents (who will always make sure you’re fed well every single time you visit). Both of their parents played a big role in the paths they chose, and I was really glad to see both sides represented, rather than just Lizzy’s cynical mother who would only accept Lizzy if she was a successful lawyer.

As big of a role as romance plays in Booked on a Feeling, I loved how Lee handled the crisis-inducing career change. Especially when parental expectations are high, starting over in a new line of work can be extremely daunting. Lizzy definitely felt it, and her fears and uncertainties came through on the page. I thought Lee handled these worries and fears both delicately and head-on, showing readers it’s okay to change course.

I had a hard time putting Booked on a Feeling down. Jayci Lee gave us way more than a fluffy friends-to-lovers romance; this story dives into owning our own path while also dealing with both family and our own self-imposed expectations. This friends-to-lovers romance will be a hit for anyone who’s ever dreamt of changing careers (a love for bookstores will only make this book that much more enjoyable).

This story was cute but friends to lovers isn’t a trope I read often.

I enjoyed the book enough and the story was cute. The writing was pretty good. I just found it a little slow paced and lacking for my taste.

4.5 stars!

I was hoping this book was going to be about Tara's brother Alex & Aubrey's coworker because it felt like book 2 was hinting at that. However, I really enjoyed the dynamic between Tara's other brother Jack & his best friend Lizzy. Friends to lover in not typically a trope I enjoy, but Lee did a fabulous job with this trope and the characters. I loved Lizzy & Jack, and their growth throughout the book. Also bonus that it featured not 1 but 2 bookstores!

Thanks to NetGalley & St Martin's Press for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review!

I think we found Netflix's next movie! Two long time best friends turned lovers- it's every girls dream scenario. I loved this story. Jack and Lizzy warmed my heart, especially Jack. The love he has for his best friend Lizzy is so adorable- and it goes to show that men can be insecure too when it comes to relationships. This wasn't your typical girl wants relationship but is afraid. Lizzy was a headstrong woman who knew what she wanted and would stand her ground for it (must be the lawyer in her). Rather, this was Jack who was in love in Lizzy for the past 20 years but could never admit it to her in fears of ruining their friendship. The best part? Their love story grew in the place where love stories grow.. a bookstore. Booked on a Feeling was such a feel good, light, heart warming, cute romance book.

This was a cute rom com but I feel like the story fell a little flat. At one point during the book I started skimming to see if it picked up. It wasn’t a bad book, just not for me.

DNF AT 30%

I couldn't connect with this one on any level and I simply wasn't enjoying it, so I won't be finishing it. I feel like this was made for a very specific type of reader: avid romance readers, and I'm not one of those!! nevertheless, thank you so much for giving me access to an arc and i hope other readers will love it and see it's potential where I did not.

I was drawn to this book because the title and cover are just so adorable, and the premise sounded very promising. Sadly, though, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I’d hoped to. It simply fell flat and I found myself skimming through to the end when I got about three-quarters in. The characters were fun to read about it, and the descriptions of the bookstores were entertaining. I appreciated the honest descriptions of Lizzy’s anxiety. Unfortunately, the miscommunication between Jack and Lizzy frustrated me so much that I had a really hard time enjoying it. There was also no description of their backstory, other than the reader being told they’ve been friends since they were ten. Beyond that, there was no establishment of their relationship. I would still try another book by this author, though, because this one did have a lot of promise.

ARC provided by Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review..

(3.5/5) I really think I would have liked the first two books in this series more, because the author is talented, but this book was just a reminder of why the friends-to-lovers trope is just inferior for me. Done well (a la People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry) it can absolutely work, but this book just wasn’t giving me the background info I wanted to really establish the two main characters’ 20 year friendship. Why now? Why at this point after 20 years??

Furthermore, there were too many “he thought she was adorable/adorkable/cute/etc” for me. And the one sentence where “Lizzy couldn’t keep her eyes off him, he was like a magnet for her eyes” literally made me roll my eyes and audibly sigh.

I feel like the predictability of this book made it boring to read; I usually go in trying NOT to predict what would happen and how things would end up and this book had me sure of the third act breakup cause and the resolution by like the third chapter.

Friends-to-lovers, you ARE the weakest link, goodbye.

This is a cute romcom. It centers around Lizzy, an attorney, and Jack, a brewery worker. Lizzy and Jack are best friends since childhood. Lizzy has been living in Los Angeles and working through her life checklist. She's currently working on becoming a partner at the law firm where she is employed. After she won her first case she begins to reevaluate her profession and what makes her happy. She takes some time off and goes to the small town of Weldon, where her best friend Jack lives. While there they reconnect and their friendship has the potential of becoming something more.

I found this book fun and the story cute. However, I was thrown a little by the unbelievability of a serious attorney - as Lizzy was supposed to be - behaving the way she does. Also, sometimes I was a little bored with the teenage-like romance of these two adult characters. There wasn't a lot of depth to the characters either.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press through Netgalley for an advance copy. This book will be published on July 26, 2022.

This book was very cute!
Lizzy & Jack have an incredible relationship & if you love friends-to-lovers you’ll enjoy Booked on a Feeling.
I rated it 3⭐️ because it started out SOO SLOW & the first half of the book just seemed to drag.
Overall I enjoyed the story, the characters, & the romance!
Thanks for arc NetGalley & St Martins Press

Friends to lovers trope? Say no more, I’m always a huge fan!

This was a quick read that just left you feeling good. There was the perfect amount of build-up and the chemistry between the two MC was very well done. You know I love me some WITTY banter 😍

I’m so glad authors are finally writing about powerhouse, smart women. I related to the female MC a lot which was really nice. She is in a career she has worked her whole life toward and yet doesn’t feel fulfilled. It’s always cool when you can relate to the characters and see how their story unfolds. And this book takes you on such a beautiful journey as you discover their dreams!

My only complaint is I can’t stand miscommunication and there is quite a bit. But that’s my own issue lol.

Read if you like:
♡︎ friends to lovers
♡︎ miscommunication
♡︎ self-discovery
♡︎ following dreams
♡︎ big city folks moving to small towns

Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martin Press for allowing me to read this book for an honest review!

Thank you everyone for this early copy of Booked on A Feeling! I enjoyed this book and the whole storyline. I will say though that it got a little repetitive after a while. I felt like every day was the same for them in the bookstore, and I had predicted what would happen at the very beginning.
I felt that all the characters were likeable and relatable. I wish that there would have been a little more about the culture in the book. I think I also expected a little more spice based on how things were worded. Lol

This was a sweet romcom to read, however it did miss the mark for me. Lizzy and Jack were very relatable characters, which was a major strength of the book. Their love was cute and well written, but the quick flip of the romantic switch in both of the characters left little to explore for the reader and the ending was given away too early on.

This was a cute book in the Sweet Mess series. I enjoyed watching Lizzie's story unfold and how she learned to stand up for herself and do what she enjoys, rather than pleasing others.

A solid 4.5 from me! Started reading this arc since I was on a beach with no service and didn’t want to lug my book on a boat ride, and I’m so glad I started it! Honestly I had no clue it was technically in a series until looking at my Goodreads when I finished reading it. About the only thing that would be spoiled in this one is just who the couples are but doesn’t the synopsis do that anyways? The best friends to lovers where the guy has been pining for ages IS MY JAM. I had all the little heart flutters with all the cute turning into lovers ugh. I was kinda confused with the spice not gonna lie, that’s why I’m docking .5. It was like .75 for spice cause we got everything but the actual sex which was weird? It just decided to fade to black at that moment after being somewhat descriptive? If I was being introduced to spice for the first I don’t think I would’ve found it weird at all. Plot was great, loved the development, amazing book. The spice was just odd.

Unfortunately this was a DNF for me. I just wasn’t feeling it and not reaching for the book. It felt like a typical friends to lovers and I felt like I could see exactly where the book was gonna go. I just needed a little more.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

⭐⭐⭐

i'd recommend this to fans of
- small town romance
- friends to lovers
- guy falls first trope
- books talking about books

thoughts:
I really enjoyed the convos about the bookstore, being an avid reader, and also following your dream, doing what truly makes you happy, but that's it. Unfortunately, as for the romance, I find their banters a bit cringy and I can't find any chemistry between Lizzy and Jack.

Jayci Lee’s latest book is every book-lovers dream! Booked on a Feeling contains everyone’s favorite trope: guy falls first! With a female main character who has a love of reading and a swoony hero who is obsessed with her, all book nerds will be sure to fall in love with this sweet story. Lizzy is a corporate lawyer in the big city who just won a huge case… and wasn’t that excited about it. Devoid of happiness, she begins to wonder if the late nights and panic attacks are worth a shot at being made partner. She decides to cash in her paid time off and spend three weeks staying in town where her best friend, Jack, lives and works. As these long term friends spend more and more time together, in the same city--finally, they uncover feelings they have been doing their best to hide. Their lives have taken separate paths, but maybe it is time for them to go off-roading. Booked on a Feeling is a super charming book readers can finish in one sitting, I recommend this book to fans of Abby Jiminez and Alisha Rai! Thanks so much to the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

If I had to describe Booked on a Feeling in one word it would be sweet. It is a very sweet, if frustrating at many times, book. This is definitely one of those romances where things would be resolved a lot quicker if the two MCs just communicated with each other. Lizzy is soooo type a, she is a serious 3 on the enneagram and that drove me a little crazy at times because thats so not me lol but I did appreciate her self discovery as the book went on. Jack's hotness is about the only thing he had going for me most of the time but that's because insecure nice guys are a total red flag/deal breaker for me but once again, liked his self discovery at the end. It was a very sweet book even if I couldn't really connect with the characters.

Books about books are always a win for me! As a librarian books are my life and as a collector and reader books are my life as well.

Lizzy has reached all of what she thinks are her life goals, she has become a lawyer at prestigious law firm and is well on her way to partner until a panic attack during her first trial has her rethinking her path in life. She decides to take a break and spend it in the sweet little town of her best friend Jack. Little does she know that Jack has been in love with her for years, but has never done anything about it because of the great friendship they share. He has three weeks to spend with her and is determined to keep their relationship in the friend zone, but sometimes love has other plans.

This was a sweet friends to lovers romance with a fair amount of spice. It was a bit of a slow burn to get there, but I think that works out ok because they don't want to jump right in and ruin the great friendship they have. I liked how both characters were focused on finding their true path in life, even if it wasn't what their families may have expected for them and even if it means they might end up in different places. The side story involving saving a local bookstore only adds to the story and helps Lizzy find her true passion.