This is every book lover's dream and the happily ever after part of this story is too cute for words. I loved these characters and this plot I thought Jayci Lee's writing was so fun and interesting, and this book totally lives us to the hype and what I expected from this perfect summer romance read.

This book was interesting and kept my attention, though I would not re-read it or recommend to friends.

📚💕Booked on a Feeling💕📚

✍️:Jayci Lee
✨: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🗓: July 26, 2022

Lizzy Chung has just won her first trial as a big shot LA lawyer, but doesn’t feel the excitement and thrill she thought she would. She decides to take some time off to relax and recharge and renew her love of the law in the small town of Weldon, where Jack, her best friend since childhood, lives. While Jack is thrilled to have Lizzy around, it’s hard as he’s been in love with her since they were 9.

This book was so cute! It’s a classic friends to lovers trope and I loved every minute of it! I loved the storyline of them helping to fix up the local bookshop, And I love the friends to lovers story line anywhere, always. I appreciated that Lizzy was searching for what she wanted to do in life, I think that’s so relatable to so many people! The story was a bit cliche, I knew how it would end within the first chapter or 2, but I still loved the ride! The author was also very self-aware of what this book was, throwing in some classic book-stagram vernacular which I really appreciated! If you’re looking for a cute bookish, light romance, definitely pick this one up when it’s out it July!

What is your fave romance trope? While I do love friends to lovers, I also love a fake dating trope as well 🥰

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A sweet, cute childhood-friends-to-adult-lovers romance that fully embraces its big city/small town tropes. Unfolds like a comfort read, low on conflict and high on easy camaraderie with two main characters who find each other adorable from the start, but need to get out of their own ways before their love story can flourish. The bookstore setting is always a reader favourite, but my favourite aspect was getting to see a woman realize the career she's chosen isn't the one she wants, and it's okay to walk away and rethink, even if that means overturning everything she thought she knew about what she was supposed to do with her life. It's a crossroads I've faced--and know a lot of other women have faced--and I appreciate seeing representations of characters who rethink the messages of ambition that get instilled in so many of us at a young age, such that it takes a lot of work to relocate our own desires. Li's prose is heavy on internal monologue, which will appeal more to some readers than others, with a hint of steam and boundless amounts of pure joy.

a wholesome, single-trope book that could’ve paced itself better. i wish there was more of a buildup, especially from lizzy’s side, towards the beginning of their romantic relationship because it felt thrown at me. jack was the sole light of my eyes during this book — he is so precious. however, i felt like there wasn’t enough angst? it’s probably just a personal preference, but there wasn’t enough angst to fully entice me. there was tension near the end, but it was completely, realistically solvable and they could’ve made a plan if the two main characters just got their brain cells together. overall, this book had its enjoyable moments, but there wasn’t anything tangible for me to grab onto and think, “wow, i adore this book.”

thank you to the publisher and netgalley for providing me an arc for an honest review!

3.5🌟 With Booked on a Feeling, we get a sweet friends-to-lovers story about Jack and Lizzy, who have been best friends since they were kids. After Lizzy suffers burnout at her job, she uproots her life for a 3-week break in Jack's hometown. I appreciated the conversations surrounding Jack and Lizzy's feelings of obligation to their parents, as well as the way that their transition from friendship to relationship felt realistically tentative. I also thought the ending felt unique with a cool resolution! It did feel slightly predictable and I wish we had learned a little bit more about Jack and Lizzy individually, as well as their friendship prior to them becoming romantic. Since we are thrown into the story with little more than the information that they are BFFs and Jack has loved her for years, we don't really feel connected to them as friends first. Overall, I thought it was cute and easy read!

*Thank you to St. Martin's Press & NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for a review!

Unfortunately, this was a DNF after about 45%. I thought I would love this book because of the main protagonist and overall plot, but it was just too slow. I wish I would've loved it, but just not my thing!

Lizzy Chung is a good daughter. She does what her parents ask of her and strives to achieve every goal they ever set for her, like becoming a lawyer and, eventually, a partner in a prestigious L.A. law firm. Unfortunately for her, the panic attacks are becoming more frequent, and the burn-out is real. Jack Park is Lizzy's best friend and biggest fan; he is also madly in love with her. But that's a secret. What's also a secret is his desire to leave the family business and branch out independently. When Lizzy's last panic attack sends her on a soul-searching trip to Jack's hometown, they have three weeks to discover each other in new ways and, perhaps, change their lives for good. If only the path to true love ran straight. The third installment in Jayci Lee's, A Sweet Mess series is a witty, fun story with relatable characters, sparkling dialogue, and a love story worth championing.

This was a best friends to lovers romance between Jack and Lizzy. Jack has been secretly pining for Lizzy since they were kids. When Lizzy takes a three week break from her job, she ends up in a small town in California. Where Jack lives. This was a sweet and heartwarming romance that I really enjoyed. I loved watching Lizzy find happiness volunteering at the local bookstore.

Friends to lovers sometimes doesn't work for me but I loved this couple together. The chemistry was sizzling between them and they were just so dang cute together. They were a flirty and fun couple. The simple touches and looks before they admitted their feelings made me eager for that first kiss. Once it came, it may have been my favorite scene in the book. What I was not expecting was the steam, but I was totally here for it.

This book was so cute!

This romance features Lizzy and Jack, childhood best friends who live hours apart. Lizzy is a high powered attorney in LA, working hard to make partner at her big city firm. She faces a lot of pressure from her job, and struggles overcoming her anxiety. Jack is helping run his family's brewery in a small town in California, and though he loves his family and his work, he has bigger dreams for the future. When Lizzy has a panic attack at work, she decides she needs some time away from her big city lifestyle, and decides to go visit Jack in Weldon for three weeks. Little does she know that her vacation could change both of their lives for the better - but only if they are both willing to let it.

There were so many things that I loved about this book. I saw myself so much in Lizzy's character, so I felt like the conflict and character growth in her was so personal and relatable. Jack was such a swoon-worthy sweetheart, and I loved that he had his own growth throughout the story as well. One of the coolest things about this book was how self-aware it was - it made so many references to romance novels and even classified Jack and Lizzy's story within its own trope, which I thought was so unique. I also loved how big of a part of the book reading and independent bookstores were. It made me remember how fun it was to fall in love with reading as a kid and how much I love the peace and personality of independent bookstores. How could that not make a lifelong reader's heart happy?

I really needed a light and fun read, and this fit the bill! I definitely recommend checking this one out!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC of this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks for letting me read this netgalley I loved it so much being a book lover I enjoyed the bookstore atmosphere in this book it was a really fun story to read and I loved that you get to see both sides of the story through Jack and through lizzie it melts your heart that they finally got to be together after all that time

Booked on a Feeling was a really cute, friends-to-lovers romance, and I found it enjoyable that most of the story involved working on revamping a bookstore. It was more appealing than having two friends hang out over a break, or having them compete in a contest together or what not. But what's romance without pining? Watching Lizzy and Jack misinterpret each other's actions and delay their inevitable love was truly painful, but it definitely had me hooked.

An adorable friends to lovers story, Jack and LIzzy were such sweet characters to follow in this story that was centered in bookstores! Both Jack and Lizzy take time away from their careers and end up helping with getting a bookshop. The dialogue between Jack and Lizzy flowed and added to their chemistry.

Heartwarming. Happy. Highly recommend.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Jayci Lee, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

I really liked this book. It was a fun enjoyable read. I don’t normal like friends to lovers but this was done well I really liked it. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishing team for this ARC!

While the concept of this book was cute in theory, I had a hard time connecting to the story. For a romance, the passing was slow and by the end of the book, I didn't feel like I actually knew the characters. They felt very surface level, even though the issues they experienced in the book could've been given more room for exploration.

I think the story had potential but didn't really reach it. This book and the writing style weren't for me.

Adorable romance!

Lizzie is an overachieving lawyer who just had an panic attack during a career mile marker. She decides that she needs to head to Weldon for a much needed break.

Jack is in love with his best friend. He is surprised to see her show up in his town for a vacation. He decides that this is his shot to make her fall in love with him, right?

As the two begin to spend time together working in the local bookstore, their relationship begins to shift.

This definitely marked a lot of boxes for me as a romance reader.

Friends to lovers.
Slow burn.
Tension.
Lots of food 🤤
Open door (though not terribly graphic)

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an eARC of this book.

I don’t know where to start so I’ll just say, I really enjoyed this book! Booked on a Feeling is a delightful Hallmarkesque friends to lovers story. Lizzy is suffering major burnout from her demanding job as an attorney trying to make parent at the firm she works at. After a panic attack at the beginning of her first trial she decides time off in Weldon (the small town she spent summers in as a kid) will be the perfect way to recharge. Her close friend she grew up with, Jack, still lives in town working at his families brewery. Jack and Lizzy were both super relatable characters that I found myself rooting for. Weldon was the cutest little town that I could 100% picture in my mind and wish I could visit. Also, a book about people who love books? Yes, please! I’ve seen people call this book predictable but, most light hearted rom-com books are. I knew exactly what I was getting with this story and it delivered!

I love cute little romance novels, they make up my being. I especially love second chance trope's so of course I enjoyed this book. At times it was a bit slow for me, but I still loved it.

Reading this book and learning the various relationships the MC has with colleagues, long time friends and with romance felt relatable. There were some moments where I felt that the description of feelings or the setting dragged on a little too long for my liking, but I still understood what the author was trying to do. It all came together in the end and I felt like the epilogue really helped tie things together for their story.

I really loved this book a lot! The dialogue was really cute. I loved the banter. The character development was great. I can’t wait for my friends to read this book so we can all hush about how lovely it is!