sarah adams can do no wrong!! this might even be my new favorite book by her which is saying a lot!

this book was beyond wonderful and had me smiling and giggling all the way through! the communication, the friendship, the individual journeys the characters went on, ugh it was simply so good.

the characters in this story simply might be some of my favorite yet and I was so excited to return to the small town of rome. annie was so relatable for me and it was so heartwarming seeing her go on her own journey of self-discovery as she finally opened herself up to new opportunities and love. seeing her finally be the person she wanted to be and open up to those around her was so extremely special. and will - I cannot say enough good things about this man. a grumpy, anti-love male mc who refuses to catch feelings who can't seem to get this girl out of his head. he was utterly perfect and the way he treated annie was so cute. and the way that he supported annie and didn't want her to change anything about herself!

their relationship was just so pure and I loved absolutely everything about it. their individual growth too just added to the book so much and made me love them even more. and the side characters as we get to see more of amelia and noah, the rest of the walker siblings, and mabel and the town folks.

this was simply such a fun and wonderfully written book with the perfect mix of witty banter combined with emotional and tender moments. cannot recommend it more!!

Absolutely fantastic plot! Could not put the book down once I began reading it. Cannot wait for it to be released. Will recommend it to everyone I know!

While this can be read as a standalone, this book picks up after the events of When in Rome, centered around Annie (the youngest of the Walker siblings) and Will Griffin. Will refuses then hastily agrees to be Annie's dating coach, so she can get some practice in dating and romantic endeavors to help her find a man to settle down with. Only what's between them doesn't feel like just practice. Annie is grappling with being the youngest sibling and feeling like she's not respected or seen as anything beyond the innocent town sweetheart. Will is ignoring his turbulent childhood keeping up his raised by wolves story. Witty banter, small-town shenanigan's (including a petition to keep them apart), and many melt your heart sweet moments.
Protective MMC. Bookish MFC. Small-town, slow-burn, closed-door romance.
Stern. Brunch. Daddy.

Sarah Adams books are my ultimate comfort reads that I will come back to again and again! Practice Makes Perfect was no exception to that rule!

Will and Annie are some of my very favorite characters. Will is so thoughtful and caring without knowing just how good he is and Annie is observant of others, kind, and passionate about what she loves! Watching them find themselves throughout this book was a delight!

Sarah Adams is a pro at bringing all the tension and sweet moments together flawlessly! There were so many lines in this book that had me grinning like a fool the whole time I was reading! If you love romance that brings the heat without being open door then you've got to read this one!

The social anxiety rep was so well done in this book! Along with that the communication between our two main characters as they navigated that and any other possible difficulties in their lives was excellent!

Basically I will read anything this woman writes and I am already planning my reread of this one!

Thank you to Sarah Adams, Random House Publishing Group, Dell Romance, and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Top 10 favorite book of 2023. Already calling it!

This was one of my favorites from Sarah Adams. Sarah writes books that truly make me smile and it's like a warm hug coming back to Rome, KY. What I didn't expect was to enjoy this book even more than When in Rome. I swooned and adored every second of this story. I could've spent a thousand more pages with Will and Annie. I'm so in love with this little town and hilarious cast of characters that Sarah has created.

All the things I loved:
•Military (air force)
•The chemistry was fire
•Annie is amazing and I am Annie
•Tattoos 😍
•Returning characters (from When In Rome)
•All the Gilmore Girls vibes and I'm obsessed
•Total comfort read
•Finding that safe place person
•Introvert representation
•All the consent *chefs kiss*
•Closed door romance yet sooooo steamy (it was perfect)
•Pure joy and cuteness
•FRIENDS refence (that's totally spot on)
•Finding yourself
•Family and found family
•honest communication was so refreshing

This book has taught me that I am definitely a small town romance girl! Give them all to me. I'm obsessed.

I can’t wait for the rest of the sisters to get their books.

Thank you @netgalley and the publisher for the gifted eARC!

The end dedication says this one was for the softies. I am, in fact, a softie, and this book was, in fact so so soft🥹 I was so impressed by the very open communication between the two MCs!

*maybe a spoiler?*

Thank you Sarah Adams for not including a dramatic, nonsensical third act conflict🙏

4.5 rounded up!

Sarah is my queen of closed door romances. I did enjoy this book, but not as much as Noah and Amelia’s story. It was still great though! I loved how Annie gave Will cute nicknames. Annie’s character development was the best part of the book.

I really hope that the next book is Madison and James..

Thank you NetGalley for eARC in exchange for honest review


Book Dynamics✨
2 POV
Laugh out loud funny
Small Town
Fake Dating/Lessons
No 3rd act break up 👏🏼

I couldn’t put this one down!

The banter
The tension
The meddling small town antics
*Chefs kiss*

This is everything I want in a romcom. Sometimes the small town vibe can over power and take a front seat but this was the perfect backdrop to Will and Annie’s story. Very much Stars Hollow vibes. I found myself laughing out loud at their antics repeatedly.

Annie and Will are both quick to make a joke and banter back and forth. Their conversations were the best!!

They both had great character growth. But it did feel very sudden when they would make revelations about themselves. Like we went the whole book and then boom they have their inner issues solved.

There were also just a few contradictory personality traits through out that rubbed me the wrong way. Like at one point Annie says she loves being touched because she is a physical person but then there is a scene where Will asks her about being touched and she says it’s not her vibe but then a few pages later she says she needs physical touch. Just seemed like poor editing in areas.

Also the fact that Annie could feel Will’s tattoos bc they were raised?? Has the author ever physically touched a fully healed tattoo?

Overall: grab if you want a lighthearted funny romcom and don’t mind a few minor errors

Favorite Character: Harriet and Mabel

This was an adorable and sweet follow up to When in Rome! I was excited to read Annie's story, Noah's book-loving, flower shop owner sister. I love the small town and how everyone is in everyone's business, but also really love and look out for one another. Annie and Will had great banter and chemistry. I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.

I previously read 'When in Rome' by Sarah Adams and I really enjoyed that. I gave it 4 stars and had also received a copy from Netgalley. As soon as I was done, I just felt like there was a great set up for one of the siblings and immediately ran to see if the author was writing more. Thank god this book was available because I loved this one even more. I really felt scene by Annie's character and her experiences and growth. Definitely a perspective I don't get to read often. Will was a solid character too and I liked how sweet and patient he was with Annie.

Loooove the grumpy/sunshine trope so if you enjoy that, you'll love this book.

Finger crossed we get to see James and the Madison next.

•Reviewed on Instagram on pub week•

✨Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
Thank you Dell / @randomhouse for the gifted copy.

•Small-town
•Wholesome
•Opposites Attract (good girl / bad boy)

I'm pretty new to Adams, but I loved When In Rome! Practice Makes Perfect is set in the same world, and equally enjoyable! Adams' writing is so easy; the reader needn't work hard to get lost in this world. Annie is a new favorite protagonist - a quirky, adorably awkward bookworm, and so loveable! She and will perfectly compliment one another, and their chemistry is 🔥! Practice Makes Perfect is full of emotional, swoony moments and lots of laughter!

Sarah Adams writes the perfect sweet and swoon-worthy closed-door romances.

Will Griffin is a self-proclaimed bad boy who is convinced he is bad news. Though he has a tough exterior and somewhat of a reputation he’s really a genuinely good guy and has a heart of gold on the inside. Will is Amelia!’s bodyguard from the prior book, When in Rome.

Annie Walker is the town florist and resident good girl of Rome, Kentucky and she’s sick to death of her good girl reputation. She’s fed up with everyone she knows treating her like both glass and perfection.

Annie and Will enter into a dating couch/fake dating scenario that everyone in the town seems to have an opinion on all the while they’re both truly falling for one another.

There’s a lot of discussion on Annie’s virginity from her and from other characters and I didn’t really love that but the rest of the story was a delightful rom-com with familiar favorites from When In Rome.

4 stars

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Thank you to NetGalley and Dell for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Such a feel-good romance with a semi-predictable storyline leaving you giddy for the MMC and FMC to fall in love and admit it! We have our quirky Annie who wants to break out of the shell she accidentally created for herself when she made herself small for the comfort of others, and our gruff Will who finds himself back in Rome, Kentucky where the small town vibes are NOT for him, and the town folk are suspicious of him for running through town with his shirt off. The growth between our main characters from beginning to end was spectacular! Sarah Adams wrote a beautiful love story with growth apart and together for our love interests. Just amazingly beautiful! The cover is gorgeous too!

Sarah Adams puts crack in her books. I’m certain of it 🫠

Annie is the baby of her family, the sweet angel in town and the one everybody underestimates. She has dreams of staying her her small town, settling down and getting married. Until she meets Will Griffin, her sister in law’s bad boy bodyguard who flips her world upside down and makes her realize the persona of herself she’s been portraying is all wrong.

It’s rare that I read a book and absolutely love both main characters but I LOVE both Will and Annie SO MUCH 🥹 For as opposite as they are, I related to both of them in very specific ways.

This book was absolutely hilarious, i cackled so many times while also completely swooning and kicking my feet like a little girl. No spice/high swoon 🫠 This series is so much fun, I’m so excited to see which sister is next 😏

Tropes:
opposites attract
bad boy/good girl
reformed playboy
small town
fake dating/dating lessons
meddling friends

“I’m tired of everyone so neatly placing me in a box and tying a silk ribbon around it and then telling me to sit and stay.”

I love Sarah Adams. I LOVE Sarah Adams.

I binged most of her books at the start of 2022 and was so excited to see this one out. Somehow I missed the first book in the series but after the first chapter I knew I’d be going back to read it as soon as possible.

Annie is an adorably awkward florist who just wants to get married and live a happy life (don’t we all) like her deceased parents did. The issue is how introverted and socially awkward she is. I’m not sure I’ve ever instantly connected with a character as much as I did here.

It should be illegal for fade-to-black romances to have this much chemistry but I’ll keep coming back for it every time. This was the best ride to go on.

Sarah Adams never misses! Practice Makes Perfect was such a cute book. I loved it so much and I was so excited to have a continuation of When in Rome!!

SARAH ADAMS!!! girl you freaking did the dang thing with this book. It was a binge-worthy story. I loved the history of Anniebanana + Wilber/will/William. They are the SWEETEST couple and their story just made me turn into a puddle. I loved the rough and tough exterior of Will but was a complete heart throb for Annie. I loved that Annie started off quiet and hardly spoke up for herself and the ending she found her voice, spoke up for herself and went after what she wanted. I can take a wild guess who’s the MMC/FMC in your next book, but that’s another topic for another day!

Loved this book so so much, thank you again!

4.5 only cause she has soft blue eyes in case you didn’t know. Overall, this is a wonderful romance book. I think Sarah did a great job writing the main characters growth and that is where her descriptive writing shined. Will and Annie are goals. Having a Will is a goal. This is another author that just progresses so much with each book. Read it.

5⭐️

Don't mind me while I swoon over this wonderful book. It was so sweet and I loved it so much. I was a bit nervous because I usually dislike the "I'm not a relationship guy" trope. I usually find it super annoying and ridiculous, However in this book it's done so well and stems from trauma.

As much as I loved both the characters Will and Annie, Annie's family and the town of Rome is so incredibly charming and just as loveable. I can't get enough of the residents all being so protective of Annie. I also absolutely love the sibling marrying a famous person trope. This is the second book I have read with this and it's just really lovely.

I highly recommend this book to any fans of contemporary romance. This book was just so great and I will definitely will add it to my reread list,

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Ballantine for this advanced reader copy. My review is voluntarily my own.

I will be posting my review to my Instagram page the.floofs.booknook and retail sites.

Another home run! Humor, heart warming moments, guy stands up for his girl. I’m all about this latest release!