I think this is may favorite book Jasmine Guillory has ever written! It was so fun and sexy! I spent most of the book smiling and giggling. Definitely recommend! Thank you to Berkley for this arc. All opinions are my own.

The cover of the book and being written by Jasmine won me over but unfortunately this did not give the feels her previous reads have. There was a lack of connecting with the characters for me, there seemed to be no real depth to them. The side characters were not like-able either. There was no chemistry between Avery and Taylor, no build up. From the start and through out they just pointed out their physical attraction to one another. It was also slightly frustrating for me that when they meet they didn’t know each other but they did? For example stating what type of person Taylor/Avery was but then pointing out but idk her they well?!?! Avery broke up with her boyfriend to now want to try dating women with no real depth/reason other than on I think I always wanted to so why not?

It was just hard for me to really get into the story line. There was the feeling of not much happening and a lot of situations or things being repeated. The formatting wasn’t enjoyable. I normally love dual POVs but the changing POVs within chapters made the story not flow as well. Overall it was difficult for me to get through this one and actually enjoy it, I almost DNF a couple times but wanted to see it through due to normally enjoying the authors work.

However thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC

Thank you to @berkleyromance for the ARC! I’m a longtime fan of Jasmine Guillory and she has done it again! Clever, captivating, and energetic writing that really brought these characters to life. I love the character development of both Taylor and Avery and it was satisfying to see not only their relationship progress romantically but also to witness them evolve in their interpersonal relationships. Avery coming out of her shell and Taylor coming to terms with her friendship transitions. Very cute queer love story with a very diverse cast of characters who all seemed vibrant in their own ways! Overall a great book, sometimes the pacing threw me off but I really enjoyed!

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I really enjoyed the setup of this book with the flirting lessons and it was nice watching these friends become more than friends. I enjoyed the progression of their relationship. Sometimes it was hard to tell who was speaking, but I think that was more of a formatting issue. Overall, a fun read!

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𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve written by Jasmine Guillory in the past, and this time she’s back with her first sapphic romance. This one features Avery and Taylor. It’s an opposites attract novel set in Napa Valley. It’s flirty and fun and there’s a lot of character growth, especially in Avery. While it was told in dual POV, I struggled with the format of the book and how it would switch between Avery and Taylor mid-chapter. It just made it hard for me to keep track of things - it was likely a me problem, but that was one thing I did want to point out that I struggled with while reading.

🩷Sapphic Romance
🩷Napa Valley Setting
🩷Dual POV
🩷Open Door
🩷Friends to Lovers
🩷Opposites Attract

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Okay, I kind of sort of loved it. The beginning of this one was very slow for me. I didn’t like third person POV and the characters just weren’t doing it for me. When I switched over to the audiobook, I was instantly hooked. Taylor and Avery are hilarious. And I really enjoyed their flirty banter. Definitely one I’m glad to have picked up.

This is my favorite romance author for a REASON. I loved this book so much. The juxtaposition of the two characters who seem so different, but are willing to jump in and give the friendship and then romance a try. I love their banter, their longing and their romance. The way they help each other throughout through their insecurities and hurts. I also appreciated the look into the female friendship here and how one can so easily go sour from miscommunication. I loved both Taylor and Avery and had so much fun reading both of their POVs. Also thank goodness for no 3rd act break up!! I enjoyed being back at Noble and reading this romance!

Big thanks to Berkeley and NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

I was extremely excited to see Guillory was coming out with a sapphic book. The premise is instantly a hook but execution left me wanting. The characters are grown woman yet are written in a way that makes them come off juvenile in most situations. The mid chapter POV changes were confusing especially when each character doesn’t have a distinct voice. I kept having to reread and try to figure out which character was talking. With that, each character being hard to differentiate, the chemistry lacked in their romance. The friend group was incredibly frustrating. All in all, I didnt click with this story but wish all the success on opening day for the readers that this WILL spark for.

4.5 stars

Thank you to Berkley for the free book! I haven't read her entire backlist but this has definitely become my favorite by Jasmine Guillory. I don't have a lot to say about it besides it being super fun and flirty (literally lol). The "lessons" trope only extends socially, the spice is fade to black and not really a part of the premise/trope in that sense. I loved their friendship building and that twist when the playboy says don't fall in love with me, but then they are the ones to fall HARD and are in new territory. I also enjoyed the side plot of one of the MCs dealing with a friendship conflict, we definitely don't see that often enough. This just felt really real to the human and queer experience.

The only downside for me was the writing style. The POV switched way too often in my opinion. I normally don't notice 1st vs 3rd POV, but when it's 3rd and has small chunks of paragraphs and then a POV switch it took me too long to figure out whose POV I was in as I got to know the characters enough to differentiate. I wish they got their own chapters or a clear delineation.

Read if you like:
- Opposites-attract
- Friends-to-lovers stories
- Queer romances
- Black Love Stories

Avery Jensen is ready for a change and definitely ready to venture into the world of dating women after having bad experiences dating men, but learning to flirt with women is something she needs to do while exploring her bisexuality.

Enter Taylor Cameron, a charismatic heartbreaker with a reputation for effortless charm who she has a mutual friend in common with.

Taylor agrees to help Avery build confidence, setting the stage for lessons in attraction that quickly becomes something much deeper than Taylor thought herself possible of experiencing.

As Avery steps outside her comfort zone, she discovers more than just the art of flirting—she begins to understand herself in ways she never expected. Meanwhile, Taylor wrestles with emotions she didn’t anticipate, realizing that rules and boundaries are easier set than kept.

Their growing connection is filled with warmth, humor, and undeniable chemistry, making each lesson feel more like something real.

I also really loved how in addition to love, this story focused on the value of friendship and stepping outside of your comfort zone and to try new things as it is definitely a timely topic that I myself have been exploring trying to broaden my social circle and hobbies lately, which as an adult is harder than you would have thought in your younger years.

Flirting Lessons it’s a romance that proves sometimes the best lessons are the ones you never planned to learn.

Thank you to Berkley Romance for my gifted ARC and finished copy in exchange for my honest review!

I've read a few of Jasmine Guillory's books and enjoyed them, so I was happy to pick this one up. Her genre is usually contemporary romance or rom-com, but this was is her first queer romance novel.

Description:
Avery Jensen is almost thirty, fresh off a breakup, and she’s tired of always being so uptight and well-behaved. She wants to get a hobby, date around (especially other women), flirt with everyone she sees, all the fun stuff normal people do in their twenties. One Avery doesn't know how to do any of that. She doesn't have a lot of dating experience, with men or women, and despite being self-assured at work, she doesn't have a lot of confidence when it comes to romance.

Enter Taylor Cameron, Napa Valley's biggest flirt and champion heartbreaker. Taylor just broke up with her most recent girlfriend, and her best friend bet her that she can't make it until Labor Day without sleeping with someone. (Two whole months? Without sex? Taylor?!?!) So, she offers to give Avery flirting lessons. It will keep her busy, stop her from texting people she shouldn't. And it might distract her from how inadequate she feels compared to her friends, who all seem much more settled and adult than Taylor.

At first, Avery is stiff and nervous, but Taylor is patient and encouraging, and soon, Avery looks forward to their weekly lessons. She tells herself it's because the lessons are fun, not because she kind of might have a little bit of a crush on Taylor. Taylor doesn't even try to deny that she's intrigued by Avery, but she's still got a bet to win. With Taylor’s help, Avery is finally doing what she wants to flirting with lots of women, making friends, having fun! But after a while, it becomes impossible for Avery and Taylor to ignore their attraction to one another, despite them both insisting to themselves and everyone else that it isn't serious. When Taylor is forced to confront her feelings for Avery, she doesn't know what to do, how to deal with it, and most importantly, if she's already ruined the best thing she's ever had.

My Thoughts:
The flirting lessons are fun and made me laugh many times, so this was an enjoyable read. The sex was more detailed than I would like in any book though. Taylor takes on her mentor role well in teaching Avery how to flirt and approach women she is interested in. Avery is brave and willing to try anything Taylor throws out there. Taylor is admired and maintains confidence and all that Avery wants to emulate. I enjoyed the flirting lessons, they were innovative and fun. This book did have humor which is always nice. Not my favorite by Guillory, but a good story.

Thanks to Berkley Publishing Group through Netgalley for an advance copy.

A sapphic romance between a woman who is fresh out of a breakup and the cute bartender who is a huge flirt and offers to give her flirting lessons... but for some reason the only person she wants to be with is the very person coaching her. The premise of this book seemed really cute however the story felt really repetitive and boring, I wish I could like it more but it just wasn't for me. I adore sapphic romances and I do think that other readers who love a slow burn story with a simple story will enjoy it. I just didn't feel any chemistry or romance between the two characters and found myself checking out while reading it. While this one missed the mark for me I do think it can be a good read for other readers.

Release Date: April 8, 2025

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

Flirting Lessons follows Avery who wants to date another woman but never has before. Taylor is a big flirt and just broke up with her most recent girlfriend. Her best friends makes a bet that she can’t make to to Labor Day without sleeping with someone. To distract herself Taylor agrees to give Avery flirting lessons. Soon the two start to hit it off. Will they end up together?

I thought this was a really cute book. I loved how Taylor really helped Avery to feel more confident with herself. I just thought this was a really fun lighthearted romance with the right amount of spice. This book was a bit predictable. But I still really enjoyed it.

Thank you, Jasmine Gullory and Berkley for the ARC of this book. This comes out April 8!

I love everything about this book! It's sweet, flirty, and so much fun with vibrant characters. I love how relatable Avery is while Taylor seems so invulnerable but grows too. I love the way conflict was handled, both between the MCs and the SCs. I've already recommended this book five times even before I finished it.

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

She's back everyone! It's been two years since we've gotten a new book from Jasmine and I am so ecstatic that it's Flirting Lessons. Let me tell you, this book is witty, spicy, and beyond sweet! It's a must-add book to your collection of romances.

Avery Jensen is fantastic at being responsible and polite. She's an event planner and always knows what to do in work situations. When it comes to her personal life, however, she could use some help at letting go and not worrying about every little detail. Enter, Taylor Cameron, Napa Valley's hottest flirt, who just happens to also be single. Avery loves how confident and carefree Taylor is when it comes to everything. So, after a couple glasses of wine, Avery proposes that Taylor give her flirting lessons.

I loved how Taylor got Avery to be more open to trying new experiences and how she encouraged her to just be herself during their lessons. I loved how Avery got Taylor to see that she wasn't just some good-time gal, that she was worthy of a relationship in which she was cherished and loved for exactly who she is. Each lesson, their friendship grew and then, their chemistry, which I feel like had always been in the background, came front and center and had me squealing with joy.

Please please please pick up a copy of Flirting Lessons so I'm not the only one in love with Avery and Taylor. Thank you to Berkley for the e-ARC!

I got this book because I loved the premise (and the cover) and although the book was well written and did in fact contain all the elements I was excited for I just didn't like this book. I found it to be really boring and I just couldn't get the tension between Taylor and Avery and to be honest I had a hard time keeping track of which POV was which woman - they didn't have distinct enough voices for me to easily identify them by any means other than the plot if that makes sense.
I loved the queer community that we see represented and I appreciated that there were subplots that focused on the platonic relationships and friendships as well as the romantic ones, but they didn't ring true to me either. It felt like there was too much focus on the problems areas than on the community and redeeming parts of queer friendship and community. Taylor's friends' constant ragging on her didn't feel like friends with history, but to me bordered on slut-shaming and bullying which is not friendship. Avery's friends I felt were far better, but it still leaves a bad taste for me.
This is my first book by Jasmine Guillory and I so I don't know if this is because this is her first sapphic book or if I just don't vibe with her writing style, but I felt really let down by this and I really really wanted it to be great. We need more sapphic BIPOC stories and I hope that this one is just the start with more to come still.

Thank you to Berkley for an ARC of Flirting Lessons!

The premise of Avery learning to flirt with Taylor’s help was promising, and the chemistry between them had its moments. However, the pacing felt slow, and the emotional conflict became repetitive, making it hard to stay fully engaged. Avery’s character development was relatable, but I wanted more depth in both the plot and their emotional arcs.

Overall, it’s a cute, light read, but it missed Jasmine's usual charm.

Read if you love:
Slow burn romance
Witty banter
LGBTQ+ romance

This was a fun opposites attract, dual POV, bisexual awakening Sapphic friends to lovers romance between a newly single, newbie queer woman who asks for help learning how to flirt with women. I loved the L word vibes of this romance and all the fun outings. It was great seeing Avery come into her own and Taylor fall for her along the way. Great on audio and perfect for fans of authors like Karmen Lee or Chencia C. Higgins. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for this ARC!

This is my third book by Jasmine Guillory, and all three have been hits! She is steadily solidifying her place as an auto buy author for me.

I read the first book in this series, Drunk on Love, a few months ago and have been chomping at the bit to get to Avery’s story. I really enjoyed both Avery and Taylor’s journeys of self-discovery. Neither is a perfect person, but they each do a lot of work to grow and become better versions of themselves.

I am not a queer person, so I always try to learn and appreciate queer stories without much critique on the perceived “queerness” of characters. I did wonder at some points if Taylor’s friends (who honestly, weren’t great yall) were filling LGBTQIA placeholders for side characters. I wanted more complexity in who they were, but maybe that’s an unfair expectation for so many side characters. Erica and Taylor’s friendship (and ensuing disagreements and makeup) frustrated me, but maybe that was the point. Twenty year friendships have so many layers and nuance, that’s part of what makes them beautiful IRL. I felt like Luke and Avery’s friendship was a better example of that, but I wanted it for Taylor and Erica as well.

There was a lot of chemistry between Taylor and Avery from the beginning, but I really wanted more yearning and tension. Maybe because I felt like Margot and Luke had that kind of yearning in Drunk on Love? Taylor and Avery felt more playful and flirty than sizzling, burning want leading up to their ultimate coupling. Once they got together though? The sizzle was there.

I'm a huge fan of Jasmine Guillory, and was thrilled to have the opportunity to read and review her latest novel, Flirting Lessons. I have read all of her books, and loved them all, especially the Wedding Date series. Flirting Lessons is Taylor and Avery's story, and is perfectly named as these characters get to know each other under the guise of lessons in flirting. Both characters were introduced in the prior book Drunk in Love, and I enjoyed seeing a follow up for Luke and Margot, who were featured in her earlier book.

Taylor and Avery are opposites in just about every way, but their differences and physical attraction draw them to each other. They meet through work at Noble Winery, and Taylor offers to help newly single Avery with flirting lessons, specifically with women, who Avery has never dated before. These flirting lessons were delightful - fun, challenging yet encouraging and supportive to Avery. Through book readings, salsa dancing, trivia and other fun social events, Avery blooms and both she and Taylor enjoy every minute of their time together. Taylor has sworn off romantic entanglements for the summer, but she and Avery are so attracted to each other that the evolution of their friendship into something more is inevitable.

No one writes emotional vulnerability in a relationship like Jasmine Guillory. She creates powerful connections and deep feelings between her characters that draw in the reader. Taylor and Avery are cautious about committing to each other in a relationship, and the dual POV offers the reader the chance to get to "know" each one of them. I loved how these characters supported and encouraged each other to try new things. They brought so much happiness to each other's lives. I enjoyed reading about Taylor and Avery's friendships with other characters in the book, and the support and love their friends gave them. The author writes this story with such positive support of the queer community, the reader really feels like cheering Avery on as she has many new and wonderful experiences.

Another 5 star read from Jasmine Guillory! Flirting Lessons is a sexy, uplifting love story that I couldn't put down. Take this book with you on your next vacation and enjoy!

Thank you to Jasmine Guillory, Berkley Publishing, and NetGalley for an advance reader's copy of this book. All opinions are my own.