The Art of Falling in Love with You
by A. A. Jaeon
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Pub Date May 18 2023 | Archive Date May 06 2023
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Description
"Perfect for fans of One True Loves, Crazy Rich Asians, P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before), this sweet contemporary romance novel follows a love triangle between a girl who hides her past with bright smiles and two swoonworthy boys who deeply love her, but only one who loves her right.
Lydia Zhang finally achieved all she ever wanted. She has her very own art studio and holds an art class there three times a week. With her best friend Isabel Wong, and her boyfriend of three years, Reed Wang, by her side, nothing can be more perfect in Lia’s life. But when Reed is a candidate for the new editorial director position at his publishing company, he ends up spending less and less time with her.
Lia finds herself building a newfound friendship and confiding in the boy-next-door (more like boy-next-door-building), Connor Li, a chef teaching cooking classes at the SW Youth Center. Soon Lia’s heart is torn between the love of her life and whatever is going on between her new neighbor friend that is just a friend, right?"
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lisa m, Reviewer
The Art of Falling in Love with You by A. A. Jaeon
#Netgalley #TheArtOfFallingInLoveWithYou
-caught in a love triangle!
Get ready for a sweet romance with some heavier topics and a love triangle with NO cheating!
We meet Lydia (Lia) Zhang in her mid twenties, who has a great life with a best friend roomate, Isabel (Isa), an art studio, teaching art classes a few times a week, and a great boyfriend, Reed, of three years.
I anticipated a light sweet story, a fluffy fun romance, but got way more than that. I thoroughly enjoyed every word.
Lia meets Connor Li who is a chef, neighbor, and teaches kids how to cook.
I liked how the characters were so well written and realistic. I liked the Asian culture. When Lia struggled with her feelings and decision making, I felt it. I really liked the open communication and honesty in this book a very strong point here.
Reed was realistic as well and I felt for both him and Lia when they brought up their parental/childhood issues.
Connor Li was just...............sweet, kind, caring, a gentleman, loveable, a cinnamon roll type of guy. Loved him.
I was totally along for the whole ride, the whole triangle, the romance.
I inhaled the story in one day and reread it the next.
I appreciated the fact that there was no cheating.
I will not spoil if she chose one or the other, or none. Y'all NEED to read this book!
I urge all readers who like stories with friendship and love, respect, love triangles and a feel good happy ending.
I must mention the cover, simply beautiful!!
Highly recommended 4 1/2*** rounded up to 5***
Thank you NetGalley, the author and publisher (even though I didn't get it from there but pre ordered from amazon), for the e arc in exchange for my honest review.
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Carol P, Reviewer
Lia , the heroine of the story gets caught between caring for two guys and has to really search her heart and come to grips with her past traumas in order to make the right decision. She is fortunate to have the support and trust of her friend Isabel and together they dissect everything that has occurred and plan a course of action. I like that Lia is thoughtful and does not make any rash decisions. It was near impossible to hate either of the main male characters, except for the beach encounter. The ending felt rushed and tied up quickly, but this book was well written, although I could have skipped the long explanation of playing Mahjong.
Reviewer 143647
The writing in this book was phenomenal. I would never believe this was the author's debut novel. The writing style has such a perfect flow with a great combination of dialogue and internal monologues. I also loved the way the plot unfolded, Beautifully written with good characters and dialogue. It's a very detailed book with interwoven characters with good character development. The driving force behind this though is the story, it moves effortlessly and is so engaging
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