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A brand new romantic comedy from New York Times bestseller Tessa Bailey!
Georgette Castle’s family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven’t taken her seriously since. Frankly, she’s over it. Georgie loves planning children’s birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She’s dete ...more
Georgette Castle’s family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven’t taken her seriously since. Frankly, she’s over it. Georgie loves planning children’s birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She’s dete ...more
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This book is five years behind its time, as seen in its creepy, overprotective, easily-angered love interest and an air-headed, literal clown main character. My list of things I disliked about this book was vast, but I just couldn’t shake the feeling that I cannot BELIEVE this book was published in 2019, especially through such a massive publisher. For me to have enjoyed this, I think it would need a huge facelift in how the love interest treats the main character, the descriptions were written,
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Dec 02, 2020
Kat
marked it as will-not-finish
nope, can’t do it. i picked this up from the library on a whim & it is about to single handedly undo all the lovely progress i’ve made with the romance genre this year.
there are already so many little things that don't sit right w/ me in this book, and after that first sex scene...i gotta go.
-the infantilization of the main character by her love interest is making me suuuuper uncomfy. i get that she’s his friend’s younger sister and they grew up together, but the age thing is *really* taking the ...more
there are already so many little things that don't sit right w/ me in this book, and after that first sex scene...i gotta go.
-the infantilization of the main character by her love interest is making me suuuuper uncomfy. i get that she’s his friend’s younger sister and they grew up together, but the age thing is *really* taking the ...more
Jun 13, 2019
Chelsea (chelseadolling reads)
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
books-ive-reread,
favorites
Re-read 4/18/20: I stan Georgie so hard, wow. This book makes me so!!!! happy!!!!
Re-read 7/13/19: I know this book doesn't do it for everyone, but it really, REALLY does it for me. It's SO CHARMING and SO FUNNY while also being SO SEXY and I just really fucking love it. Also I would 100% die for Georgie, she's just SO CUTEEEEEEEEE. Honestly y'all everything about this book makes me grin from ear to ear and I'M NEVER GONNA BE OVER IT
Original read 6/13/19: Do not let this adorably unassuming cover ...more
Re-read 7/13/19: I know this book doesn't do it for everyone, but it really, REALLY does it for me. It's SO CHARMING and SO FUNNY while also being SO SEXY and I just really fucking love it. Also I would 100% die for Georgie, she's just SO CUTEEEEEEEEE. Honestly y'all everything about this book makes me grin from ear to ear and I'M NEVER GONNA BE OVER IT
Original read 6/13/19: Do not let this adorably unassuming cover ...more
Jun 13, 2019
Melanie
rated it
it was amazing
Recommended to Melanie by:
Chelsea (chelseadolling reads)
“Dammit, Georgie. You had to be exactly what I need, didn’t you?”
Best romance of 2019? Probably. Holy shit, friends, Fix Her Up blew me and every expectation I had out of the water. I will say, don’t let the *cute* cover fool you, this book has many explicit sex scenes, but it was some of the best sex, and best dirty talk, I’ve ever read in my entire life. BRB, buying everything Tessa Bailey has ever written.
But this is a story about two people who grew up in the same small town tog ...more
DNF @ CHAPTER 14
After several starts and stops, its official, I’m pulling the plug on my first Tessa Bailey. I kept telling myself that if I just pushed through a little further, at some point the story would really grab me. At 182 pages, that little exercise has proven futile. So, in the name ofliving reading my best life, I think it’s time to cut my losses and move on to something more worthy of my time.
I can’t deny, the uber-cute, smile-inducing cover made it darn near impossible to stop th ...more
After several starts and stops, its official, I’m pulling the plug on my first Tessa Bailey. I kept telling myself that if I just pushed through a little further, at some point the story would really grab me. At 182 pages, that little exercise has proven futile. So, in the name of
I can’t deny, the uber-cute, smile-inducing cover made it darn near impossible to stop th ...more
edit: if you're going to be offended enough to shit talk me in a group chat and get all of your friends to block me because of this review, that's a bit immature. 1 star reviews and people's opinions aren't a direct attack against you. grow the fuck up.
The best thing about this book is my reading of it got multiple people to remove it from their TBR's and lower their ratings.
I've read a lot of romance books in my time. I've seen as many descriptions of a man's genitals as you could imagine. I' ...more
The best thing about this book is my reading of it got multiple people to remove it from their TBR's and lower their ratings.
I've read a lot of romance books in my time. I've seen as many descriptions of a man's genitals as you could imagine. I' ...more
Once you read a Tessa Bailey romance, there is no going back... And FIX HER UP is not an exception because you will fall in love with Travis and Georgie instantly...
Instantly you are drawn to this marvelous cover, and then you read the synopsis and you think... "WOW GIVE ME THAT BAD BOY RIGHT THIS MOMENT! Let me just start this review by saying that if you have not read a book by Tessa Bailey then why are you even here? I mean, why are you waisting your time by reading this review? (Totally ...more
Instantly you are drawn to this marvelous cover, and then you read the synopsis and you think... "WOW GIVE ME THAT BAD BOY RIGHT THIS MOMENT! Let me just start this review by saying that if you have not read a book by Tessa Bailey then why are you even here? I mean, why are you waisting your time by reading this review? (Totally ...more
pros
- proposal
cons
- "baby girl"
- he calls his dick "two bats"
- dude don't deserve her ...more
- proposal
cons
- "baby girl"
- he calls his dick "two bats"
- dude don't deserve her ...more
confession - i was completely prepared to hate this book. truly. ive read pretty much nothing but bad reviews for this but, like a car wreck, i just couldnt stop myself from looking.
so imagine my complete shock when it turned this wasnt a total car wreck of a story, but a story that gives you the same feeling you get when you hit every green light. just a constant go, go, go feeling of everything great. humour and banter and love and friendships and woman empowerment and crazy hot baseball playe ...more
so imagine my complete shock when it turned this wasnt a total car wreck of a story, but a story that gives you the same feeling you get when you hit every green light. just a constant go, go, go feeling of everything great. humour and banter and love and friendships and woman empowerment and crazy hot baseball playe ...more
calling your dick two-bats isn't cute 😣 Travis is a dummy bitch
is he trying to be batman??? baby boy, you could never 🙄🙄🙄🙄
also, Georgie from this book reminds me of Georgie from IT and the Georgie in this book is a clown but the Georgie in IT got eaten by a clown 🤡🤡🤡
this book was boring and the only thing giving me motivation to read this were the sexy scenes 🤷♀️
Travis is the actual clown 🤡
I also cannot get over how he said “My dick aches so bad. Make it stop.” LMAOO it's just so.... funny. You ...more
is he trying to be batman??? baby boy, you could never 🙄🙄🙄🙄
also, Georgie from this book reminds me of Georgie from IT and the Georgie in this book is a clown but the Georgie in IT got eaten by a clown 🤡🤡🤡
this book was boring and the only thing giving me motivation to read this were the sexy scenes 🤷♀️
Travis is the actual clown 🤡
I also cannot get over how he said “My dick aches so bad. Make it stop.” LMAOO it's just so.... funny. You ...more
3.75*
It’s quite possible I’m still blushing!☺️
I read all the reviews! I heard it was a steamy read! Yet I failed to believe a story revolving sweet little innocent Georgie having a long standing crush on a washed up baseball player could be a hot read!
Well ladies and gentleman…the gloves are off! Yikes! Heed the warning!
I listened to the audio which gave it that much more of a steamy air!
If this is your cup of tea... I recommend the audio! The narrators were a perfect match for the characters. ...more
It’s quite possible I’m still blushing!☺️
I read all the reviews! I heard it was a steamy read! Yet I failed to believe a story revolving sweet little innocent Georgie having a long standing crush on a washed up baseball player could be a hot read!
Well ladies and gentleman…the gloves are off! Yikes! Heed the warning!
I listened to the audio which gave it that much more of a steamy air!
If this is your cup of tea... I recommend the audio! The narrators were a perfect match for the characters. ...more
Well, it's official: Tessa Bailey is my love language. That was so incredibly satisfying, and I'm thrilled to see that a sequel featuring Rosie and Dominic is in the works! Also? I highly recommend doing yourself a favor and snagging the audiobook if you're the listening type, because Charlotte North is a confirmed angel.
*Audiobook borrowed from the library via Hoopla. ...more
*Audiobook borrowed from the library via Hoopla. ...more
right from the start i have to tell you that i am aghast that this is a published book in 2019. i understand that this is an adult romance and a lot of books in this genre have problematic elements. i don't understand, however, why it is necessary to include them in a 2019 release. the possessiveness, the sexism, all of it is just so wrong and just plainly bad.
first of all, travis literally isn't interested in georgie until she changes her style (haircut + tighter clothes) and another man takes ...more
first of all, travis literally isn't interested in georgie until she changes her style (haircut + tighter clothes) and another man takes ...more
Aug 08, 2019
Tatiana
rated it
it was ok
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
clown lovers? people interested in what a wedgie wet hump is?
Recommended to Tatiana by:
Hype
How about this radical idea for a 2019 best friend's little sister romance trope - he meets his best friend's younger sister after years of being away, finally gets to know her as a person, appreciates her maturity and all her great qualities, doesn't need her to go through a waxing/clothing makeover and show her ass in a tight skirt to get his attention, or bring him food, or clean his place, falls in love with her and DOESN'T CALL HER "BABY GIRL" AND BRING UP HER FATHER DURING SEX?
I didn't ent ...more
I didn't ent ...more
Holy Steamy, Explicit Sex Scenes! Do NOT let that cutesy cover fool you, 😉.
3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for the story, definitely 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for the steam (sorry, not sorry! 😘) so I'm going with the in-between rating of 4!
Georgette Castle may be a professional clown (hmm, can a clown make for a sexy leading lady? I had some trouble accepting that but I digress) but as the youngest in her family, all she wants is to be taken seriously. Travis Ford is forced into early retirement from baseball due to a career endi ...more
3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for the story, definitely 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for the steam (sorry, not sorry! 😘) so I'm going with the in-between rating of 4!
Georgette Castle may be a professional clown (hmm, can a clown make for a sexy leading lady? I had some trouble accepting that but I digress) but as the youngest in her family, all she wants is to be taken seriously. Travis Ford is forced into early retirement from baseball due to a career endi ...more
*4.5 stars*
Fix Her Up was my first book by Tessa Bailey and, to be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. Reviews from my friends are all over the map, and people seem to love this book or hate it.
Frankly, I was expecting to hate it. But I didn't. I actually adored this one and wanted MORE.
I have issues with contemporary romance, especially those that most people seem to love. Don't get me started on the uber-popular Kristen Ashley books (no shade, they just don't work for me), and some of my l ...more
Fix Her Up was my first book by Tessa Bailey and, to be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. Reviews from my friends are all over the map, and people seem to love this book or hate it.
Frankly, I was expecting to hate it. But I didn't. I actually adored this one and wanted MORE.
I have issues with contemporary romance, especially those that most people seem to love. Don't get me started on the uber-popular Kristen Ashley books (no shade, they just don't work for me), and some of my l ...more
actual rating 3.5/4
i really liked the characters but the plot was fairly basic.
11/10 for the dirty talk
i really liked the characters but the plot was fairly basic.
11/10 for the dirty talk
I honestly didn’t quite dislike this book as much as I thought I would when I first started it and immediately got weird vibes, but a lot of my issues with it are that it is so over the top.
This is a fake dating romance between a “good girl” who is the baby of the family and not taken seriously (not helped by the fact that she’s an actual professional clown) and a “bad boy” former baseball player who has a history of hookups. They have known each other since childhood and she has always harbore ...more
This is a fake dating romance between a “good girl” who is the baby of the family and not taken seriously (not helped by the fact that she’s an actual professional clown) and a “bad boy” former baseball player who has a history of hookups. They have known each other since childhood and she has always harbore ...more
4.5 STARS
This was so stinking cute! A lighthearted and steamy romance full of laughs and sizzle the likes of which only Bailey can write. I read it with a smile on my face from beginning to finish.
Georgette Castle is the perfect amount of quirky that I love in my heroines. She' ...more
One second, laughter kindled in his throat, and the next, it was tight. Just tight. Because flushed and looking up at him with her bright green eyes, Georgette Castle was the most beautiful thing on the planet.
This was so stinking cute! A lighthearted and steamy romance full of laughs and sizzle the likes of which only Bailey can write. I read it with a smile on my face from beginning to finish.
Georgette Castle is the perfect amount of quirky that I love in my heroines. She' ...more
Jul 24, 2019
Gabby
rated it
it was ok
Shelves:
romance,
contemporary,
disappointed,
arc-or-won-or-received,
lost-interest,
erotica,
own,
just-no,
new-adult,
2-star-books
I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t love this one because everyone seems to think this book is so sexy and steamy but I personally thought it was super cheesy and annoying.
-Started off really promising, loved the characters and their chemistry
-This story features some things I love: a baseball player, fake dating trope
-It also has a trope that I don’t typically enjoy: when he was her childhood crush and now she gets the chance to be with him (idk why I never tend to truly love books with t ...more
-Started off really promising, loved the characters and their chemistry
-This story features some things I love: a baseball player, fake dating trope
-It also has a trope that I don’t typically enjoy: when he was her childhood crush and now she gets the chance to be with him (idk why I never tend to truly love books with t ...more
It's been a while since I hated a book from start to finish, but WOOOOW. This was not even on my radar until I saw people starting to give it 5 or 4 stars and raving about it. I respect that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but y'all done LIED to me. I'm so annoyed that I don't even wanna type this review and I'm certainly not gonna say all that needs to be said, but here we go.
First of all, the writing. My god. I should have known that a book that starts with "No freaking way" was going t ...more
First of all, the writing. My god. I should have known that a book that starts with "No freaking way" was going t ...more
★★½ /5
This was very fast, summery read. The main character had a big personality and was fun to follow her around. The love interest wasn’t that interesting as I hoped he would be. The plot was nothing special; it hadn’t a lot of depth and didn’t reach its potential, because the premise sounded a lot more intriguing. The writing style was simple and easy to understand. For my this book was very average, but I am not mad about it, I do not regret reading it. I would recommend this book for people ...more
This was very fast, summery read. The main character had a big personality and was fun to follow her around. The love interest wasn’t that interesting as I hoped he would be. The plot was nothing special; it hadn’t a lot of depth and didn’t reach its potential, because the premise sounded a lot more intriguing. The writing style was simple and easy to understand. For my this book was very average, but I am not mad about it, I do not regret reading it. I would recommend this book for people ...more
Ummm, HELLO NEW FAVORITE.
2.5 stars.
This is a very hard book to rate and also to review IMO .
It is my first Tessa Bailey book so I am not sure if this is typical of her writing style or not!!
I found it a little weird to be honest, the characters didn't always make sense to me, aka the virgin "clown" girl (yes, that is in fact how she makes a living) and the depressed, ex-manwhore, ex-baseball player.
Georgie came across as a sweet and sassy 23 year old gal but she just wasn't believable to me in any way- for some reason ...more
This is a very hard book to rate and also to review IMO .
It is my first Tessa Bailey book so I am not sure if this is typical of her writing style or not!!
I found it a little weird to be honest, the characters didn't always make sense to me, aka the virgin "clown" girl (yes, that is in fact how she makes a living) and the depressed, ex-manwhore, ex-baseball player.
Georgie came across as a sweet and sassy 23 year old gal but she just wasn't believable to me in any way- for some reason ...more
3 stars.
“The quiet got too loud once you’d come and gone.”
Many people would find it an entertaining cute read, and I can totally understand why they loved it. It just wasn’t for me.
For a really hyped book, this was such a disappointment. Or maybe I just put my expectations up too high. I couldn’t connect with the characters no matter how much I tried, neither could I feel any chemistry between them. The flow of the book wasn’t really satisfying. I was so bored, I just wanted it to be over. Also ...more
“The quiet got too loud once you’d come and gone.”
Many people would find it an entertaining cute read, and I can totally understand why they loved it. It just wasn’t for me.
For a really hyped book, this was such a disappointment. Or maybe I just put my expectations up too high. I couldn’t connect with the characters no matter how much I tried, neither could I feel any chemistry between them. The flow of the book wasn’t really satisfying. I was so bored, I just wanted it to be over. Also ...more
ETA 6/27
Ok, my husband and I have now had an extensive Convo on this because I couldn't stand either nickname.
I told him Travis's (two bats) and he said"I don't get it." My husband is "evolved" but makes awful sophomoric sex jokes. Basically, there's times I wonder if he switched places with an eighth grade.
A few seconds pass:
Mr S:"Oh, I get it now. He swings a bat, and he's swinging a bat."
To this, I admit, "that might be funny and did not occur to me. I'm not sure that was the intention"
He r ...more
Ok, my husband and I have now had an extensive Convo on this because I couldn't stand either nickname.
I told him Travis's (two bats) and he said"I don't get it." My husband is "evolved" but makes awful sophomoric sex jokes. Basically, there's times I wonder if he switched places with an eighth grade.
A few seconds pass:
Mr S:"Oh, I get it now. He swings a bat, and he's swinging a bat."
To this, I admit, "that might be funny and did not occur to me. I'm not sure that was the intention"
He r ...more
Aug 10, 2019
April (Aprilius Maximus)
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
favourites,
2019
1.) Fix Her Up ★★★★.5
2.) Love Her or Lose Her ★★
3.) Tools of Engagement ★★★★.5
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definitely some questionable content, but hoooo boy am i a sucker for that romance holy moly
2.) Love Her or Lose Her ★★
3.) Tools of Engagement ★★★★.5
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definitely some questionable content, but hoooo boy am i a sucker for that romance holy moly
DNF at 69%
"Look at me while I'm teaching you how to fuck" is when I quit this book.
This book is run amuck with misogyny, like to the point where I'm convinced it had to have been ghost written by a man.
The main female character is Georgie, a woman defined by her virginity, her clown career, and her unexplained crush on her brother's bestie Travis.
Travis is a well known womanizer and retired baseball player, also known as "two bats" because his dick is also a bat I guess, which must explain the ...more
"Look at me while I'm teaching you how to fuck" is when I quit this book.
This book is run amuck with misogyny, like to the point where I'm convinced it had to have been ghost written by a man.
The main female character is Georgie, a woman defined by her virginity, her clown career, and her unexplained crush on her brother's bestie Travis.
Travis is a well known womanizer and retired baseball player, also known as "two bats" because his dick is also a bat I guess, which must explain the ...more
Jul 13, 2019
Amy Imogene Reads
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
read-in-2019,
romance
4 stars!
Well, HELLO Tessa Bailey. I don't know where you've been all my life, but I'm thrilled to meet you in Fix Her Up and I can't want to devour ALL of your backlist. I thoroughly enjoyed this mix of steamy with emotional.
Romance: ★★★★
Characters: ★★★★
Steam Factor: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★ 1/2
Meet Georgie Castle: She's the youngest of three in a family that's well-known in Port Jefferson for their home renovation business, and she makes her living as a clown-for-hire at kids birthday parties. Her life ...more
Well, HELLO Tessa Bailey. I don't know where you've been all my life, but I'm thrilled to meet you in Fix Her Up and I can't want to devour ALL of your backlist. I thoroughly enjoyed this mix of steamy with emotional.
Romance: ★★★★
Characters: ★★★★
Steam Factor: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★ 1/2
Meet Georgie Castle: She's the youngest of three in a family that's well-known in Port Jefferson for their home renovation business, and she makes her living as a clown-for-hire at kids birthday parties. Her life ...more
This wasn’t as addicting for me as I hoped it would be, neither did I get as obsessive as I would’ve liked, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Travis is an asshole but I loved him okay?
Baby girl handled his ass and I loved seeing her growth, her standing up for herself, taking care of herself and supporting all the women in the club they formed as a form of support for each other.
I’m glad the sequel will be about Rosie and Dominic. That is a dynamic I’m interested in.
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In need of something l ...more
Travis is an asshole but I loved him okay?
Baby girl handled his ass and I loved seeing her growth, her standing up for herself, taking care of herself and supporting all the women in the club they formed as a form of support for each other.
I’m glad the sequel will be about Rosie and Dominic. That is a dynamic I’m interested in.
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In need of something l ...more
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