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Group Read: A Merry Little Meet Cute
By Lena · 23 posts · 95 views
By Lena · 23 posts · 95 views
last updated May 20, 2025 04:25AM
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My Grade: C
***light spoilers***
Normally, most romantic novels follow a general structure.
1. A meet cute between the MC and LI.
2. The MC and LI are put in precarious circumstances.
3. The climax (usually litterally)
4. Some sort of wrench is thrown.
5. Some angsty moments.
6. The resolution and most likely a HEA, or sometimes just an ending.
The problem I had with this book was with the content of these.
1. Meet cute in this case was weird, cringe and confusing. The MC was off putting AF.
2. The c ...more
***light spoilers***
Normally, most romantic novels follow a general structure.
1. A meet cute between the MC and LI.
2. The MC and LI are put in precarious circumstances.
3. The climax (usually litterally)
4. Some sort of wrench is thrown.
5. Some angsty moments.
6. The resolution and most likely a HEA, or sometimes just an ending.
The problem I had with this book was with the content of these.
1. Meet cute in this case was weird, cringe and confusing. The MC was off putting AF.
2. The c ...more
3 1/2 stars. This was a cute, quirky office romance. Nothing earth shattering, but entertaining all the same. Just what I've come to expect and love from Lynn Painter.
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Lynn Painter is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.
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In Accidentally Amy, Izzy “accidentally” becomes Amy when she steals Amy’s Starbucks PSL order - she ordered the same thing, was it really stealing if she just jumped ahead a few drinks? She was desperate and running late for her first day at a new job, so she makes the iffy and questionable decision to take Amy’s drink. However, karma has a quick turn around and she bumps into Mr. Chest on her way out, spilling the PSL all over his… we ...more
Meh, too much language.
The meet-cute was the best part. This book didn't do it for me because I found the characters to be immature and they suffered from the ability to speak a sentence without swearing unless it was in the office. Just not appealing and so many stupid sex scenes. ...more
The meet-cute was the best part. This book didn't do it for me because I found the characters to be immature and they suffered from the ability to speak a sentence without swearing unless it was in the office. Just not appealing and so many stupid sex scenes. ...more
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