The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1) in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Mar 15, 2020 Sarah rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, black-history-and-culture, american-fiction, romance, california

I thought this would be better. I'd heard it frequently recommended, and parts of its premise are worth reading about. After all, Alexa is a Black woman who's a high-level aide to a mayor, and there are lots of race issues in the romance - those pieces are the best parts of the book. The story also looks at how long-distance relationships work. But the romance itself was, to me, fairly traditional, assuming some of the same basic things that all women must want (Drew, the other protagonist, is a ...more

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Jul 13, 2020 Shelley rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020, courtship-romance, ijones

Alexa gets stuck in an elevator Drew and winds up as his date to his ex's wedding--and then his fake girlfriend--and then in a long distance fling with him. This was really delightful, sweet and snarky and adorable. I love both of them. I love how her Blackness and his whiteness played roles in their experiences in natural ways. I loved watching them get closer and closer and stay so clueless, especially Drew. Everything felt earned. Overall, just a really fun read. ...more

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Mar 10, 2019 Kerry rated it liked it

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Mar 02, 2018 Mia rated it liked it

Shelves: 2018-books

Adorable and fun! Characters were great although I thought there were a few too many references to all the good the characters ate.

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Jul 22, 2018 Kim Marques rated it it was amazing

I was a little worried that this book wasn't going to live up to the hype. I couldn't have been more wrong. I was drawn in from page 1. By page 10 I'd fallen in love with both our hero and heroine, and by page 20 I knew I was going to finish this book in a day or two. At times funny, touching and sexy, this had enough depth of character and plot that you really were rooting for Drew and Alexa. Highly recommended. ...more

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Feb 03, 2020 Jessica Haider rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: popsugar_2020, love-will-tear-us-apart

3.5 stars Quick read. I liked Alexa but didn't love Drew.

I was hoping to enjoy this book more than I did but I will definitely be checking out the follow-up books. ...more

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Sep 22, 2018 Journeywoman rated it really liked it

Shelves: x-2018-books

What a fabulous romance. I just picked it up off the library return pile and it just brightened my day. I laughed. I got warm at the sex scenes, I sighed.

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