Not the Girl You Marry (The Nolans, #1) in Freaks Between the Book Sheets Romance Recs

Feb 04, 2020 Christine (Queen of Books) rated it it was ok

Shelves: black-lit, contemporary-romance, latinx-lit

Do you ever read a book and feel like you'd just love it - if the plot took a different direction?

Not the Girl You Marry features Jack and Hannah. Event planner Hannah works with her best friend, Sasha, and her "nemesis," Giselle. It's not ever really made clear why Giselle's an enemy - to be honest, it felt like a stereotypical "mean girl in the office" which is a trope I'm not a fan of. Hannah thinks Giselle's "gunning for both of them" but uhh maybe she's just trying to be really good at her ...more

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Jul 20, 2019 Brei rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, rom-com, romance, berkley, 2019-bookshelf

Today I want to talk to you about Not The Girl You Marry. I am still trying to process how I feel about this book. I liked it but I have some feelings about it that are pulling me away from loving it.

Normally I can run through a romance in a day or two but this one has taken me a week. Maybe it’s because I feel like I’ve read it before. I got Major How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days vibes. Maybe the book was just too close to the movie and the movie is one of my absolute favorite things to watch. It e ...more

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Sep 24, 2019 Kailey (kmc_reads) rated it liked it

3.5 stars - thanks to the publisher for my free copy.

This one was cute enough but it was 100% the exact same as "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" - I know it says it on the cover, but I thought it'd have a little flair of something different at least? While I enjoyed the story, it almost felt unoriginal because of how similar to the movie it was. I enjoyed reading it but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to recommend. ...more

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Oct 12, 2019 mrsboomreads rated it liked it

Shelves: netgalley, books-read-in-2019

I will preface my review by stating that How To Lose A Guy in 10 days is my favorite rom-com film. By that measure, this book promised to be a hit. Unfortunately, the story was just so similar that I could not help but draw comparisons, chapter after chapter. The movie came out ahead for me.

My opinion is that fans of rom-come who are not familiar with the aforementioned film may love this one!

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Nov 15, 2019 Lindsay (nerdybooknurse) rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance-recs

{ @berkleyromance @booksparks #partner } Not The Girl You Marry by @authorandiej follows Hannah and Jack in a reimagined millennial version of How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days.

Hannah is trying to be taken seriously but is fed up with all men and tired of swiping on apps. Jack is a serial monogamist who thinks he’s the perfect boyfriend but for one reason or another his girlfriends keep leaving him. They meet at a bar and there’s some initial chemistry but Hannah is doubtful that he’s different than ...more

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