Review: The Do-Over - Lynn Painter - November 2022 To clear my print bookshelf, I have been trying the last year to read more paperbacks as I had about a 2-year stint where I only read ebooks. This one was given to me as a bookstagram gift and it is the third book by Lynn Painter, I have read.  I have read one of her adult books and two YA reads now and I have to admit, I think I am more suited to Lynn's YA reads than her adult ones. There is just something about the YA ones that gives me happy and good vibes and a bit of reminiscing feel-good moments. One of my favorite themes in books is Groundhog Day, the re-living of a day over and over again until one day you get it right and finally can move on with your future. The Do-Over by Lynn Painter is Groundhog Day but set on Valentine's Day. We meet our female character Emilie, who has on paper the perfect boyfriend but she is about to discover that IRL he might not be the perfect guy for her as her Valentine's Day ends up o...

Review : Mr. Wrong Number - Book #1 Mr. Wrong Number Series - Lynn Painter - March 2022 After reading Betting On You, I had been excited to read this one - but unlike Betting on You which I loved, Mr. Wrong Number fell a little flat for me. It was an average read and still a good romance, but I wonder if it was because I had read a few too many wrong number books and maybe I need to take a break as I normally enjoyed this trope. I just couldn't connect as well with this book overall as much as I had hoped for. If you are in the mood for a good romance where a wrong number turns into an unlikely romance and HEA then Mr. Wrong Number is the book for you. If you love stories where the female character falls for the sibling's best friend, then this is the book for you. If you love roomies in love, then this is the book for you. The book starts of course with Olivia - the female character who is currently living with her brother and his best friend getting a text asking her what is ...

Review: Betting On You - Lynn Painter - November 2023 This book was the first one I had read of Lynn Painter's and I loved it as it reminded me of the "betting" movies of my late tweens/ early teen years where the popular guy made a bet that he could bed the female geeky character, only to fall head over heels with her and then of course the losing jerk, goes and ruins their HEA as he just proudly announces in front of the girl, that the guy won the bet. Like what a douchebag. On Instagram, a group of friends were doing a buddy read this month and since I had received an ARC copy from HarperCollins NZ, it was the perfect time to get stuck into it and give it a read. The book starts with our two main characters Charlie and Bailey meeting at the airport and then becoming seat buddies. They are both members of the Divorced Kids Club. Three months later, the pair meet again at the movies while Charlie is on a date with Becca and Bailey has Zach. The pair once go their separa...