| 240g, The Hating Game: 'The very best book to self-isolate with' Goodreads reviewer. The Proposal is a great follow up to The Wedding Date and even Reese Witherspoon thinks you should read it! They lend the exact right amount of balance to the growing romance between Carlos and Nik and help add depth to them as individuals. US$12.07 A lot of writers end up making alpha females as much of a jerk as her alpha male jerk counterpart but that doesn’t happen here. I’ve been reading a lot of no-joke fiction lately, books like Colson Whitehead’s THE NICKEL BOYS, so I thought it might be nice to read a cute romance novel for a change of pace, and Jasmine Guillory’s THE PROPOSAL …  US$14.00, US$17.42 Carlos is an especially good example of this, checking in with Nik at every stage of their relationship and exemplifying the underlying respect for women that characterises Guillory’s heroes. The Proposal is the sensational, charming, warm, sexy follow up to Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date.  US$17.00, US$8.35 The descriptions of food in all her novels also always stand out for me. 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She is a Bay Area native who has towering stacks of books in her living room, a cake recipe for every occasion, and upwards of 50 lipsticks. It’s also a good way to note certain authors’ patterns of how they tell their narrative. He’s okay with being vulnerable to hurt in order to further a relationship along and isn’t afraid to do the heavy lifting in the romance department, but he doesn’t tolerate abuse. Carlos’ family does the same for him. Nik is awesome, and she is presented (after the titular proposal debacle) within a really great female friendship group. They do, and Carlos is impressed all over again, this time with Nik’s wit and humor. Everyone wants the relationship these two have. This allows her heroines and heroes to all exist alongside each other without any sense of clashing because each individual and relationship is quite different. We can't wait to read more from Jasmine Guillory -- Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, bestselling authors of The Royal We What a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel. It’s been said that a simple rule of dating is that rebound relationships never last but aren’t the rules meant to be broken? There was so much I loved about this novel I could easily write a top 100 list of reasons to buy it, but I will try to limit this review to the top five.  US$11.67, US$13.92 Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I now want to go back through my reading history, grab by the hair every ‘wounded’ alpha who punished his new love for his exes’ mistakes, drag them to Nikole’s feet and say, “Learn from her!”. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Available. She gives relationships a chance and treats everyone with an open-minded fairness which is just so, so refreshing to see.  US$11.67, US$8.30 When Nik Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her boyfriend, the last thing she expects is for him to suddenly propose to her on the Jumbotron. Nik’s two gal pals know her, love her, support her and guide her. Her works' protagonists are often African-American professionals. I didn’t care for the first book (I reviewed it here!) THE PROPOSAL is that palate-cleanser in book form. Unlike Nik, my shock was from my overwhelmingly positive emotions. EVER. I actually enjoyed The Wedding Date more…I read The Proposal first and was sucked in, but I quickly lost interest at times and had to take a break from it. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.  US$11.67, US$11.21 A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick!  US$11.67, US$13.16 I was a little set back by Goodreads rating (3.58 of 5,out of 9000 reads with 88% liking it) but I’llpost again once I’ve read it. Quite apart from making me extremely hungry, it was a really fun way of establishing the characters and how they interact fairly early on, cementing their relationship in a very believable encounter. As quite an obsessive person, whenever I find a romance author I like, I tend to try and read ALL their books at once. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. When its clear she needs some alone time with her friends, he and Angela leave, but not before he covers the tab. I love a good romance and this delivered from the first page to the last... One of the best books I've read in a while -- Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger. This continues in all their interactions over food, from helping Nik’s friend with her emergancy cupcake delivery, to Carlos make risotto after a long day, or the pair of them making enchiladas from scratch for Carlos’ family. They give her a ride to a nearby bar, where Nik meets up with friends and invites the Ibarras to join her in a drink. She’s always up for the former, she’s never down with the latter. The relationship building is out of this world fantastic and I just about swooned every time these two were together. After the video goes viral and Nik’s ex starts harrassing her, Carlos becomes a valued friend, confidant, and extremely fun rebound. I agree that this one’s actually BETTER than the Wedding Date (and The Wedding Date was marvelous!)! I haven’t had a chance to read the first book yet. Feigning a friendship they don’t have, they ooh and ahh over finding her on such an unlikely day and help her skedaddle out of the park. {"bd_js_shop":"Shop","bd_js_too_long_for_shipping_label":"Sorry, that's too long for our shipping labels","bd_js_too_long":"Sorry, that's too long","bd_js_could_not_find_address_try_again":"Sorry, we couldn't find the address. For fans of Jo Watson, Sarah Morgan and Holly Martin, about the perils of public proposals and the beauty of … Jasmine Guillory is a graduate of Wellesley College and Stanford Law School. Expected delivery to the United States in 8-11 business days. The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory.  US$70.00, US$24.33  US$11.67, US$10.34  US$10.37, US$9.66 This is the second book in Guillory’s series, with the hero in this one being the LA-based best friend of The Wedding Date‘s Drew. For example: with some authors, you can predict right down to the page number where each sex scene or argument will happen, simply because the narrative shape is always the same. This is a bit odd to say, but I knew that if the two of them didn’t make it as a couple, they would be all right as individuals because their support networks are so awesome. Change ). Another absolutely fabulous factor in this alpha-beta pairing is that Nik has a lot of back history with bad relationships.  US$25.97, US$12.78 Dispatched from the UK in 3 business days. Having read all of Guillory’s novels, it still suprises and impresses me how much she doesn’t do this. I wasn’t overly taken by The Wedding Date and, as such, didn’t think I would bother with the next book, but you make it sound worthwhile. ( Log Out /   US$11.67, US$9.78  US$17.50, US$62.65  US$11.67, US$11.58  US$11.67, US$14.70  US$12.97, US$10.09 You can buy it here! ( Log Out /  I went into this one with no prior knowledge of the author or her work and found myself absolutely loving it. She’s vaguely wondering if their five-month relationship has run its course when he tells her to look at the score board. The characters, therefore, are perfect not in the sense that they don’t have flaws but that the author skillfully uses even those flaws to move her plot along and endear her creations to the reader. I love it when two great people become even better together. Funny, warm and romantic The Proposal is a fantastic, not to be missed romance. When reading The Wedding Date I didn’t want to put the book down!  US$19.46, US$10.65 Funny texts and cupcake dates quickly follow.  US$11.67, US$9.88 The Book Depository Ltd.UK. I speak from experience. One thing that is consistent across all her novels is the inherent strength and agency of all her female characters, whether they are the heroine or not. I’ve been debating about this one but this review and Kirkus (A charming book for the modern romance lover) make me want to try it. He figures the only other chance he’ll have to see her again is if he hangs out at the bar, hoping to catch sight of her. either – but this review does have me tempted! Although I loved the “girl power” vibes you get from reading The Proposal, I just felt that Alexa and Drew’s relationship was more interesting to read about and I rooted for their happy ending. Did you like it? Nik is impressed with Carlos as well. But just after a girl has had a very public break up is not the time to hit on her. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account.  US$16.99, US$7.15  US$15.25, Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. x 26mm I thought the ending was cheesy and I thought that she was really mean and rude to Carlos. |, 128  US$12.97, US$9.96 Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The secondary characters are handled beautifully. Although both Carlos and Nik aren’t looking for anything serious, can either of them ignore that their feelings are getting stronger? ( Log Out /  Jasmine Guillory is an American romance novelist. The Proposal is the sensational, charming, warm, sexy follow up to Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date.  US$19.46, US$9.74 All her novels are paced differently and have very different main characters, even if she’s working within the same world and genre parameters each time. Title: The Proposal Author(s): Jasmine Guillory ISBN: 0-593-19749-6 / 978-0-593-19749-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon AU x 196 The Proposal – Jasmine Guillory (Review) July 10, 2020 July 9, 2020 ~ Sophie When Nik Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her boyfriend, the last thing she expects is for him to suddenly propose to her on the Jumbotron. Nik is strong, independent, and tough as nails. Each book exists because of course it does; everyone gets to be the main character of their own story. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Seriously, this is the best depiction I have seen of modern romance in a contemporary in a long, long time. Available. She showcases a wide range of female strength: never limiting and always inclusive. They’re stronger together, better together but they’re fine as individuals, too.

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