Lizzy "Overachiever" Chung, Esq. has her life mapped out neatly:
* Become a lawyer. Check.
* Join a prestigious law firm. Check.
* Make partner. In progress.
If all goes to plan, she will check off that last box in a couple years, make her parents proud, and live a successful, fulfilled life in L.A. What was not in her plans was passing out from a panic attack during a pivotal moment in her career. A few deep breaths and a four hour drive later, Lizzy is in Weldon for three weeks to shed the burnout and figure out what went wrong. And what better place to recharge than the small California town where she spent her childhood summers with her best friend, Jack Park.
Jack Park didn't expect to see Lizzy back in Weldon, but now he's got three weeks to spend with the girl of his dreams. Except she doesn't know of his decades-long crush on her--and he intends to keep it that way. She's a high-powered attorney who lives in L.A. and he's a bookkeeper at his family's brewery who never left his hometown. He can't risk their friendship on a long shot. Can he? When Lizzy decides that the local bookstore needs a little revamp, of course, Jack is going to help her bring it back to life. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore there might be more than just friendship among the dusty shelves and books...
Sometimes the path to the rest of your life has been in front of you all along. (Goodreads synopsis)
I have not read a novel by Jayci Lee before this one.
I don’t normally read romance novels. I’m a mood reader and very rarely does romance settle my mood. When I read the synopsis, I thought it sounded like a good friends to lovers with a bit of humor. However, the sense of humour seemed to be missing and I realized I didn’t laugh out loud at all. I might have cracked a smile at how ridiculous Jack and Lizzie acted, but I didn’t laugh.
The writing was good, and everything flowed very well. Lizzie’s panic attacks and love for books was extremely relatable. But for someone so smart, it just seemed too difficult to believe that she wouldn’t recognize how much Jack loves her. Especially since she is such a lover of romance books. Jack was a little harder to relate to, because he seemed to have no self-esteem. Despite so many people telling him how amazing he was, he never seemed to believe it. Over the course of the novel, the lack of proper dialogue between Lizzie and Jack was irritating.
Overall I rate this novel 3 out of 5 stars.
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