Huntington Public Library Adult Reading Challenge

  I had pretty high expectations given all the press about this book. It has a bit more depth than a typical fun summer romance book. It reminded me a bit like "Good luck Chuck" where the main characters' (Emma and Justin) both have a *curse* that they date someone and then after the breakup their ex next date ends up being "the one". They meet each other through a silly encounter (kinda seemed a bit unrealistic but went with it) and end up texting and then FaceTiming. Emma, who is a travel nurse, travels with her best friend and visits him in Minnesota. They try to "cancel" their curse by dating each other - 5 dates - to see if once they breakup they can both find their true love. In time, they begin to actually start falling for each other. Emma comes from a tragic childhood and neglectful mother, and this starts to haunt her. The book does a wonderful job of discussing depression and mental health problems, while at the same time keeping it light an...

  I really liked this book for a quick summer read! The main character (Anna Green) marries a very wealthy man (Liam Weston) just to help with housing. She comes from a low income family and struggles to get by. Years later, he needs her help to go to his sister's wedding with him and play the role of wife. Anna signs on, knowing she will be getting paid (after losing her job). They fly to a private island and she sees how exactly wealthy Liam's family is. Liam has many issues with his family (particularly his dad) and tries to protect Anna and keep the peace for the sake of his sister's special trip. As time goes on, Anna and Liam start actually falling for each other and are hiding their secret (that they didn't actually marry for love). Cute, fun read.

  This book was darker than I thought it would be. Pacing was kind of an issue, and the ending wrapped up really fast. But I felt a lot of tension in several scenes, which kept me invested. This book reads more like a thriller.

  Easy to read + a good love story! All about first impressions, actual handwritten letters. Story also addresses more serious topics like organ donation, anxiety + abounding love of family + friends. Quick to read in a couple of days!

 Nora is a literary agent, who has put her life on hold to raise her younger sister after their mother's death. The two sisters' devotion to each other gets challenged when Nora falls for a book editor with  razor-sharp witty banter, and Nora's sister makes a drastic life choice. Delightful ride!

  A professor of linguistics makes a bet with his old army friend that he can pass off a cockney flower girl as a duchess in just 6 months. As she trains with the confirmed bachelors, her life takes a new shape for better and for worse.