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"By The Book is in my hands and I could not be any more excited to celebrate it! Jasmine is on a short list of my tried and true comfort-read authors. I don't know how she manages to weave such depth into her characters while still making the whole reading experience feel SO GOOD AND NICE but she does, every single time."--Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation and Beach Read
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Harper's Bazaar Best Romantic Books of 2022
Sometimes to truly know a person, you have to read between the lines. Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing after college, she did not expect to be twenty-five, still living at home, and one of the few Black employees at her publishing house. Overworked and underpaid, constantly torn between speaking up or stifling herself, Izzy thinks there must be more to this publishing life. So when she overhears her boss complaining about a beastly high-profile author who has failed to deliver his long-awaited manuscript, Isabelle sees an opportunity to finally get the promotion she deserves. All she has to do is go to the author's Santa Barbara mansion and give him a pep talk or three. How hard could it be? But Izzy quickly finds out she is in over her head. Beau Towers is not some celebrity lightweight writing a tell-all memoir. He is jaded and withdrawn and--it turns out--just as lost as Izzy. But despite his standoffishness, Izzy needs Beau to deliver, and with her encouragement, his story begins to spill onto the page. They soon discover they have more in common than either of them expected, and as their deadline nears, Izzy and Beau begin to realize there may be something there that wasn't there before.
Best-selling author Jasmine Guillory's achingly romantic reimagining of a classic is a tale as old as time . . . for a new generation.
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Did not know it was a retelling of a classic book but when they kept going into between kettle and the assistant name I glued in. I really enjoyed the book I just think the romance took too long but once it happened I forgot all about it it’s not spicy but it’s really cute
This is a beauty and the beast retelling, and I really enjoyed it. It was very cute and not scandalous.
Content warning for racism, manipulation, and related topics. I wasn't sure how I would feel about this book, but I thought the fairy tale retelling was subtle and it was a good story! I liked the characters, and I'm a sucker for the Sunshine x Grump trope. I was waiting for some spiciness, but this is a fade to black sort of book. The plot slowed a little for me in places, but overall it was an enjoyable read.
Y’all. This book is almost cavity inducing. Having said that, I am hella obsessed. This book was so cute and light and fun. It might have broken my reading slump? TBD. But I was hesitant, and tbh idk why bc I’ve loved all of the other books I’ve read by Jasmine Guillory. This retelling is for sure it. So, highly recommend even if it has the name Beau. Lol
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