The Proposal: Reese's Book Club
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick
“There is so much to relate to and throughout the novel, there is a sharp feminist edge. Loved this one, and you will too.”—New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay
The New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date serves up a novel about what happens when a public proposal doesn't turn into a happy ending, thanks to a woman who knows exactly how to make one on her own...
When someone asks you to spend your life with him, it shouldn't come as a surprise—or happen in front of 45,000 people.
When freelance writer Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn't the hard part—they've only been dating for five months, and he can’t even spell her name correctly. The hard part is having to face a stadium full of disappointed fans...
At the game with his sister, Carlos Ibarra comes to Nik’s rescue and rushes her away from a camera crew. He’s even there for her when the video goes viral and Nik’s social media blows up—in a bad way. Nik knows that in the wilds of LA, a handsome doctor like Carlos can't be looking for anything serious, so she embarks on an epic rebound with him, filled with food, fun, and fantastic sex. But when their glorified hookups start breaking the rules, one of them has to be smart enough to put on the brakes...
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick
“There is so much to relate to and throughout the novel, there is a sharp feminist edge. Loved this one, and you will too.”—New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay
The New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date serves up a novel about what happens when a public proposal doesn't turn into a happy ending, thanks to a woman who knows exactly how to make one on her own...
When someone asks you to spend your life with him, it shouldn't come as a surprise—or happen in front of 45,000 people.
When freelance writer Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn't the hard part—they've only been dating for five months, and he can’t even spell her name correctly. The hard part is having to face a stadium full of disappointed fans...
At the game with his sister, Carlos Ibarra comes to Nik’s rescue and rushes her away from a camera crew. He’s even there for her when the video goes viral and Nik’s social media blows up—in a bad way. Nik knows that in the wilds of LA, a handsome doctor like Carlos can't be looking for anything serious, so she embarks on an epic rebound with him, filled with food, fun, and fantastic sex. But when their glorified hookups start breaking the rules, one of them has to be smart enough to put on the brakes...
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The Proposal was a great feel good love story! I enjoyed the development of the characters and Jasmine Guillory’s writing is a breathe of fresh air! Looking forward to reading the next one!
I enjoyed this book, however not as much as the first one. It felt very similar, just the man and woman's roles switched. Two people start dating casually, one falls in love, the other gets scared and they break up, the one who was always realizes they can't live without the other person and get back together. At least this one didn't end in a proposal.
Read this a few months ago and from what I remember I hated every part of this book, especially Carlos. Both of the main characters were so self-absorbed and on top of that were always judging other people - here are a few instances:
·Nik judges Fisher's friends that she actually hasn't ever had conversations with
·She judges her female boxing coach upon first eyesight of her
·Nik gets mad when Carlos' pregnant and sick cousin calls him and interrupts their first kiss
·Carlos initially thinks that Nik and her friends are bougie because of their restaurant of choice
·Carlos rolls his eyes at his best friend being in love with the women he is literally engaged to and has been dating for years and calls them "one of those couples"
Both Nik and Carlos need to grow up and fix their attitudes.
Additionally, they both assume that the other knows that they are casual, not a serious relationship, without even discussing it with each other. At one point Nik literally thinks, "Did she need to have an actual conversation with him about this? She hated having conversations like that." Please act like the adult that you are. Then, when they do have that conversation and agree to it being just sex, one of them, Carlos, inevitably catches feelings and the way it is handled completely ruined the rest of the novel for me. Carlos is portrayed as some feminist hero who rescues Nik from Fisher but all of his words and actions since that initial hero act show he is actually the worst.
When Carlos confesses his feelings to Nik, she actually acts like an adult and tries to explain to him why she cannot initially return those feelings or act upon them. And even though they agreed to no strings attached, he literally blows up at her. He literally thinks, "What is wrong with her?" Ah yes, of course something must be wrong with a woman if she doesn't want to be in a relationship. He then accuses Nik of collecting men and not caring about anyone or their feelings, only her own. And when she tries to further articulate how she feels to him, he calls her feelings bullshit.
·Nik judges Fisher's friends that she actually hasn't ever had conversations with
·She judges her female boxing coach upon first eyesight of her
·Nik gets mad when Carlos' pregnant and sick cousin calls him and interrupts their first kiss
·Carlos initially thinks that Nik and her friends are bougie because of their restaurant of choice
·Carlos rolls his eyes at his best friend being in love with the women he is literally engaged to and has been dating for years and calls them "one of those couples"
Both Nik and Carlos need to grow up and fix their attitudes.
Additionally, they both assume that the other knows that they are casual, not a serious relationship, without even discussing it with each other. At one point Nik literally thinks, "Did she need to have an actual conversation with him about this? She hated having conversations like that." Please act like the adult that you are. Then, when they do have that conversation and agree to it being just sex, one of them, Carlos, inevitably catches feelings and the way it is handled completely ruined the rest of the novel for me. Carlos is portrayed as some feminist hero who rescues Nik from Fisher but all of his words and actions since that initial hero act show he is actually the worst.
When Carlos confesses his feelings to Nik, she actually acts like an adult and tries to explain to him why she cannot initially return those feelings or act upon them. And even though they agreed to no strings attached, he literally blows up at her. He literally thinks, "What is wrong with her?" Ah yes, of course something must be wrong with a woman if she doesn't want to be in a relationship. He then accuses Nik of collecting men and not caring about anyone or their feelings, only her own. And when she tries to further articulate how she feels to him, he calls her feelings bullshit.
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