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I absolutely adored Luke and Layla. They are two best friends/coworkers who have feelings for eachother. They are both scared the other will not reciprocate feelings as well as lose their jobs, due to a no-dating policy at the office.
The plot gave me beachy/summer vibes. The company takes a work trip to Ocean City, Maryland. Sunny skies and sandy toes for all! I always love books with summer vibes.
This book is the first book in the "𝖶𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝖥𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒" series. This was my first book by Juliana and I hope to read her other books, as well as the rest in this series when they release!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:

𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌
𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾
𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖻𝗂𝖽𝖽𝖾𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾
𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗇𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗇 𝗋𝗈𝗅𝗅 𝖬𝖬𝖢 & 𝖥𝖬𝖢
𝗌𝗎𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗋/𝖻𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗌𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀
𝖽𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝗈𝗏𝗌
𝗌𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝖻𝗎𝗋𝗇
𝖿𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗅𝖺𝖼𝗄

jericareads's review against another edition

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3.0

2.5 rounded to 3***
i really wanted to love this book! i thought the characters were sweet — gave New Girl vibes in an office setting. it just fell flat for me. layla had a whole arc surrounding her parents that i really wanted to see explored!! the mc names being luke and layla with the heavy star wars references was almost too much for me.
luke was one of those guys that just confused me as well. he apparently is built like a sexy big bird and their size difference was just way overplayed for me

romance_book_obsessed's review against another edition

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3.0

Well written, however I just don’t like friends to lovers romances where the two MCs are in love but don’t communicate. The story is a workplace romance with Jim and Pam vibes.

Some similarities to the cheat sheet and there is no spice.

Overall it was okay.

Merged review:

Well written, however I just don’t like friends to lovers romances where the two MCs are in love but don’t communicate. The story is a workplace romance with Jim and Pam vibes.

Some similarities to the cheat sheet and there is no spice.

Overall it was okay.

lokelani's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Really enjoyed the relationship between the main characters, they had good communication and there were no unnecessary misunderstandings

emmreadsbooks's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Oh hello there, you sweet slow burn friends to lovers romance. This is mutual pining from Pam & Jim shit - yes PLEASE. Do I wish that it was full on open door? Yeah. But I'll settle for no 3rd act breakup, so overall a good compromise. And even though we don't see much on page action, what we do get is still pretty steamy all things considered! I loved watching these two Star Wars nerds fumble around each other and how it sets up the rest of the series. I'm already dying for Adam's book, but am happy that Calla is next up.

*Thank you to Juliana Smith and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.*

reemareads's review against another edition

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3.0

When I first started reading this, I really enjoyed it. I love an office romance and it seemed really fun! Lots of banter, interaction and cute main characters.

I think the dual POV ruined it a bit for me. It was too much miscommunication and then each character seemed different in each others eyes? Hard to explain but it didn't sync well. I did like the characters though, especially Luke who wasn't your typical male lead!! He had flaws, he was afraid and it was refreshing to read about a normal guy!

Writing was good, but I did feel a lot of it was cringy...

At 85% I finally got what I wanted but I was tempted to stop reading before then!!! Overall, it was good.

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