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Per My Last Email by Juliana Smith

fortheloveofreading2's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

ma_naughty_booklist's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

👥Dual Point Of View
🧡friends to lovers 
❣️Workplace romance 
🔥Forced proximity 
😂Fun Banter 
💋Slow Burn 

Luke & Layla!! What can I say- their story was so sweet and cute! The banter and sarcasm throughout the story were top-notch. This was such a fun, work place/friends to lovers romance book. This is my first by this author, and will definitely not be my last. Great slow burn light read.  

Thank you to victory editing, the author & netgalley for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review. 

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

LOVED this one! Had me smiling and laughing the whole time. Friends to lovers is my FAV trope and this was perfect. This also has a workplace trope- which totally reminded me of Jim and Pam from the office!  Is it cheesy at times? Yes but I loved it. Closed door but still suggestive at times, there is so much angst!!! I think Juliana might be one of my new favorite authors- I gave Baggage Claim 5🌟 too - which is SO rare for me! Eager to read more by her!!! 

Thank you Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book!
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pawsbookclub's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

selenophile_lys's review against another edition

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5.0

This was a feel-good, friends-to-lovers, office romance and the characters were all so fun and relatable! Luke and Layla were so cute and I loved their banter and friendship. There was a found family aspect in that Luke's family loves Layla as if she was one of their own and her own family, while not bad people, are just not as attentive to her. The side characters were a lot of fun, especially Nathan, Rachel, and Luke's family. This was a fun, fast read! Thanks to Juliana and NetGalley for the ARC!

mbooksbycandlelight's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.0

bookishdahi's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

bookishlifeofjess's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This slow burn, office romance, friends-to-lovers was such a quick and adorable read! 

I loved the 3 friends, Layla, Luke & Nathan. The pranks at work were fun.

The ending 🥺🥺 I loved it. 

So excited for Nathan's story coming in the fall!! 

Thanks to the author and NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. 


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amari_patel's review against another edition

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4.0

4⭐️

This was such a cute book! This book is a workplace, she falls first he falls harder book that followed Layla and Luke who both work at a publishing company. Luke has just got out of a long term relationship but after setting his eyes on Layla he becomes obsessed. Both Layla and Luke pine over each other until it all comes together in a work trip. This book was so adorable and both characters were so sweet and caring. Luke new everything about Layla and would go out of his way just to see her smile! I am obsessed with the nickname little one and wish someone would call me that. The playlist he made made my heart melt. Both of their roommates were so funny and amazing additions to the book! I really enjoyed this book! It was fun and lighthearted! Definitely recommend!

Favorite Quote:
“Whatever she wanted from me, she could have.” 

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

telsreadingjournal's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

 Thank you netgalley for giving me this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

When I saw this on Netgalley I knew I had to request it, as it was up my alley. Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes so I had a feeling I might like this, sadly that was not the case. The relationship between Luke and Layla was sweet, there were a lot of moments that gave me butterflies, but for some reason I never felt the chemistry between them. I think it was the lack of background story to go off from. Layla started to fall for Luke right when she first met him when he started working at the same publishing company, then three years later Luke fell for Layla. There was no backstory, as I was reading I kept wondering when did Luke see Layla differently? When did the people around Luke and Layla notice that there was something between them? The former was answered towards the last 50 pages and the latter was never really answered. A few chapters would have been helpful to help paint Luke and Layla’s dynamic. I was only rooting for them because one, it was clear from the beginning that they liked each other and two their friends and family have all rooted for them, I felt I had no choice but to root for them. 

Another thing that bothered me was Luke’s nickname for Layla. I mean seriously “little one?!?” Every time he called her that I can’t help but picture Layla as a kid rather than a woman in her early 20’s. Imagine having a sweet moment with your crush only for him to say “Little one, I will never be too busy for you……” or “Hey little one, what are you up to?” Am I five or a grown adult?!

I am not sure if this will be a series but there was a lot of information about some of the side characters. It got confusing at times. Looking back at it, I think there was more info about the side characters than the main.

This was 245 pages and yet it took me about a week to finish. I found myself not really trying to focus on the book towards the end. It was a lot of skimming through, I was just trying to finish the book. If this wasn’t an ARC I probably would have DNF'd. 

Although I did not love this, I encourage you to give it a chance should it peak your interest. Books are subjective, just because I didn’t love it, doesn’t mean you won’t either. 

A similar review was also posted on my Bookstagram @tels.reading.journal