One-Star Romance
Books | Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
2.8
Laura Hankin
A struggling writer is forced to walk down the aisle at her best friend’s wedding with the man who gave her book a very public one-star rating in this fresh romantic comedy from Laura Hankin.Natalie and Rob couldn’t have less in common. Nat’s a messy artist, and Rob’s a rigid academic. The only thing they share is their devotion to their respective best friends—who just got engaged. Still, unexpected chemistry has Natalie cautiously optimistic about being maid of honor to Rob’s best man.Until, minutes before the ceremony, Nat learns that Rob wrote a one-star review of her new novel, which has them both reeling: Nat from imposter syndrome, and Rob over the reason he needed to write it.When the reception ends, these two opposites hope they’ll never meet again. But, as they slip from their twenties into their thirties, they’re forced together whenever their fast-track best friends celebrate another milestone. Through housewarmings and christenings, life-changing triumphs and failures, Natalie and Rob grapple with their own choices—and how your harshest critic can become your perfectly imperfect match.After all, even the truest love stories sometimes need a bit of rewriting.
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Author
Laura Hankin
Pages
400
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2024-06-18
ISBN
0593438213 9780593438213
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"The author does a phenomenal job of actually depicting real life, growth of characters and people that you could encounter in this day and age like it’s a very real depiction of life.<br/><br/> I couldn’t get past how selfish I find Natalie and how annoying I find her dependency on her one and only best friend. honestly honestly, that’s the reason it didn’t get more than three stars from me and I know you’re not supposed to love every character in the book so this would’ve been somebody in real life. I would never be friends with because I couldn’t stand them."
"As a 30 year old millennial who has hit a rut in my life, I read this in a time in which it really hit home. I also really enjoyed the way she incorporated the Covid pandemic into the work. Honestly, unfamiliar with her other work, but this one? Loved. Neither leads are doormats, both are flawed and incredibly human."
"I did not to be crying - so 4 stars! Beautiful read! "
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