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Kelsey Rodkey
You’ve Got Mail meets Morgan Matson in this smart, banter-filled romcom with a bookish twist.Nothing will stop Madeline Moore from taking over her family’s independent bookstore after college. Nothing, that is—until a chain bookstore called Prologue opens across the street and threatens to shut them down.Madeline sets out to demolish the competition, but the guy who works over at Prologue seems intent on ruining her life. Not only is he taking her customers, he has the unbelievable audacity to be… extremely cute.But that doesn’t matter. Jasper is the enemy and he will be destroyed. After all—all’s fair in love and (book) war.
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Author
Kelsey Rodkey
Pages
360
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2021-05-18
ISBN
0062994484 9780062994486
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"Super cute rivals to lovers. Lots of jaw dropping moments that I did not expect, and was entertained through the whole thing. The plot was great and I loved the two main characters. Also loved the mid-size girl representation. Was giggling, crying, and much more through the book. Definitely would re-read."
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Elizabeth DeBartolo
"This book sat in my house unread for months, I finally read it and it was… fine. Not good or bad, just fine. I didn’t really click with the main characters- Madeline was so determined to the point of which it got annoying and she became a “I’m the best, you can’t win” character, which is my least favorite part of enemies-to-lovers. And Jasper was just annoying, I wasn’t a fan of how much he sabotaged. The romance also went from enemies to lovers to fast- there’s a decent amount of “enemies”, but they started kissing immediately after they decided they shouldn’t be rivals- there was no time as just friends. And the romance just felt like a subplot until around page 150 or so, when it became too much of a focus. However, I did like the premise of rival bookstores, and there were some fun moments. Also there was a larger focus on family than in many other YA books, with I enjoyed. There was also some humor, but more in a cringy rom-com way. Plus, the ending was more realistic than usual in romance , there wasn’t a random miracle that saved everyone, it even was sort of sad. The romance wasn’t bad either, but I didn’t root for the couple or find they really cute or anything. This wasn’t a bad book, but I don’t think I’ll be rereading this or looking at more books from the author. "
"recently read this and let me say i loved it !! this book just fed my extremely high romance standards 🙄🙄. enemies to lovers (arguably the best trope in HISTORY). one complaint about the book is that the end seemed a little rushed and left open ended, i didn’t mind that much tho bc i can kinda make my own ending !!"