Team !!TOO LIT TO QUIT!!: Book Talk Reading Challenge April 2025 - Page 28

Originally posted by: Gags05

Just finished, "Beg, Borrow or Steal" by Sarah Adams.

⭐⭐⭐1/2

While the pacing felt a bit slow in places, this enemies-to-lovers rom-com ultimately charmed me with its well-developed main characters and engaging supporting cast.

This book is 3rd in the "When in Rome" series by Sarah Adams and gives a lasting sense of warmth and wholesomeness.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Oh I’ve read Practice makes perfect in this series and I quite liked it. Who’s the MC for Beg, Borrow, Steal? Is it the teacher (I forgot her name)

Yeah.. it's the elder sister.. Emily and her arch-nemisis, Jack..

Quite a slow-burn with less smut and more character development.. Could have been less pages, but I still liked it all the same..

Originally posted by: Gags05

Yeah.. it's the elder sister.. Emily and her arch-nemisis, Jack..

Quite a slow-burn with less smut and more character development.. Could have been less pages, but I still liked it all the same..

I’m okay with slow burn at times and at other times it annoys me. Depends on the writing I guess.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Girls, I see you two haven’t logged any pages in the sheet. Please do this asap as the month is drawing to a close and I’ll need the final numbers soon.

Please also be reminded that you need to log at least 200 pages for your participation to be considered valid.

Updated Lizzie....Thank you for the reminder

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Girls, I see you two haven’t logged any pages in the sheet. Please do this asap as the month is drawing to a close and I’ll need the final numbers soon.

Please also be reminded that you need to log at least 200 pages for your participation to be considered valid.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

LizzieBennet's Page Log: April 2025 Reading Challenge

Red: Ongoing

1. Perfect Strangers - J.T. Geissenger (KU) - 344 pages ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. The Sea King - C.L. Wilson (KU) - 58 pages (DNF)

3. My Lady Jane - Jodi Meadows/ Cynthia Hand/ Brodi Ashton (paperback) 512 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. Butcher & Blackbird - Brynne Weaver (Libby) - 152 pages (DNF)

5. Kill for me, kill for you - Steve Cavanaugh (Libby) - 351 pages ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

6. The Perfect Son - Freida McFadden (KU) - 238 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

7. Want to know a secret? - Freida McFadden (KU) - 399 pages ⭐️⭐️1/2

8. Same time next summer - Annabel Monaghan (Paperback) - 96 pages (DNF)

9. The girl on the train - Paula Hawkins (Libby) - 338 pages ⭐️⭐️1/2

10. Then she was gone - Lisa Jewell (Libby) - 368 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

11. Promise me sunshine - Cara Bastone (ebook) - 390 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Draco Malfoy and the mortifying ordeal of being in love - isthisselfcare (AO3 online) - 119,548 words ~ 665 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

13. First-time caller by B.K. Borison (ebook) - 446 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

14. Rogues' Gallery (book/ play) - 145 pages [not available on Amazon; ISBN: 9798890990136]

15. Say you’ll remember me - Abby Jimenez (ebook) - 361 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. Tame the Heart - Ava Hunter (ebook) - 476 pages ⭐️⭐️1/2

17. What have you done? - Shari Lapena (paperback) - 336 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️

18. Give me butterflies- Jillian Meadows (ebook) - 363 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️

19. Jar of hearts by Jennifer Hillier (Libby) - 306 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️

20. Everyone here is lying - Shari Lapena (Libby) - 336 pages ⭐️⭐️ 1/2

21. Wrong place, wrong time - Gillian McAllister (Libby) - 386 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2

22. Funny Story - Emily Henry (Libby) - 395 pages ⭐️⭐️ 1/2

23. Deep End - Ali Hazelwood (Libby) - 460

⭐️⭐️ 1/2

24. Unromance - Erin Connor (Libby) - 345 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

25. Ask for Andrea - Noelle W. Ihli (Prime) - 295

Pages ⭐️⭐️ 1/2

26. Nine-month contract - Amy Daws (Prime) - 358 pages ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Saw that you also didn't like both Deep End and Funny Story much..

Same pinch!

Interestingly views are quite polarized on both these books.. especially Funny Story.. That's my one of the 2 least liked books from her so far, the other being Happy Place..

Originally posted by: Gags05

Saw that you also didn't like both Deep End and Funny Story much..

Same pinch!

Interestingly views are quite polarized on both these books.. especially Funny Story.. That's my one of the 2 least liked books from her so far, the other being Happy Place..

Ali Hazelwood's always been hit or miss for me. I did like her STEM novels a lot more than I liked this one.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Yeah I too have heard of people loving Deep end (in fact it was recommended highly on the Romance Book Club FB group I'm in) and Funny Story. In case of Emily Henry, I think it's the author & the writing that doesn't seem to appeal to me. I didn't even like Book Lovers that much and that's her most loved book I believe.

Ali Hazelwood's always been hit or miss for me. I did like her STEM novels a lot more than I liked this one.

My favorite Emily Henry book is 'People we meet on vacation'.

In terms of Ali Hazelwood, I don't believe I am saying this.. but my favourite, even more than the STEM books is, 'Bride'. It's like I never knew that's something I will end up liking in the first place 🤣

Originally posted by: Gags05

My favorite Emily Henry book is 'People we meet on vacation'.

In terms of Ali Hazelwood, I don't believe I am saying this.. but my favourite, even more than the STEM books is, 'Bride'. It's like I never knew that's something I will end up liking in the first place 🤣

I might even see the movie!

Oh really? I’m not into vampires etc so I’m hesitant to read Bride. I did like Love on the Brain and Love theoretically by her. (More than TLH)

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Omg! Mine too! PWMOV that is…

I might even see the movie!

Oh really? I’m not into vampires etc so I’m hesitant to read Bride. I did like Love on the Brain and Love theoretically by her. (More than TLH)

So here's the thing about Bride.. I went into it, with very low expectations and it was at the time of its release when not much reviews had come. But the book is so self-aware, and so is the FL, that I ended up chuckling half of the time.. Also it was the first time I was trying something in that genre i.e lovestory between 2 different species. (kinda made me nostalgic for twilight as well). Plus its good kind of slow burn.

But fast forward to later, and I got to know that there were a lot of readers like me who were pleasantly surprised with it. But now after all this time, with so much hype around it, I am not sure if u would like it.. but yeah.. maybe give it a try if u feel like it.