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TWICE SHY by Sarah Hogle⁣ ⁣ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ½ TWICE SHY by Sarah Hogle⁣
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Okay, I’m going to need Sarah Hogle to just hurry up and write allll of the books because I can’t handle waiting for each one to come out. ⁣
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If you enjoyed her debut, YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER, you’ll enjoy TWICE SHY. That being said, keep in mind that they’re two different books. Where YDEO was more humorous and quick, TWICE SHY was more emotional and sentimental. (TWICE SHY was still very funny!)⁣
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Maybell was painfully romantic, sensitive, and quirky. I generally don’t gravitate towards those types of characters; I’m still working on my post-manic-pixie-dream-girl-era anxiety and I tend to find quirky, daydreamer types to be too much (of what, I don’t know, I just often find them to be too much). Still, I adored Maybell. Unlike so many of the quirky-girl, MPDGs of the (thankfully) bygone 2000s, Maybell was whimsical but she was also earnest and relatable. Ultimately, I think this is one of my favorite aspects of Hogle’s writing—her ability to convey relatable and resonant emotions in the loveliest of ways. ⁣
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If you’re looking for a sweet, earnest, and slow-burn romance, with enough humor to keep it from feeling too saccharine, you need to read TWICE SHY. Wesley and Maybell were so dear that, on multiple occasions, I wanted to just grab them up in the biggest hug (and I’m generally NOT a hugger, so that’s really saying something). ⁣
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You can find my full review up on my blog (link in bio)!⁣
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[image description: Twice Shy held up in front of a tree with Elliott Bay in the background]
#CurrentlyReading THE EX TALK by Rachel Lynn Solom #CurrentlyReading THE EX TALK by Rachel Lynn Solomon⁣
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The banter, y’all, THE BANTER. I can’t. It’s so funny and quick and filled to the brim with tension—the trifecta. Also, I wish this show actually existed, I would 100% be obsessed with it.
My April hopefuls ✨ see any that you’re planni My April hopefuls ✨ see any that you’re planning to read as well? (Thank you @readforeverpub @williammorrowbooks for the #gifted copies!)
Happy #PubDay to two of my most anticipated books Happy #PubDay to two of my most anticipated books of 2021: FIRST, BECOME ASHES and TWICE SHY! ⁣
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@kmszpara and @sarah_hogle both became auto-buy authors for me after their respective debuts last year (DOCILE and YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER) and so today is better than Christmas because BOTH OF THEIR SECOND BOOKS ARE OUT! ⁣
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Everyone needs to go pick these up ASAP. And, while you’re at it, go pick up DOCILE and YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER as well. You won’t regret it.
Our place is finally feeling like a home now that Our place is finally feeling like a home now that all my books have arrived (and I guess our other household goods too but tbh, the books were the most important) and I finished putting them up on the shelves! ⁣
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I wish I could say I had an organizational method but at a certain point I stopped alphabetizing and just started putting books on shelves 🙃
I like my coffee how I like my romance novels—ho I like my coffee how I like my romance novels—hot & steamy 🔥✨⁣
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@commasandcarbs is the real MVP for introducing me to my new favorite mug (and Etsy store!!) from @fugly.barbie 💖
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