Booked on a Feeling
A Novel
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4.0 • 29 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Jayci Lee's romcom Booked on a Feeling features an overachieving lawyer. A failing bookstore. A childhood friend. And the chance of a lifetime…
Lizzy "Overachiever" Chung, Esq. has her life mapped out neatly:
* Become a lawyer. Check.
* Join a prestigious law firm. Check.
* Make partner. In progress.
If all goes to plan, she will check off that last box in a couple years, make her parents proud, and live a successful, fulfilled life in L.A. What was not in her plans was passing out from a panic attack during a pivotal moment in her career. A few deep breaths and a four hour drive later, Lizzy is in Weldon for three weeks to shed the burnout and figure out what went wrong. And what better place to recharge than the small California town where she spent her childhood summers with her best friend, Jack Park.
Jack Park didn't expect to see Lizzy back in Weldon, but now he's got three weeks to spend with the girl of his dreams. Except she doesn't know of his decades-long crush on her--and he intends to keep it that way. She's a high-powered attorney who lives in L.A. and he's a bookkeeper at his family's brewery who never left his hometown. He can't risk their friendship on a long shot. Can he? When Lizzy decides that the local bookstore needs a little revamp, of course, Jack is going to help her bring it back to life. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore there might be more than just friendship among the dusty shelves and books...
Sometimes the path to the rest of your life has been in front of you all along.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Best friends realize their feelings for each other in this dry romance from Lee (The Dating Dare). Los Angeles attorney Elizabeth Chung heads on a three-week vacation to the sleepy town of Weldon to decompress with her childhood friend, Weldon local Jack Park, after a trial leaves her feeling drained. She rents a room attached to a small bookstore, excited to escape into romance novels and reconnect with Jack. But unbeknownst to Lizzy, Jack has loved her since they were kids, and their sudden proximity makes it harder than ever to hide his true feelings. This doesn't matter for long, as soon Lizzy realizes that her own feelings have also deepened into something more. But with their friendship on the line and the long distance between their two homes, they must decide if it's worth risking what they already have for a chance to build something even better. While Lee admirably immerses her audience in Korean American culture, the cookie-cutter characters and lack of any real conflict results in a predictable romance that falls flat. This one misses the mark.
Customer Reviews
Amazing Book!
My Thoughts: The story is narrated in a dual narration fashion by Lizzy and Jack, in their perspectives. This book gave me all of the feels!! Team Lizzy/Jack ALL THE WAY! I enjoyed the narration as well, I switched back and forth between the digital and audio copy. I am in the legal profession as a paralegal and I love any book that touches on the legal profession. The characters are well developed with depth, instant connection, hot chemistry, witty banter, and lovely supporting characters. I could see spin off books with some of the supporting characters. The author’s writing style is complex, creative, romantic, and the way the characters are written to be interwoven into each other lives is just brilliant. This book made me laugh, made me cry, made me mad, made me sad, and just took me on this wonderful rollercoaster of emotions. I have already added this author’s backlist to my TBR. I highly recommend that you pickup this book immediately!!!