The Proposal: Reese's Book Club

"Slightly better than her first book, although I am still frustrated by the struggles the author chooses to put her main characters through. I don’t really like when main characters have commitment phobia throughout almost the entirety of the book. It was never fully explained why Nik was commitment phobic besides she had one bad relationship in the past. I would have maybe liked a more in-depth explanation of her dating history and past. Also, I found it absolutely ridiculous that in one page Carlos is so mad that Nik decided to show up to the hospital unannounced and then the next, he is professing his love for Nik; then he gets upset that she doesn’t believe him later. <br/><br/>The things I liked in this book were Nik’s friendship with Courtney and Dana, Carlos’ tight family dynamic, the food references throughout this book (some of the scenes made me super hungry and I was salivating almost reading the descriptions), Natalie’s (the gym instructor/ owner) backstory, etc. On a separate note, I kind of want Dana and Natalie to have their own separate book told from both of their perspectives. We didn’t get to see where that article that Nik was going to write about her went and it kind of was left to the way side after the drama with Carlos’s cousin and her baby.<br/><br/>Taken as a whole, I did enjoy this book more than the first one she wrote. I hope that some of the issues that were mentioned will not happen in future books that she writes."

"So cute!🥰 "

"The proposal play Lauren Blakely "

"<strong>Classic rom com</strong><br/><br/>If you’re in the mood for a super light read with romance and comedy thrown in the mix, this is the book. It lacks some substance at times and it’s pretty predictable but enjoyable as an end of summer read."

"What I Liked: <br/>1. Nikole and Carlos - I like that Carlos came in with the smooth save to get her out of that insane proposal. I really liked that this wasn’t super instant-love. It easily could have been but I like that we see Carlos and Nik transition from strangers to friends, to friends with benefits, then eventually a couple. <br/><br/>2. Nik and her friends - I love how supportive they are of each other despite all doing completely different things with their lives.<br/><br/>3. Diversity - while I love when books have diversity, this was borderline pandering. Like when corporations or universities put all their minority employees/students on a website to showcase diversity even though the place really isn’t that diverse. But diversity is important and I appreciate the effort, even if it felt a little overkill<br/><br/>What I Didn’t Like:<br/>1. Jasmine Guillory seems to follow the exact same formula in all of her books. Characters meet, characters start hooking up, the big miscommunication which leads to the conflict and “break up” (I say break up in quotes because a lot of her characters have this moment before they’re technically in a relationship but are doing all the relationship things), big apology, and then get together and live happily ever after. This is so consistent in her novels, it makes them feel a little predictable and less enjoyable"