Too Good to Be Real by Melonie Johnson
A romcom with a romcom. Creative and adorable.
Julie and her two best friends go on a getaway vacation, where the hotel has created a movie game playing concept taken from well known romantic comedies. Events include famous scenes from movies encouraging interaction and mingling. Corgis and seagulls add their own unique skills to the mix where adult entertainment ensues.
Yes there are deeper issues going on with the characters so the tone of the story is not all fun and games. But it’s a romance so we get our HEA and there are many great secondary friends that might lead to more stories.
I loved the hotel concept and have played some similar games at Reader conferences. I’m not sure I could give up my phone/iPad for days as was required (work and photos and books!) but the freedom of unplugged is enticing.
🎧 I listened to the audio version narrated by Juliana Solo and Cody Gordon. The two did the alternating, third person POV’s of Julia and Luke. Their voices fit the character ages well and the performance was clean from any noticeable editing issues. I alternated between 1.25 and 1.4 which is the standard for me.
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A Rom-Com Explosion!
Julia is on the verge of losing her job as a journalist and will do anything it takes to keep her job, even if its going on a writing assignment for the travel section when she hates traveling. Which brings her to Notting Hill Resort in Wisconsin on a writing assignment for a rom-com roleplaying weekend where every romantic can live out their movie fantasies. Luke took a job programming a rom-com roleplaying game because it would help his sister out, and the bonus would give him the money he needs to start his own company. Both skeptical of the experience, find themselves caught up in their own real life rom-com, but secrets of their real life threaten to unravel the relationship they form on the week away, and the lines between role playing and real life are starting to blur!I really wanted to love this book, I mean I'm a rom-com queen, but something about it felt more Hallmark channel and less Silver Screen. I found myself skimming in some spots because I just wanted to see how it ended. However, I could totally see this being a CW series or hallmark movie for sure. Don't get me wrong, this was cute, a bit cheesy and if you like rom-coms you will like this. It was just a little cliche, and I was hoping for more. I loved Julias relationship with her friends, and I liked that when things unraveled she chose the harder route and didn't just forgive the lie. I liked that it was set partly in Chicago, where I live. And I loved that Julia and Logan weren't these perfect hot couple who were just connected after a mysterious spark that a lot of books do. They were flawed and nerdy and I loved that!Thanks Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review 3.5 stars!
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