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It Had to Be You
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"A wedding planner dies and leaves the business to his wife--and his mistress. What could possibly go wrong? A charming rom-com to kick off your summer."--People
An Elin Hilderbrand Entertainment Weekly Summer Reading Pick
"The book-equivalent of a perfect first date... Highly highly recommend." --Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"A heady kaleidoscope of romance, heartbreak, and healing that's both rich in insight and enchantingly funny." --Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author
The author of the "emotional, hilarious, and thought-provoking" (People) novel The Bucket List returns with a witty and heartfelt romantic comedy featuring a wedding planner, her unexpected business partner, and their coworkers in a series of linked love stories--perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Casey McQuiston.
For the past twenty years, Liv and Eliot Goldenhorn have run In Love in New York, Brooklyn's beloved wedding-planning business. When Eliot dies unexpectedly, he even more unexpectedly leaves half of the business to his younger, blonder girlfriend, Savannah. Liv and Savannah are not a match made in heaven, to say the least. But what starts as a personal and professional nightmare transforms into something even savvy, cynical Liv Goldenhorn couldn't begin to imagine.
It Had to Be You cleverly unites Liv, Savannah, and couples as diverse and unique as New York City itself, in a joyous Love-Actually-style braided narrative. The result is a smart, modern love story that truly speaks to our times. Second chances, secret romance, and steamy soul mates are front and center in this sexy, tender, and utterly charming rom-com that is "so much fun" (Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author).
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781982133191
EAN:
9781982133191
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
384
Authors:
Georgia Clark
Publisher:
Atria Books
Published Date: 2021-04-05
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I think I forgot I bought this, but it was very cute and I got to like all the characters. Perfect vacation read! The only reason I bumped it down a star is because I felt the author was trying a little too hard to include every type of person - you ever see an ad where there's like one of each type of person/family? Picture that in a romance, with a little gender identity and (very mild, referred to) kink thrown in. It was a little try-hard, but I couldn't complain, because every one of these people was really great and I really enjoyed their stories!
I dunno - I only felt an emotional response to the story of two characters, Darlene and Zach. You’d think I would enjoy Liv and Sam as much since I am older and married a second time in my 50s, but again, didn’t quite resonate.About half way through, I was tempted to jump to the end because my commitment to the book was at a low. I resisted and slogged through, but it seemed to me the characters were drawn in pencil rather than ink, so they could be easily erased and redrawn.
Enjoyed this cocktail of a lot of different NYC flavors. Most characters are appealing but only one- or two-note, and apart from the central wedding planning women, the storylines are not too deep, too challenging or too sad (which is a real problem in so-called romance fiction these days, imo.) Five stars for NYC vibes, four stars for strong second chance love story, two stars for way too many paint-by-numbers secondary characters, one star for jarring and horrendous audio production (Sam? Disastrous!!)
I loved this book and every character in it! It was a hard to put down, and went into the early morning reading it. One of my absolute favorite books this year!
Quirky and fun. Modern romance.Even though it was destined to come together and work out for everyone, it was fun seeing it happen.Left a warm fuzzy place in my heart, which was needed in these harsh times.pGood book to read, a happy book.
