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positively giddy about this book, not for the romance which, btw, was ahmazing but rather because of the Private Equity aspect.
As you may or may not know, I've worked in Investment/Portfolio management for a while and Keeland's depiction of the process was accurate which just got me even giddier.


I know, right Bliss, It looks like Vi Keeland is becoming a go to author for me, I know there are complaints saying her stories are so similar, but The Invitaiton was exactly what I was looking for,

The heroine, Stella, was very quirky and easy to love, She was also smart and determined to fight for her dream, At first, I wasnt sure about Hudson, then he was everything and so swoon worthy, I loved Stella and Hudson together, especially the way he always complimented her when she needed a little push, They were both hurt before, so it was slow going for them,

I have one minor complaint, and its not about the story, Last week I was scrolling through my home feed, and someone not a friend had asentence update that was a major spoiler, It gave away a major plot twist of the story, and I couldnt stop thinking about while reading, Besides all that, I did enjoy the story,

The audiobook is narrated by my girl crush, Andi Arndt and the sexy Sebastian York sigh,
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couldnt connect at all Definitely a better romance than I expected,Stars!
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Stella Bardot lives in New York and has put her heart and soul, and invested everything she has into her business for the last five years.
She could definitely use a night out, so when she becomes in possession of an invitation to a fancy wedding at a prime location, she goes against her better judgement and decides to go.
It's addressed to her exroommate who owes her money and did her wrong, She can't resist a chance to get all glammed up, and have some fun, While crashing the wedding she meets a sinfully sexy stranger, She knows it's bad timing, but his smile leaves her breathless, They dance, and their chemistry is off the charts, He's impossible to resist, but when her true identity is revealed she has a Cinderella moment, and makes a quick exit, When they come face to face again and things turn complicated will she take a chance on love and finally get her happily ever after

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He was handsome from afar, but up close he was breathtaking.


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The Invitation by Vi Keeland is a sexy, sweet standalone romance about family, fate, intense connections and explosive chemistry.
I loved this heroine so much, She's quirky, strong, and has a beautiful heart, Then there's Hudson. The man is swoony to the extreme, and absolutely gorgeous! I really enjoyed this book, It's flirty, fun, and packed with angst, emotion, and hilarious banter, This story will captivate you throughout, I couldn't put it down! It's easily one of my favorites by this author, and will definitely be in my top reads of!

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Overall Opinion: Meh, This felt a little lackluster for me, I really liked the h though! That says a lot since Im typically pretty tough on my ratings for hs, I loved the little bit of interactions with the Hs daughter, I just wanted much more of that! I ended with being frustrated that this is yet another book that has their conflict resolved and jumps right into an epilogue.
While the conflict wasnt all that dramatic, it just doesnt feel like a good enough resolution when that happens, I didnt hate it or anything, but I bet Ill forget this one pretty quickly as I move on the the next because it was underwhelming and just okay.
Bummer, because I think Im in the minority again with this one,

Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Stella and Hudsons story, They meet when Stella crashes a wedding and he discovers her, They meet again when Stella ends up using his firm for capital venture help when trying to start her own business, They both have baggage to work through, some sweet moments, and some sexy times, . . and they get a HFN ending,

Point Of View POV: This alternated between Stella and Hudsons POV,

Overall Pace of Story: Good until the end, I never skimmed and I thought it flowed well otherwise,

Instalove: No, but instant connection and close to instalove once they get together,

H Hero stars, Hudson. I liked him. I loved his relationship with his daughter and sister,

h heroine ,stars. Stella. I really liked her. I appreciated her strength and optimism when being hurt in the past,

Sadness level: Low, no tissues needed

Push/Pull: Yes They both push away and Id say that the H is the main pursuer of the relationship

Heat level: Good.
They have some good tension, chemistry, and scenes but not so much it takes away from the story,

Descriptive sex: Yes

OW Other Woman/OM Other Man drama: No, but some mild jealousy

Sex scene with OW or OM: No

Cheating: Not between mcs They both were cheated on by their exes

Separation: Yes They are separated shortly week/s, but there was no mention or suggestion of other partners during this time.


Possible Triggers: Yes The h was cheated on by her ex fiancé with her sister and her parents knew off page, the H was cheated on by his ex and he finds out his daughter isnt his , and loss of parents off page

Closure: This ends kind of abruptly with what I would call a HFN ending they get engaged

Safety: This one should be Safe for most safety gang readers

Does Not have cheating between mcs
Does Not have a descriptive sex scene with OW/OM
Does have both the h and H pushing away
Does have a separation between the h and H
Does Not have abuse
Does Not have a HEA ending HUDSON!!!

Los dos últimos libros de Vi Keeland me han gustado no tanto como los primeros que leí de ella pero siento que estos tienen algo diferente y no la misma fórmula de POVs dual past/present que tanto me tenían harta.

No es que este libro sea tan diferente si tiene algunos capítulos en pasado que son relevantes pero si sientes que no estás leyendo una copia pero con diferentes nombres seguimos teniendo a una ex from hell que solo es mencionada pero no está presente.


El libro empezó muy divertido los protagonistas me gustaron mucho, ella siendo rara medio nerd que se mete en cada situación que te da risa y él UFFFF adorado, es sexy as fuck como sólo Vi los sabe hacer, al principio es prepotente asshole pero después es bien lindo no es el típico mujeriego, cree en las relaciones, respeta los deseos de ella y espera hasta que esta lista.

Y como papá es lo máximo y ahí es donde tengo un pero que casi no lo vemos interactuar con su hija porque cuando sale su interacción es lo máximo.
AMO las notitas que le dejaba en sus plátanos,

Si empezó muy bien me gustó mucho pero sentí que el gran secreto y el drama por surgir fue muy predecible aparte que duraron una eternidad en darse un beso y eso lo volvió un poco aburrido por Hudson me gustó mucho y por él le daré lasestrellas aunque para mí es un.
Update : This is not related to book I researched about secret diaries, I came across a few entries of a person who was suffering from bipolar disorder, depression, a lot of hallucinations and I guess two more mental illnesses.
I read it and it was really disturbing, All I can say is that I won't be reading secret diaries anymore, My experience with them turned out to be bad,

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I have read only one book of the author sitelinkVi Keeland before and I had liked it but I can't say the same for this book.
I have always avoided her books, not because I thought they are bad or something but because they always gave me vibes like that of 'YouTube Clickbait Videos'.
This book proves exactly that, The synopsis sounds interesting, were it not for that I would have never read this book, The 'wedding crashing' that is mentioned is also interesting unfortunately after that it's not so 'interesting', I had thought of DNFing the book after the third chapter because a part of me knew it will no longer be interesting, but since this book has been appearing a lot on my update feed, in Goodreads monthly newsletter and many people had liked it so.
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continued reading. Now, I feel I should have DNFed it, I would have survived, . . and saved time.

Good things about the book:

I have given this book,for the wedding scene and Stella heroine, Stella is unique and different, well for her work, hobbies, senses, and chocolate giving habit, These were the only things I liked in this book, It gave me a glimpse of what happens in the perfume and business world which I liked and now I am going to research secret diaries and probably buy one, they sound really interesting.


Now let's talk about why I didn't like this book,

Unfortunately, this book failed to deliver the major thing that it was supposed to be: Romance, I didn't feel the chemistry, sparks amp connection, It was all instalove. I mostly don't like romances where main characters already love/like each other and are still not a couple because of some drama or worse because of some stupid reason.
Here that thing was pretty average, everything between the main characters was average, I didn't understand that even after the misunderstanding was cleared why things didn't move on, All these caused the book to be a bit boring,

The second thing there wasn't a plot, not really, As simple as that.

Finally, the second part of the book, the other plot that was going on, was pretty predictable, really as soon as I read one line, I understood and just knew what was going to happen.
Also the only book I read of this author before this book sitelinkEgomaniac the kid thing was similar, which also I was able to predict.



Overall it was an okay/decent read, You can read this book, give it a try but I don't recommend it, It's not the 'read once in life book' or 'read for enjoyment book' you can live without it and reading/not reading it will not affect your reading experience in any way I guess


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