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cant express how excited I was when I first got to know about this book, and that joy doubled when I was approved for this ARC.
I dont know if it was my high expectations or the book itself, but Im not quite happy with the experience,

Maddie is still struggling to deal with the grief over her exfiancé ditching her at the altar six months ago, while also figuring out how to manage her not so well running bookstore in her small town.
I liked that she passionately loves her books and the store, and also wants to find her very own romance hero, But I just didnt like her as a person, She is

so flighty and indecisive and occasionally selfish, and just cant make up her mind about anything, Im all for introspection in a character when they are at a critical juncture in their life, but Maddie is not introspecting anything, She just doesnt want to critically examine anything in her life, always living in her imagination and hoping for someone to come and sweep her away without putting any actual effort.


The side characters were all pretty interesting, Dylan was the typical flirty rockstar but he wasnt obnoxious and could be very charming, Max came across as very critical of Maddie initially but as the book goes on, we realize he really cares about her and just cant stop himself from giving unnecessarysometimes even necessary advice.
Charlie is a literature professor and his conversations with Maddie tended to be more fun and bookish than flirty, While I hated how the initial contact with Silver Fox happened, I definitely enjoyed her emails and messages with him, That was the only place I thought Maddie tried to be honest, Peter, the exfiancé is a manipulative jerk and I absolutely hated that she even contemplated going back to him even though his true colors were right there to see.


The writing was actually pretty easy and amusing to read, The plot itself with the anonymous online friend trope and a whole gang of interested suitors was quite promising, but I think it faltered somewhere in the execution.
Except for the emails, I dont think I felt connected with any of the possible couples, so I wasnt even rooting for anyone, One thing I liked was that I couldnt guess the real identity of Silver Fox until it was very obvious, and it was impressive of the author to be able to maintain the mystery.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the book club discussions because everyone seemed to bring a different perspective to the well known stories, though I was slightly miffed that Maddie seemed to think only classics were the right books for her book club.
I also didnt like the first time she emailed Silver Fox just because he gave astar review, Even though I understand that he could have worded his review better, I hate the idea of an author finding out the email of a reviewer and then messaging them in a drunken rage.
It just put me off immediately and that might have totally changed my perception about Maddie as a character and overall, the book itself.
Weve seen enough of this passive aggressive stuff in real life, and I dont think romanticizing this behavior in a book is the right way to go.


On a final note, I think this book had a lot of potential but it just didnt work for me, There is an interesting group of characters, some wonderful conversations about books and the lovely setting of a small town bookstore, but ultimately I just couldnt like the main character and didnt feel invested in any of the relationships.
It was still a mostly entertaining read, which I was able to breeze through quickly and enjoyed some laughs along the way, I guess I was just hoping for something more, Its not really a bad book per se, so I would definitely recommend that you pick it up if the premise interests you, It might however be better to temper your expectations a bit, Es tut mir leid, das so schonungslos sagen zu müssen, aber das war verschwendete Lebenszeit, Der Schreibstil hat überhaupt nicht meinen Geschmack getroffen das war weder lockerflockig, noch poetisch, mehr wie ein Aufsatz eines Teenagers , könnte aber natürlich an der Übersetzung gelegen haben.
Die Charaktere waren recht eindimensional und besonders die Protagonistin ist mir extrem auf die Nerven gegangen im Prinzip gibt es vier Männer in ihrem Leben und natürlich sind alle potentiell irgendwie an ihr interessiert und sie projeziert munter ihre Vorstellungen in sie hinein.
Am schlimmsten fand ich, wie wenig selbstbestimmt sie in manchen Situationen handelt, so als wäre sie eine Sklavin ihrer Libido die dazu noch überaus schlecht beschrieben ist.
Nein, das war wirklich gar nichts für mich, abbrechen wäre da die bessere Wahl gewesen, Ever had four men interested in you at the same time Yeah, me neither, There is Dylan, Maddies rock star first boyfriend recently in town again, and looking to rekindle their passionate connection, Followed up by Charlie, her one true loyal customer who comes into her bookshop everyday, What might lack in passion, he definitely makes up in intellectual discussions and common interests,

Or what about Peter, Maddies exfiance who left her at the altar, and also still owns half of her bookstore, Regret might be a bit too late, and I never fully understood why she was giving this guy even a chance to grovel, And then there is Max, the guy next door/brother of best friend/boy she grew up with, While Maddie might think he has a superiority complex, seeing him as a potential love interest doesnt occur to her until some unexpected kissing.


Oh, and on top of all of that there is Silver Fox, a book blogger who gave her debut novel a mediocre review, and now theyre pen pals.
Who is probably one of the above mentioned men,

Yes, there is a lot going on, Its not only Maddies love life that is a mess, her bookshop isnt doing well either, and a lot of freak accidents are making it even harder.
While I loved the setup of Dating by the Book, I feel it could have done with less love interests, certainly when it was so clear from the start who Maddie would end up with.


Also for someone who wrote a fantasy romance novel, I was a bit surprised how Maddies choices for her weekly book club were only eighteen hundred classics, and how she shunned the idea of trying something more recent.
For me this showed how stuck she was, trying to play it safe when it came to her book shop and her love life.


I was definitely there for Maddie trying to pave her own way, and not wanting to give up her hope and dreams to fit in with the mens lives.
A man can chase his own dreams, while also support a women in her ambition, theyre not mutually exclusive,

I do would have loved to get to know some of the men better, Because there were so many, a lot of the interactions between Maddie and the men felt fleeting, There were no real unexpected plot twists, and there is a happy ending, Dating by the Book was fun, and sometimes me and Maddie were butting heads, but she pulled through in the end,

I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review I couldnt stop thinking about how I was probably going to give this bookand hoping that the author wouldnt be upset enough to call me out lol thats what the heroine in her book does to a reviewer.


Lets start with the good: love the small town bookstore backdrop, I also really liked Max I love a Darcy and Elizabeth dynamic in all of its forms, so I was immediately team Max, Unfortunately, I thought that the author could have done more to make my fellow readers really root for him, There were too many distractions from the otherpossible love interests, Maddie was so caught up in fictional worlds and “what ifs”, I found myself wanting to skim through a lot of her inner monologue by about a quarter of a way through the book.
Now I know that was partially the point, she is so in the clouds that she doesnt see whats right in front of her, but I honestly just started to find her frustrating, especially when she keeps going back and forth considering all these different guys it just got a bit annoying.


That being said, the bones of the story were cute and I liked that all the potential love interests minus her exfiancé werent alphaholes and Im glad she got her HEA.
I think some people would really love this story and I'll still recommend it to friends, so they can judge for themselves :,