This book's saving grace was its superb representation: a black main character, latino love interest, black lesbian side character, and fat Korean side character.Otherwise, I wished I could love this book, but it just wasn't at all what I was hoping it to be. I'm mainly frustrated with this book because it wasn't pitched at ALL as a sequel or companion to Jasmine's first book, but literally half the book involves the two characters from her debut. I was really disappointed that I got 50% of the

I really enjoyed Jasmine Guillory's debut novel, The Wedding Date, so I was really excited to get my hands on The Proposal which is an even stronger, more charming novel. Nik is at a Dodgers game with her boyfriend of five months, when he proposes to her on the Jumbotron, but it's all bad. He spells her name wrong. She turns him down. The thousands of people watching are judging her, and then the handsome doctor, Carlos Ibarra and his sister Angela, swoop in to save the day, hustling Nik out of

this was better than i expected but there’s something about the really cheesy stereotypically “feminist objections” by the heroine that bugged me. yes men suck but why constantly point out ur “strong independent woman” to a man who already gets it...

4.5 stars.Freelance writer Nikole Paterson is spending a beautiful weekend day at a Dodgers game with Fisher, the guy she has been dating for the past few months, and a bunch of his friends. "She didn't have anything against baseball, exactly. It was just that she'd rather be spending this beautiful spring day at home with her laptop and a glass of bourbon on the rocks than outside at a baseball stadium with a warm beer. But when the hot dude you were sleeping with wanted to go to a Dodgers game...

This was was a lot of fun! The writing left some things to be desired, but the Los Angeles setting and the characters (Carlos 😍🤤) made up for that and I'm not mad about it. I definitely enjoyed this one A LOT more than the Wedding Date and I recommend checking this one out when it publishes next month!I received an advance copy of this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I received this book for free from the publisher (Berkley Books) in exchange for an honest review. Please note that I have not read The Wedding Date, so all the characters in this book were brand new to me. I also cannot speak to how this book compares with that book. It took me forever to read this book because I just started law school, but this was such a fun romance! First off, I loved the diversity! The main character is black. One of her friends is a plus sized Korean American. The other i...

In The Wedding Date, the first book in this series, we meet Carlos Ibarra, the fun and supportive best friend of Dr. Drew Nichols. We really get to know Carlos on the day he helps Dr. Drew by picking Alexa up at the airport. At the time I was reading that, I thought to myself, this Carlos seems like quite a catch! ((pun intended))In this novel, Carlos is now the leading man and I certainly wasn't wrong about him!When Carlos watches a botched proposal made to Nikole Paterson on the jumbotron at a...

3.5 fun stars to The Proposal! ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️.5Nikole is dating an actor, and they are on a date like any other with his buddies tagging along, except this time they are a Dodgers game. In front of a stadium filled with cheering fans, he proposes after only five months together. And Nikole wants and needs to say no. In front of everyone.Thank goodness for Carlos Ibarra who whisks her away from the cameras and supports her when she takes a few hits on social media . Carlos becomes Nik’s “just for fun”

DNF'd at 65 percent.Have you ever heard that story about the lion that was taxidermied by a man who had never seen a lion before? That's what this book feels like. As if the author knew what pieces made up a romance novel, but, having never seen or read one before, she was flummoxed as to how to put these pieces together. She wrote the kissing scenes and there are people saying "I love you," but beyond that, this doesn't feel like a romance. The final result is actually a terrifying facsimile th...

Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestThis book took me a long time to read - not because it was bad, but because it was so sweet and fluffy that I couldn't really stomach finishing it all in a single session. THE PROPOSAL would nearly be saccharine if not for the fact that it tackles some pretty relevant issues for women and features a very large and diverse cast of relatable characters with relatable problems. Reading it kind of made me feel like I was experiencing a book

'The Proposal' was soooo much fun to read!As soon as I began reading thew first few pages, I was enjoying the hell out of it.As per the title, it starts off with a proposal. A disastrous proposal at that. The type where it has not been thought through or even spoken about. Why do people even do this?! And they're alleged grown ups as well.Luckily, our black main character, Nik (which her casual boyfriend spells as Nic when he proposed. Stupid.) is rescued by Carlos, who is Latino and who becomes...

Why did I do that? Why didn't I stop at the end of chapter one and throw this book out my window? Who recommended this to me? How will they pay? These were my only questions when I finished this cliché-ridden, trite, rom-com book.

This was pretty disappointing. I completely agree with Whitney's review The only thing I really loved about this book was the diverse cast of characters. The female main character is a POC, there's a latino male love interest, and a korean side character, but that is all this book really has going for it.The writing is terrible, it reads like a bad fanfiction. There are so many cliches in this story and both of the characters were annoying me. Even their inner thoughts were immature and read mor...

ARC provided by Berkley in exchange for an honest review. “Deciding to spend your life together shouldn’t be a surprise” I loved The Wedding Date earlier this year, and when I found out that this was going to star one of the side characters I knew I couldn’t resist putting in an ARC request. This was a joy to read, from the first page to the last. Both of Jasmine’s books have been so intelligently, beautifully, and masterfully crafted. The Proposal is an ownvoices novel that follows a

From a seasoned romance reader’s perspective, it’s exciting to see the trend happening in the genre right now with the introduction of more diverse characters. Berkley Publishing Group seems to be at the forefront with books like The Kiss Quotient, Good Luck With That, The Wedding Date and Intercepted. Love happens all around us, encompassing people of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, colors and social status—so, why should fiction be any different? The Proposal introduces readers to Nik, a b...

Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and propose to me???Man bun... doesn’t know how to spell your name... proposes at a Dodgers game... 3 STRIKES YOUR OUT! The opening scene to this book was epic, something I’ve always thought every time I’ve watched one of those scoreboard proposals.... what happens if the girl says, “ KNOW“? Well this book shows you exactly what happens to Nik after the very public proposal.... and can I just say, if this were to happen

This is a very low stakes read featuring a couple that gets along well and a love interest who would be a great catch IRL (he’s respectful to women, cooks, and cleans after himself?! A rare unicorn indeed.) However, the book lacked the addictive ‘spark’ I’m looking for in romance, and was a bit too vanilla for me. Would I love to have an easygoing romance like this in real life? Absolutely. But for a book I’m reading, I’d like a little more tension, or witty banter, or steamy scenes, just *somet...

This was such a delight to read! I adored the diversity, the humor, and the portrayal of some really relevant, yet tough topics. These characters were all brand new to me, but I’m really excited to go back to The Wedding Date and see how we meet a certain someone initially there. Definitely recommended!

Sweet, sizzling, and modern—The Proposal is a sure-fire hit in the women’s fiction and romance worlds this year! It starts with a meet-cute, as many good love stories do. Only, is it still a meet-cute if our protagonist meets her beau by being horrifyingly and publicly embarrassed by her current love interest??? More like a meet-nightmare! From the opening chapter, you will want to know more about Nik and what happens to her after the nightmare of all nightmare dates!About the BookWriter and fem...

I adored this companion novel to The Wedding Date. We get to know Carlos, who I was THIRSTING to become more well acquainted with, who saves Nik from a mortifying public proposal gone wrong from her very short-term boyfriend. Apart from the slow-burn romance done well, I loved how it put bigger topics in perspective, such as discussing marriage before suddenly popping a proposal. Carlos also discusses his identity as a Latinx American man, and Nik discusses how, after the proposal went viral, sh...