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Remember Who You Are
Remember Who You Are
Beth Cooper | 2019 | Romance, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Remember Who You Are exudes the love of Disney with every paragraph. Every chapter starts with a quote from an iconic film and quotes are hidden like easter eggs throughout the story.

Poppy's story could easily have been lifted straight out of a Hollywood rom com: it has sex, sass and suspense as well as an amazing best friend and men we love to hate.
What could be better? This story with the addition of a Disney castle of course!
  
Trainwreck (2015)
Trainwreck (2015)
2015 | Comedy
Amy Schumer (0 more)
Nothing original (0 more)
Good Rom-Com-Drama
I've seen a few Amy Schumer films now, so have an idea what to expect, along with Judd Apatow who has done some funny comedies. This was OK, bit longer than many in the genre and with some more drama elements to it. It's funny a lot of the time and more raunchy than most. Amy is what makes it a better than average but still the predictable outcome by the end.
  
Accidentally Perfect
Accidentally Perfect
Elizabeth Stevens | 2018 | Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Rom-com love story (1 more)
Relatable
I absolutely LOVED this book!
I absolutely LOVED this book!

Piper and Roman we're perfection, there story was very believable despite the fact that it was a tad cliche, but maybe that's exactly what made it so amazing.

I started reading this book last night around ten and had to literally force myself to close the book and go to sleep at 4 am. Soon as I woke up I picked it up again and finished it and I was not dissapointed.

Piper is a relatable character, the fact she loves rom-coms and John Cusack is her favorite (because he's also mine) made for a connection to her that I rarely get with characters. This story was my high school fantasy and it was written out beautifully.

Honestly, I can't rave about this book enough. I will be re-reading it because this is my new rom-coms read and I can't wait to see Piper and Roman again.

I recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
  
Love Actually (2003)
Love Actually (2003)
2003 | Comedy, Romance
The endless all star cast! (2 more)
Great cameos
Cool sound track
Hugh Grant (0 more)
A film to love
Possibly my favourite Rom/com and slight guilty pleasure. Ssh I even bought it on Dvd ;) The cast is amazing, watch it again as you have probably forgotten how many of the the lesser known stars at the time are now major actors. I like how it deals with all kinds of love and relationships that we can all relate to. A little cheesey yes but great fun and nice sound track as well.
  
Marrying Mr Valentine
Marrying Mr Valentine
Laura Barnard | 2018 | Romance
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
fantastic read
This is the second book in this series by this author. This is a rom com read, which is funny and cute, such a refreshing read. This is a perfect valentines day read, with lots of romance. Amazing well written characters, you will fall in love with as you read. This is a light hearted, lovely read which will warm your heart. I can't wait to read more from this author in the future.



Highly recommended read

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
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Auburn (57 KP) rated Stealing Home in Books

Apr 10, 2019  
Stealing Home
Stealing Home
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was a super easy, quick, and heart happy read. The characters had chemistry that you could see on the pages and imagine off the pages. It gave a strong female lead a strong male lead to compliment her. They work together instead of fighting with each other. It was a definite move from the normal young adult rom-com read.
This is perfect if you need a quick happy read where everything isn't terrible for the main characters the entire book.

Thanks to the publisher for letting me read an early copy through Netgalley.
  
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Becky G recommended Enough (2002) in Movies (curated)

 
Enough (2002)
Enough (2002)
2002 | Drama, Mystery
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Oh, I got one, I got one, okay. Enough, the one with Jennifer Lopez? Ooh, that’s such a good movie. That’s the fighting one — she’s in an abusive relationship and basically escapes it, and he keeps going. She ends up killing him out of self-defense. I’m like “Genius, what a badass in this movie.” I love the suspense of that movie. It was such a good movie. And all the J Lo movies by the way — Maid in Manhattan, The Wedding Planner — those iconic rom-com movies are amazing."

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David McK (3425 KP) rated Knight and Day (2010) in Movies

Aug 23, 2020 (Updated Feb 5, 2023)  
Knight and Day (2010)
Knight and Day (2010)
2010 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Light hearted action rom com spy caper (*phew* that's a mouthful!) starring Tom Cruise and a pre-retirement Cameron Diaz, with the former as a spy on the run having been framed for stealing the McGuffin, and with the latter as the woman he initially uses as a mule, in a manufactured 'meet cute' at an airport.

This is light and frothy (enjoyable) stuff and, yes, Tom Cruise does spend part of the film sprinting on his own: is that in his contract? "Must get at least one running scene"??
  
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AJaneClark (3975 KP) Aug 24, 2020

This film made me laugh, even if it is very unrealistic

Last Christmas (2019)
Last Christmas (2019)
2019 | Comedy, Romance
Lacking in romance & comedy
The trailer made this film look awful, and whilst it isnt quite as bad as it looked, it left me feeling rather underwhelmed.

For a rom-com set at Christmas, it's surprisingly lacking in romance, comedy and even festive spirit. The romance feels rather forced and there isn't any sort of spark between the two main characters at all, so it's quite unbelievable. I like Emilia Clarke, but even she can't save the lack of connection. There are a few funny lines in the film, but the rest of the script seems out of place, badly written and the intended humour falls flat. And trying to be relevant with some Brexit references doesn't work either.

Even the plot itself isn't great. It varies from typical rom-com to a predictable twist and even the George Michael/Wham theme didn't work. I was expected to be overwhelmed with music but instead you'd barely notice this was meant to be the theme at all. Admittedly the twist may go some way to explaining some of my above niggles, but not all of them. This is one of those strange films that isn't good but isn't terrible enough to hate every minute of it either. Definitely not a christmas classic though!
  
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AJaneClark (3975 KP) Dec 6, 2019

thanks for the review! I was considering seeing it, but like Heather, I will save myself some money... I will wait until it hits Netflix, now or prime.

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Dean (6926 KP) Dec 28, 2019

I surprisingly really enjoyed it, if you like festive films go catch it.