#angie hockman

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"Rivais A Bordo" de Angie Hockman será lançado em janeiro

Prepare-se para "Rivais a Bordo", nova comédia romântica de Angie Hockman, que promete conquistar corações em um cruzeiro pelas Ilhas Galápagos. Confira mais detalhes em nossa matéria. #AngieHockman #RivaisABordo #UniversoDosLivros #Shipped

Em janeiro, a Universo dos Livros lançará a comédia romântica “Rivais a Bordo”, eleito o melhor romance de 2021 pela Vulture, da autora Angie Hockman. Angie Hockman, premiada com o RWA Golden Heart em 2019 e autora de “Depois daquele Sonho”, também lançado pela Universo dos Livros, traz sua mais recente obra. Na trama de “Rivais A Bordo”, Henley Evans, gerente de marketing, está dividida entre…

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15 Sexy Travel/Road Trip Romance Books

This romance trope is a personal favorite of mine, because I love the forced proximity and constant contact that comes from traveling together. Spending all of your time with another person reveals so much about your relationship – good and bad – and it can shift the dynamics in the blink of an eye. Forced to go on a work trip with your office rival? Now’s your chance to see them out of the…

[sarcasmiclife]

This is as true as it is depressing. And it's really sad the way people have stopped enjoying life as it goes.

[flaviathebibliophile]

Dream On by Angie Hockman (ARC Review)

Title: Dream On Author: Angie Hockman Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Gallery Books Date published: July 5, 2022 A complimentary digital copy of this book was kindly provided by Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review. When law student Cass Walker wakes up after surviving a car accident, she is flooded with memories of her boyfriend, Devin. The only…

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2024 Reads

1. Practice Makes Perfect — Sarah Adams 3.5/5

2. The Bodyguard — Katherine Center 3.5/5

3. The True Love Experiment — Christina Lauren 4.5/5

4. The Dead Romantics — Ashley Poston 3.5/5

5. Love Interest — Clare Gilmore 4.5/5

6. Icebreaker — Hannah Grace 1.5/5

7. The Soulmate Equation — Christina Lauren 3.75/5

8. When In Rome — Sarah Adams 2/5

9. The Friend Zone — Abby Jimenez 0.5/5

10. Shipped — Angie Hockman 3.95/5

11. Love and Other Words — Christina Lauren 4/5

12. My Favorite Half-Night Stand — Christina Lauren 4/5

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do you have any book (or movie recs) that have similar characters to James and Lily? I feel like when I am looking for enemies to lovers books, the characters are just off, or it's just like an aggressive perversion of a great trope. I just want more stories about two good people falling in love lol

i will say that it's so tricky to find media that has the same dynamic... it's usually missing a few ingredients from the special sauce, imo — like, the way the characters interact feels the same but the social positions are inverted... or the vibes are similar but some key detail is kinda off... which is good AU fodder lmao but anyway i say this because the same is true of all of what im gonna recommend here and i want to set ur expectations to where mine tend to be when my jily vibe radar goes off. i.e., i will take the parts i like and enjoy what is there for what it is and then dream up an AU

if you're the same anon who asked @clare-with-no-i about this late last year, you will already kno this, but i'm going to mention some of the classics people mention in terms of starter jily, plus some crowdsourced thoughts:

anne of green gables (which i never read as a child) // anne with an e (which i did watch and adore)

anastasia (1997)

parks and rec (for ben and leslie — i am not a watcher of this show but people do be saying this)

brooklyn 99 (for jake and amy — obviously not perfect but i do see this)

lockwood and co (my jily girlies do seem to love this show)

rogue one (yes the star wars movie, trust)

pirates of the caribbean (ALSO TRUST!!!!!)

here are some that are my stupid little opinions and some books i think r worth trying:

pride & prejudice BUT ALSO emma (james is emma, lily is knightley # real ones know) BUT ALSO persuasion — u can watch the first two but u simply must read the third

palm springs (2020)

a lady's guide to fortune hunting by sophie irwin

shipped by angie hockman

a crown of wishes by roshani chokshi

if you could see the sun by ann liang

the nonesuch by georgette heyer

been watching the artful dodger recently and this is an example of the inverted social status thing but it's real fun and i love it

and trust me on this: anything w george clooney and julia roberts as love interests

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Current read.

Book 2- Hook, Line, and Sinker

Hannah + Fox 🩵🩵

I read Shipped by Angie Hockman in between book 1 and 2. It was a library loan and about to expire so I had to read it real fast. 5/5. Gave me The Hating Game vibes. 🫶🏻🫶🏻

Graeme + Henley 💚💚

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book log - 2022

his last wife by gia pere

a very merry bromance by lyssa kay adams

behind the messages by ella-may williams

the wife upstairs by rachel hawkins

pride, prejudice, & turkish delight by k.c. mccormick ciftci

the long way to a small, angry planet by becky chambers

honeymoon for one by rachel bowdier

let it snow by beth moran

resting scrooge face by meghan quinn

window shopping by tessa bailey

the family upstairs by lisa jewell

poster girl by veronica roth

x by sue grafton

queen bee by nina manning

the vibrant years by sonali dev

untamed by glennon doyle

book lovers by emily henry

the zookeeper's wife by diane ackerman

daisy darker by alice feeney

mating in captivity by esther perel

miss meteor by tehlor kay mejia

carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid

a good girl's guide to murder by holly jackson

the lesbiana's guide to catholic school by sonora reyes

fat chance, charlie vega by crystal maldonado

lakelore by anne-marie mclemore

you love me by caroline kepnes

happiness for beginners by katherine center

not my daughter by barbara delinsky

last tang standing by lauren ho

no filter and other lies by crystal maldonado

the southern book club's guide to slaying vampires by grady hendrix

does my body offend you? by mayra cuevas

i'm the girl by courtney summers

the expatriates by janice y.k. lee

emily, gone by bette lee crosby

after hours on milagro street by angelina m. lopez

i'm glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy

my best friend's exorcism by grady hendrix

#murderfunding by gretchen mcneil

looking for jane by heather marshall

midwife murders by james patterson

final cut by s.j. watson

darling rose gold by stephanie wrobel

all the pretty people by barbara freethy

when i was you by minka kent

been there, married that by gigi levangie

malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid

covery story by susan rigetti

the paris apartment by lucy foley

stiletto sisterhood by fallon demornay

her perfect secret by t.j. brearton

take a chance on me by beth moran

the watcher girl by minka kent

no conscience by phil m. williams

reminders of him by colleen hoover

her last move by john marrs

we were dreamers by simu liu

the book of cold cases by simone st. james

all i stole from you by ava bellows

violeta by isabel allende

once of us is next - karen m. mcmanus

just the way you are by beth moran

the latecomer by jean hanff jorelitz

klara and the sun by kazuo ishiguro

the sorority murder by allison brennan

one italian summer by rebecca serle

what lies between us by john marrs

the maid by nita prose

sex and vanity by kevin kwan

funny you should ask by elissa sussman

the seven day switch by kelly harms

three perfect liars by heidi perks

everything must go by camille pagan

no ex before marriage by portia macintosh

the other mother by carol goodman

california girls by susan mallery

one little secret by cate holahan

apples never fall by liane moriarty

the promise by teresa driscoll

ghost boy by martin pistorius

close to you by ana jolene

oona out of order by margarita montimore

the stepson by jane renshaw

all adults here by emma straub

his & hers by alice feeney

mexican gothic by silvia moreno-garcia

anatomy by dana schwartz

the resting place by camilla sten

will by will smith

good me, bad me by ali land

while we were dating by jasmine guillory

the lion's den by katherine st. john

when we left cuba by chanel cleeton

left neglected by lisa genova

the suspect by fiona barton

park avenue summer by renee rosen

group therapy by b.b. easton

the half sister by sandie jones

shipped by angie hockman

when we were sisters by emilie richards

the chain by adrian mckintu

not a happy family by shari lapena

clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo

if the shoe fits by julie murphy

the girlfriend by michelle frances

let me hear a rhyme by tiffany d. jackson

death by dumpling by vivien chien

yoga pant nation by laurie gelman

the cousins by karen m. mcmanus

in a holidaze by christina lauren

people we meet on vacation by emily henry

the candy house by jennifer egan

you've been volunteered by laurie gelman

broken by jenny lawson

you can't be serious by kal penn

the final girl support group by grady hendrix

home before dark by riley sager

one of us is lying by kate m. mcmanus

the vanishing half by brit bennett

the cross and the switchblade by david wilkerson

the henna wars by adiba jaigridar

the fashion orphans by randy susan meyers

the good girl by mary kubica

the comeback by ella berman

the magician's nephew by c.s. lewis

the bright lands by john fram

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July Reads

Hi! As with every last day of the month, I would like to tell the books I have read this month. In this example, they are 10 from, romances, mostly contemporary and historical but also some mysteries. I would talk about them in the order I have read them (I would live their Goodreads links if you want to check them out):

1.      The Hound of Death (Agatha Cristie): A collection of Short stories, mostly horror but good ones as they have elements of mysteries but most of them have sad endings that have to do with death and magic.

2.      The Island (Agatha Cristie): A spiritual story about a woman that raises her son on an Island. The story is spiritual and dramatic.

3.      What Happens in the Ballroom or An Earl for Eliza (Sabrina Jeffries): It is the second book in the Designing Debutantes Series that I thought was good and steamy and it had the right amount of plot for a romantic drama.

4.      A Duke for Diana (Sabrina Jeffries): I liked this one better than the previous one as I was more invested in the characters and their stories, especially the two protagonists. It was also steamy and romantic but it has a side couple and characters that made it enjoyable.

5.      The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl (Agatha Cristie): I loved that short story about a novelist who hadn’t the inspiration to write about a cucumber but his imagination sent him on a quest for a shawl that in the end wrote about.

6.      Get a Room (Casey Dembowski): A contemporary romantic comedy that was steamy romantic and exciting from the beginning to the end. I loved the characters, all three of them as it was the protagonists and their friends and family. It helped me to travel in the autumn to Philadelphia and the art scene of the city which I liked very much.

7.      Study in Scarlet (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle): I have to confess that this was the first Sherlock Holmes book I read and I like it even if I didn’t go into the book as easily as other mystery books but when I got to the point that the plot started to thicken then I loved the descriptive passages and the interactions between the characters.

8.      Shipped (Angie Hockman): An enemies to lovers and a workplace romance on a cruise about a promotion. The book is on a cruise at Galapagos which I believe they have beautiful descriptions in the books. Also, the main protagonist is amazing and powerful and wants to change the world and the company she works for. The other characters are amazing and we learn their backstories too.

9.      Falling Inn Love (Erin Branscom): I loved this book and the author and innkeeper. Yes, it was romantic but had an amazing cast and protagonists in an Inn in New Hampshire owned by the family of a former marine.

10.   Baked Inn Love (Erin Branscom): A book about a road trip and two characters that have many things in common and make the most interesting cross-country trip in America, from California to New Hampshire, as we are going to the Inn from the previous book. I enjoyed the chemistry of the two main characters, also the snippets we get for characters from the previous book.

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Suddenly, the roiling nausea in my gut is gone. My chest feels light and airy like it hasn't since... since I started painting again. A laugh bursts out of me. So this is what it feels like when you take charge of your own life.

Dream On by Angie Hockman

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1. 3 Ships: Roy/Jamie (Ted Lasso), Jan/Richard (Ted Lasso), Roy/Jamie/Jan/Richard (Ted Lasso) (sorry basically that‘s my whole Tumblr experience rn 😂)

2. First Ever Ship: probably Spuffy

3. Last Song: The Beatles - „Two of Us“

4. Last Movie: SuperBob

5. Currently Reading „Shipped“ - Angie Hockman

(tbf I started it on vacation 2 months ago and never finished I‘ve been terrible with reading actual books)

6. Currently watching: Only Murders in the Building (just finished), Superstore, Loki

7. Currently consuming: gummi bears and tap water

8. Currently craving: [redacted]

9 people you would like to get to know better

tagged by @spikeghost

1. 3 ships - mShenko, Scalec and Therek.

2. first ever ship - Future Trunks x myself

3. last song - One of your girls by Troye Sivan

4. last movie - The Nun 2

5. currently reading - The Horny Phantom of the Lighthouse by @wolfboy88

6. currently watching - Gen V, American Horror Story: Delicate and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

7. currently consuming - Sparkling water

8. currently craving - The energy to do things

tagging @mattwhorenett @gayonetta95 @haven-of-faded-dusk @theclassymike @jakegyllinhaal @boisnboys @bellalaloca @quarian-ark-searcher @avnj0gia

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this is the superior dynamic

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2021: Top 25 Reads

[mydarlinginej]

read my full review of dream on by angie hockman here.

What would you do if your dream man turned out to be real?

When law student Cass Walker wakes up after surviving a car accident, she is flooded with memories of her boyfriend, Devin. The only problem? Devin doesn’t exist. But everything she remembers about him feels so real, like the precise shade of his coffee-brown eyes; the texture of his favorite hand-me-down scarf; even the slightly crooked angle of his pinkie, broken after falling off a trampoline in third grade. She knows he’s a figment of her imagination—friends, family, and doctors confirm it—but she still can’t seem to get him out of her head.

So when she runs into the real Devin a year later in a Cleveland flower shop, she’s completely shocked. Even more surprising is that Devin actually believes her story, and soon they embark on a real-life romance. With her dream man by her side and an upcoming summer job at a prestigious law firm, Cass’s future seems perfect. But fate might have other plans…

my review:

I enjoyed Shipped, this author’s previous book, so I was intrigued by this one. The premise especially seemed wild, and I wanted to know what happened. Dream On was a swoonworthy romance about the real man of your dreams.

When Cass Walker wakes up from a coma due to a car accident, she’s shocked to find out that her vivid memories of her boyfriend Devin aren’t real—that is, Devin doesn’t exist at all. A year later, she’s mostly resumed her regular life, walking into Perry‘s flower shop one day, only to find out that he’s Devin’s brother. Cass and Devin set off to find out how she knows so much about him without ever meeting him while she also gets to know Perry better and tries to decide whether a life of cutthroat law is what she really wants.

I liked the characters! Cass is determined and levelheaded, except the fact that she can’t get Devin out of her head. Brie, her best friend, is so supportive and always there for her; I liked seeing the strength of their friendship. Devin is the typical love interest, one that seems perfect for Cass at first. While Cass butts heads with Perry at first, it soon becomes apparent that he’s also very caring and defensive of his brother.

read my full review here.

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Books I Read In May

The Goal by Elle Kennedy. as the fourth book in the off-campus series, this novel follows tucker & sabrina after they had a meaningless one-night stand. just like the other parts in this series, elle kennedy has an amazing way of establishing characters and relationships. even though a pregnancy-trope isn't what I usually go for, this was incredible! What a way to end the off-campus series.

Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer. rob & megan are both unpopular - but for very different reasons. when meg and rob get paired up for a calculus project, they have an instant connection and have to fight to keep up the walls they've built around them. this was a re-read while I was waiting for a book delivery and I loved it just as much as the first time around. brigid kemmerer just has a way of creating incredible characters and even though this was ya fiction, the characters had a depth to them that you usually find in contemporary fiction.

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint. this is a greek mythology retelling of the story of ariadne, the princess of crete, who is torn between betraying her family or saving her love's life. while I enjoyed reading this book, there was something lacking for me. with the other greek mythology retellings I've read, I felt a deeper emotional connection with the characters, whereas in this one, it felt a bit too shallow for me. still beautifully written!

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. when lydia, the favourite child of the lee family, is found dead, her family struggles to keep up their perfect image to the outside; all while trying to find out what happened to lydia. this book, just as 'little fires everywhere', blew me away. the writing in this is impeccable. the way celeste ng builds up and constructs family dynamics is amazing and makes you appreciate the writing in this even more. a wonderful novel.

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. this book left me speechless after I finished it. it follows the rise and fall of the rock band 'daisy jones & the six' in the 70s and is written in an interview-style way, which gives you insights into all the characters feelings much quicker than a standard novel does. It was so clever, so emotional and just so FUN!! I highly recommend and cannot wait for the tv adaption that amazon prime is producing. definitely a favourite of this year!

Normal People by Sally Rooney. the story follows connel and marianne's unusual but magical connection through high school and college, where life constantly brings them back together & tears them apart again. it's been a long time since I've felt so conflicted about a novel. while reading this, I thought the story had so much potential that didn't spark in the book. many scenes felt a bit too shallow at points, where the show (which i started watching simultaneously) really conveyed the emotions I felt were lacking in the novel. I think this might be the only book where I prefer the show over the book. however, the characters grew extremely close to my heart and I thought the idea behind this was brilliant. this is definitely worth your time, as a novel or as the show!

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid. when 26-year old emira gets accused of kidnapping the girl she babysits, her employer alix and emira go on a crash course that flips their worlds on its head. while I struggled to get into the story at first, the more I read the more I loved it! however, I was a bit disappointed by the way the story ended and the characters were painted as plain, one-dimensional villain and hero in the end. because they seemed like such complex characters throughout the whole story, the ending didn’t really match that in my opinion.

Much Ado About You by Samantha Young. after being stood up at both a date and her work, evie decides to take a vacation managing a bookshop in england for a month, but while she is there, she meets handsome bachelor roane and is torn between staying and leaving to resume her life in chicago. while the story was super cute, that’s all there was to it in my opinion... I usually love samantha young’s books but this wasn’t my favourite.

Shipped by Angie Hockman. graeme and henley, two co-workers, are up for a promotion and are sent on a cruise their company offers to polish the marketing offers. I liked the setting in a tropical place and the talk about sustainability, but the actual romance in this book didn't really catch me. I think it had a lot to do with the fact that it extremely reminded me of 'the hating game' (enemies to lovers, co-workers etc...) and I couldn't meet the story without any prejudices.

School Reads:

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. it was okay, but I am not a big fan of modernism, so that is probably why I didn't like it too much.

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. a great insight into our brain focuses and thinks. I enjoyed it!