#Chantel Guertin

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Book: Gigi, Listening by Chantel Guertin

book rating: 3 stars

who I pictured Gigi & Zayn: -Gigi Rutherford: Sara Carrolli -Zane Wilkenson: Zayn Malik

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Two For the Road by Chantel Guertin (ARC Review)

Title: Two for the RoadAuthor: Chantel GuertinType: FictionGenre: Adult, Contemporary, RomancePublisher: Doubleday CanadaDate published: December 13, 2022 A complimentary physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Sometimes there are detours on the road to love . . .Gigi Rutherford loves love stories. She reads them, she sells them at her…

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April 2023 Reads

The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner

The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner

I Have Some Questions for You - Rebecca Makkai

Romantic Comedy - Curtis Sittenfeld 

The Do-Over - Lynn Painter

The Summer of Broken Rules - K.L. Walther

Never Vacation with Your Ex - Emily Wibberley

Every Summer After - Carley Fortune

Off the Map - Trish Doller

If Only You - Chloe Liese

For Her Consideration - Amy Spalding

Gigi, Listening - Chantel Guertin

Yours Truly - Abby Jimenez

While You Were Dreaming - Alisha Rai

Girl Forgotten - April Henry

A Long Stretch of Bad Days - Mindy McGinnis

Rules for Vanishing - Kate Alice Marshall

The Cats of Tanglewood Forest - Charles de Lint

The Leaf Thief - Alice Hemming

The Cool Bean - Jory John

Birdgirl - Mya-Rose Craig

Wilding - Isabella Tree

Laundry Love - Patric Richardson

It Goes So Fast - Mary Louise Kelly

Diary of a Misfit - Casey Parks

A Living Remedy - Nicole Chung

Not Funny - Jena Friedman

Emotional Labor - Rose Hackman

Life in Five Senses - Gretchen Rubin

The Origins of You - Vienna Pharaon

How Far the Light Reaches - Sabrina Imbler

America the Beautiful? - Blythe Roberson

I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan - Katie Porter

Bold = Highly Recommend Italics = Worth It Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts:

This was a really good reading month, but will stand in infamy as the month that my Queen’s Thief obsession started. I am so glad I finally got around to starting the series. Thank you to everyone that yelled about it. You were not wrong. 

Goodreads Goal: 135/400

2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads|

2022 Reads | 2023 Reads

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Rating: 3/5

Book Blurb: A touching and witty novel about a woman who takes an impulsive trip to England to meet the man behind the voice she’s fallen for. 

From the author of the PopSugar Beach Reads Selection Instamom, this book is perfect for fans of Kate Clayborn, Christina Lauren, and Sophie Kinsella.

Gigi Rutherford loves love stories. She reads them, she sells them at her romance bookstore, and she could spend hours imagining the meet-cutes of every couple she encounters. But when it comes to her own love interests, Gigi is out of stock. Instead of enduring bad date after bad date, these days she’d rather curl up with her favorite audiobook and the only man who makes her heart skip a beat: Zane Wilkenson, the smooth-voiced narrator Gigi is convinced is her soulmate.Then, she’s presented with the chance of a lifetime: a ten-day bus tour through the English countryside, an ocean away from her bookstore—all in the presence of Zane, in person, as he leads the tour.But when Gigi arrives at the bus terminal in London, Zane is nowhere to be found. Until he shows up, she’s stuck with an eclectic group of fellow travelers: recently widowed and chatty Charlotte;trivia-obsessed Francis; Jenny, a true-crime-makeup YouTuber documenting every detail for her subscribers; and Sindhi and Roshi, a long-married couple who can’t stop bickering. Then there’s the brooding bus driver, Taj, who Gigi finds infuriating yet also incredibly alluring . . .With heart and charm, warmth and humor, Chantel Guertin explores the meaning of love and family—and how, sometimes, the journey to yourself is where you’ll find everything you’ve been searching for.

Review:

Gigi is a romantic, her parents have the ultimate love story, she owns a romance bookstore, and she’s madly in love with the narrator of the romance audiobook she’s been obsessed with. Gigi Rutherford hasn’t had much luck in the romance department because she’s in love with Zane Wilkenson, the narrator of a book, and she’s convinced he is her soulmate, her friends buy her a 10 day trip to the english countryside with a tour guide... who is Zane. Gigi can’t wait, this could be the start of her love story, all she has to do is meet him and she knows they’ll have the perfect love story... except things get off onto a rough start as she arrives late, finds out that Zane is nowhere to be found, and theres a grumpy but cute bus driver who gets under her skin. Now she is stranded on this tour with an eclectic group of fellow travelers and has to figure out what her next step is, all the while she begins to spend more time with Taj, the grumpy bus driver who might have more to him than she realized. Gigi will have to ask herself what her happy ending truly is and if being in love with someone she’s never met but built an entire fantasy around is actually real... and when she does meet Zane if he is actually the guy she thinks he is or if Taj is the one she’s been looking for all along. The story was okay, albeit a bit cheesy but overall okay, it just didn’t catch me that much and for such a cute premise I thought I would have been hooked immediately but unfortunately it did not. Don’t get me wrong, it’s sweet in some of the parts but in other parts the drama felt unnecessary and overall it was an okay romance read. 

*Thanks Netgalley and Kensington Books, Kensington for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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April Book Readings

First, I am very sorry that I was absent all this month, but life got the better of me as I started a new career this month in a subject much about, economics and testing applications, something that doesn’t have sense with geology I studied in university. The only things I did in my free were seen my favorite series and reading books. I didn’t have much time to write but I hope I will make it this month. But this is a post about the books I have read, which were twelve, in two different languages, and in 4 different genres. There is a clue in this book for the post I planned to write next week. So let’s see them:

Gigi, Listening by Chantel Guertin: I love this book, I love that is set in England and talks about books. I love that Gigi likes romance novels and has a romance bookshop.

The Call of the Wings by Agatha Cristie: A short story I liked enough to remember now that I thought it was good enough with a paranormal essence to it.

The Vampire Queen by Brandi Elledge:  I love this series and I love the protagonist in this one as she was really funny and had a spunk I loved about her.

 Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by  Mark Aldridge: This is a story of Hercule Poirot in book, radio, TV, and Cinema from The Mystery Affair at Styles to the last movies with Kenneth. I liked it well as it had reviews for the adaptations and the books as well as biographical elements of Agatha Cristie.

The Edge by Agatha Cristie: A short story about blackmail between two women and their mistakes in life and love.

 The Fourth Man by Agatha Cristie: A short about paranoia and multiple personalities of two women told from the perceptive of their childhood friend.

Εικασία 3ν+1 by Tefkros Michaelides: I love this author as I am from Greece and I love the type of books he writes. Some of them are romance with maths, some history but most of them like this are mysteries with a good problem to solve and mathematics in them, like this one with a brilliant young detective to solve it.

Εγκλήματα δημοσιονομικής προσαρμογής by Tefkros Michaelides: This one is with the same detective but in short stories that have a political way.

The Demon Queen by Brandi Elledge: I loved this book the male protagonist has an edge and a mystery to him and the female despite being a demon is kind and understanding.

The Zombie Queen by Brandi Elledge: I loved these two as it has a good sense of adventure about that I loved.  I also loved the abilities of the protagonists.

The Hogwarts Collection by J. K. Rowling: A must-read if you are a Potter fan and if you want a background in some characters like McGonagall and Lupin.

The Gipsy by Agatha Cristie: A paranormal tale about two friends and a woman that know more than she should.

So these are the books I read this month. Happy next month and see you next week.

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🦇 Currently… 🦇

Reading 📖 Gigi, Listening, an ARC by Chantel Guertin (thank you Net Galley). Also working on my review for Not That Kind of Ever After.

Drinking ☕️ Death Wish Coffee (which you can try here) with almond milk, topped with my cinnamon bats (BNBCreative Co on Etsy).

Eating 🍯 The chai cookies I made this weekend (DM me for the recipe, your house will smell amazing for it).

Listening 🎧 To my release radar on Spotify, which is disappointing this week (can anyone rec a new artist?).

Watching 📺 Rewatching BBC Doctor Who with my girlfriend (nearly caught up now), watching 911 Lone Star solo.

Doing ✍️ Polishing my resume and writing a cover letter for every and any Penguin Random House opportunity that's relevant to my editorial or marketing skill set.

🦇 Alright book bats, babes, and dragons, it's your turn! Tell me what you're currently up to in the comments below. From the moment I joined the Bookblr community, I've met a number of inviting, kindhearted readers willing to open their lives a little to the fellow bookdragons around them. Getting to know one another is one of the greatest parts of joining this community. I'd love to learn more about you! - Jazelle 💜

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(via Series Review: Pippa Greene by Chantel Guertin)

SERIES REVIEW: PIPPA GREENE BY CHANTEL GUERTIN

I have always been attracted to books about photography, so the Pippa Greene series by Chantel Guertin intrigued me right off the bat. This series is all about discovering who you truly are, and the main character is so relatable. I especially enjoyed Golden Hour, since Pippa’s transformation is evident. I would definitely recommend this series, and each of the books are short and sweet.

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Bi-Weekly Review Roundup: June Part Two

The Last to Let Go: Amber Smith - I wish I felt more connected while reading this book because the story is a good one. It’s very dark and about family and trauma, but it didn’t pull me in. 

Group Chat: Various - A comics collection about found family. I love friendships so much, and this book explores the good and rocky.

Save the Date: Morgan Matson - Morgan Matson knows just how to create layered and realistic stories about familial relationships, something that is made super prevalent in her latest novel. Every single family member in this story is amazing and not just because of their charm, also because of their faults. There is a lot of extreme wedding drama, but the intention for this story was to have a hectic atmosphere and that is definitely the case.

Golden Hour: Chantel Guertin - A great finale to a great series. I like how it doesn’t wrap up everything neatly like Pippa expects and instead sends her on a personal journey through the hardships of figuring out just who she is - especially when she thought she knew her identity the whole time. Also my book boyfriend appears again so I am very happy.

30-Second Genetics: Jonathan & Matthew Weitzman - Ugh I love learning about genetics, it’s so incredibly fascinating. This book really lays out everything simply and clearly so it was a pleasure to read. 

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Mid-Month Reading Update: July 2021

Mid-Month Reading Update: July 2021

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small compensation which helps to support my blog and bookstagram. This will be at no extra cost to you. Instamom by Chantel Guertin Emotional, heart-warming, and full of all the lifestyle influencer content you didn’t know you needed, this book is perfect for those who need a great beach read, or a quick escape. Home…

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Those books will be released on June 29th!

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The future is scary and the unknown is scary, but sometimes being scared is a good thing.

Chantel Guertin, Golden Hour

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INSTAMOM by Chantel Guertin

INSTAMOM by Chantel Guertin

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Book Synopsis :

Fans of Lauren Weisberger and Emily Henry won?t want to miss this funny, sexy, and emotional novel that looks at modern relationships, modern choices, and redefining?not to mention rebranding?your dreams, through the eyes of an Instagram influencer. A PopSugar Beach Reads SelectionIn this #funny, #wise, #emotionally compelling look at modern love and finding your true path, a proudly kid-free influencer meets the ultimate #dealbreaker . . .It?s the influencer?s golden rule: know your niche. Kit Kidding has found hers on Instagram, where she gets paid to promote brands and share expertly curated posts about her fun, fabulous, child-free life. Kit likes kids just fine, but she passionately believes that women who choose not to become mothers shouldn?t have to face guilt. Or judgement. Or really hot chefs who turn out to be single dads. Will MacGregor is aggravating, sexy, persistent, averse to social media, and definitely a bad idea. As soon as Kit learns his parenting status, she

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🦇 Gigi, Listening Book Review 🦇

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

❝ Mishaps make memories. ❞

❓ #QOTD If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?❓ 🦇 Gigi Rutherford doesn't just love love stories; she sells them in her romance-themed bookstore, where her parents had their very own meet-cute years ago. After finding an audiobook of the novel that brought them together, Gigi falls in love with the narrator's voice, keeping her now-deceased parents alive by listening to it on repeat. Her friends send her on a surprise bus tour through England for her birthday, where the book's narrator acts as the tour guide. Is this Gigi's chance at a happily ever after?

💜 Chantel Guertin does an amazing job guiding us through Gigi's tour of England. Every stop in Gigi's tour is captured with vivid detail, sweeping readers out of their seats and onto cobblestone roads. We accompany Gigi on every step of her adventure. Even more beautiful is the diverse cast of characters alongside her, each with their own history, story, and desires. The other tour attendees help Gigi on her adventure toward self-discovery in different ways; each person is there for a reason. The premise of Gigi seeking a love story that mimics her parents' meet cute is heart-warming. We see how hard she's worked, how much she deserves a story of her own, and can't help but root for her happy ending.

🦇 While it's always fun to see the title snuck into a book somewhere, we're hit on the head with the "Gigi, listening" concept way too many times in the final portion of the book. There's strength in subtly that was lacking here. There were also moments of unnecessary repetition we could have done without. Show, don't tell. Perhaps the biggest issue for me was Gigi's lack of self-awareness. She's smart, logical, organized, but her love of romance novels has created an obvious blind spot. She's projecting her parents' own love story onto her own life, which is a great way to start the story, but she should have been aware she was forcing herself to fall for the wrong guy sooner.

🦇 Recommended to anyone searching for a comfy love story or an escape through England without ever reading your reading chair. If you were a fan of the 1995 film While You Were Sleeping, this one's for you.

💕 (Kind of) Grumpy/Sunshine 📚 Book References 🧭 See the Sights 🏳️‍🌈 Lesbian Ship

🦇 Major thanks to the author and publisher for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

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(via Series Review: Pippa Greene by Chantel Guertin)

I have always been attracted to books about photography, so the Pippa Greene series by Chantel Guertin intrigued me right off the bat. This series is all about discovering who you truly are, and the main character is so relatable. I especially enjoyed Golden Hour, since Pippa’s transformation is evident. I would definitely recommend this series, and each of the books are short and sweet.