Name: Hopeless Romantic
ISBN: 9781635556506

Georgia Beers

Can a jaded wedding planner and an optimistic divorce attorney possibly find a future together?

Hopeless Romantic

Izza

3.25 stars | Despite the summary, this romance is actually pretty light on the drama and that gets a few bonus points from me.

I love Georgia Beers’ writing. Whenever she has a new release coming out, I’m excited and can’t wait to get my hands on it. I don’t think I’ve ever given any of her books lower than a four-star rating before, but for some reason – and it pains me to say this – I didn’t connect as well to Hopeless Romantic.

I did enjoy it. Hopeless Romantic is in no way a bad book! The characters are lovely. Teddi and Leah have great chemistry. There are few secondary characters in this one and they all have distinct personalities. The writing is very smooth and comforting (Beers is a comfort author for me). The reason the book didn’t have as big of an impact on me is probably that it’s the first book I picked up after a massive reading slump, and admittedly, I’m not a fan of weddings LOL.

I absolutely recommend Hopeless Romantic to anyone who enjoys a good feel-good romance!

An ARC was given to me in exchange for an honest review. Thanks!

Lucia Correa

4 Stars for Georgia Beer’s romance, Hopeless Romantic

I really enjoyed Beer’s latest novel that is an insta-attraction but a slow burn romance. Teddi Baker is a sought after wedding planner. At one point her business had three store fronts but after an ugly divorce, she had to sell 2 of her stores to pay half of her assets to her ex-wife. 

Leah Scott is a successful divorce attorney. Since her mother’s divorce, Leah looked after her younger sister, Kelly. She was gladly footing the bill for Kelly’s wedding, even agreeing to have Teddi plan her wedding. Teddi who barely is able to hide her disdain for Leah when she realizes that Leah was her ex-wife’s divorce lawyer. 

I really liked both couple’s support systems. Teddi has her best friend and right hand man, Preston and photographer Harlow. Leah has her sister Kelly and BFFs Tilly and Jo. They understood both the mains and pushed and/or supported when needed. Its interesting that Leah and Kelly’s mother shows up here and there but we never really get to know her. Just that her divorce left her penniless which in turn motivated much of Leah’s life.

I liked both characters but really was able to relate to Leah’s love for Rom-Com movies. I watched all the ones mentioned in this story more than once, maybe more than a couple. OK, countless times. Who would of guessed that the “Hopeless Romantic” was Leah, a divorce lawyer and not the wedding planner, Teddi? Leah regularly goes to a local movie theater that shows classic movies and after the movie she would often stop at the coffee shop next door. It was at the coffee shop that she runs into Teddi. Teddi, who offers her a seat in the crowded coffee shop. And so begins a pleasant Beers slow burn romance. Except I kept waiting for the Uh, Oh. Moment. You know where something happens to break up the couple? I wasn’t disappointed nor was I disappointed with the HEA ending.

Alex (They/Them)

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Teddi Baker used to believe in happily ever after. It’s why she became a wedding planner and worked so hard to make her business, Hopeless Romantic, successful. But after the catastrophe of her own marriage, Teddi loses her heart, her hope, and half of her assets. She is officially jaded, but she needs every job she can get to make ends meet. When bride-to-be Kelly Scott walks in, Teddi is ready. Until she comes face-to-face with Kelly’s sister: Leah Scott, her ex-wife’s divorce attorney. The one who helped ruin her life. Leah Scott wears her heart on her sleeve, an odd characteristic for a divorce attorney. When her father left her stay-at-home mom with barely enough money to survive, she recognized her calling. But Leah still believes in happiness and no one deserves it more than her sister. If only Kelly didn’t insist on using a wedding planner who hates Leah’s guts...despite the unexpected and wholly unwanted chemistry between them.