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How To Get a Life in Ten Dates
By: Jenny L. Howe
Publication Date: December 10, 2024
Published By: St. Martin’s Griffin
308 pages
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I read On The Plus Side by Howe, so when I saw this book by Howe, I knew that I wanted to read it! How to Get a Life in Ten Dates follows Haleigh, a plus size 25 year old woman who seems to go on bad date after bad date. She and her best friend Jack devise a plan to get her family off her back – they each get to pick 2 people to set her up with, she goes on a date with each of them and if it doesn’t work out, she gets to take 6 months off from dating, and no comments from her family. Her mom, dad, sister, roommate Stanton, and best friend Jack each get to pick 2 people for her to date. Most of these dates go bad, but Stanton picks Brian who has promise. Jack and Haleigh tried being a thing once, but that didn’t work and put some rules in place. But now, he’s breaking those rules. He sets her up with a horrendous date, and then tells her that his second choice is himself.
This was such a cute and fun book to read. There were so many moments where I literally laughed out loud at some of the horrendous dates that Haleigh went out on. I felt really bad for her! I’ve been out on some bad dates, but none quite as bad as her! I loved the questionnaire that her dates filled out. Everything about this book was so creative.
The “love” triangle was nicely done as well. You could feel the inner turmoil that Hayleigh had when she didn’t want to lead anyone on. I appreciated that she wanted to be honest with the guys. Haleigh herself is an honest character. She doesn’t shy away from who she is on the inside or on the outside. While she is a plus size character, she doesn’t seem to put herself down too much. She’s accepting of who she is. She realizes that others may not accept her as is, but she doesn’t wish she was any different because of that. I love how she was portrayed.
There were some moments that made me heart stopped. Some swoon worthy moments. I’m not going to say with who because I don’t want to give anything away! Just know, this book is really good. It’s a quick read too because it’s that good. So, rom-com readers, you’re going to want to add this one to your TBR!
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