Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781984800275 |
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| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 06/11/2019 |
| Series: | Crazy Love , #3 |
| Sold by: | Random House |
| Format: | NOOK Book |
| Pages: | 200 |
| Sales rank: | 20,533 |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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28 Dates
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28 Dates was a cute and quick read, I liked it but didn't love it. The pace was good, the storyline was alright but not engaging enough for me.
This is the 3rd book in the Crazy Love Series, but can totally be read as a standalone without reading the prior books. I previously read the 2nd book Knocked Up, but not Fake Wife and I had no issues.
28 Dates is told in Dual-POV with the first-person narrative - which is always a plus for me. Like I said above, I did like it and do recommend others to read it.
Caitlin and Jonas have been in a friends-with-benefits relationship for the past 2 years, but he wants more. The story starts out with Jonas asking her for a date, which wasn't well received by her. This scene was well written and definitely tugged on my heartstrings. I felt sad for Jonas and annoyed with Caitlin while reading it. My annoyance was soon lifted though, as I did start to enjoy the heroine of the story with the more I read.
Anyways, flash forward 6 months and Jonas is trying to move on with his girlfriend Ashley. But the heart wants what it wants.
Caitlin is helping her friend Trey (who I hope gets his own book) by testing out his new PerfectMatch app for a month. Although she has never had an interest in a relationship before, watching the couples around her has her rethinking her life of only having men around for strictly sex.
Will Caitlin find someone else with the PerfectMatch app? Will she figure out she has been in love with him this whole time? Will Jonas push her for more again?
I'm definitely going to keep my eyes peeled in case Stacey Lynn does indeed write Trey's book.
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The story begins with Caitlin and Jonas in a friends with benefits relationship. Caitlin has always been skittish when Jonas tries for more so he’s never brought up the fact that he wants MORE. He wants to see if they have what it takes for a committed relationship. Caitlin wants no part in a relationship. So Jonas walks out of her room and her life with hopes that she’ll stop him, give them a chance. No such luck.
Six months later, Caitlin decides she needs to move on with her life. When her friend persuades her to beta-test the new dating app, she reluctantly agrees to a month of dating. She asks Jonas if she could use his bar as the “meeting” place for her dates as that’s the only place she feels safe. Jonas agrees, but also decides to put his own plan into motion. With the assistance of her friend, he sets up a profile and starts chatting with her via the app with hopes of proving how right they are for each other.
While I truly enjoyed this novel, I didn’t get the title at all. Caitlin didn’t agree to 28 dates or go on 28 dates. With that said, I liked that Jonas (the guy) was actually the one who wanted more. There for awhile, I was hoping that Jonas would find someone that truly appreciated him and loved him. I’m glad that Caitlin finally realized that “the one” was right beside her the whole time. As a couple they completed each other. Apart, they were miserable. I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.
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caitlin and jonas have a friends with benefits arrangement that has been working for over a year, that is, until jonas decides he wants something more. and caitlin, who has a healthy fear of serious relationships is unwilling to give it to him. and so jonas decides to try to move on with someone who is interested. and caitlin finds herself regretting her inability to tell jonas that she wants the same thing he does.
when caitlin's best friend convinces her to try his dating app for 28 dates, she soon realizes that meeting at neutral ground means hanging out at jonas's bar. she tries not to feel guilty about that, especially since she knows he's moving on. it's not his fault she can't forget him and everything they shared. but then she learns that he's dumped the girl he was seeing and she's getting a whole host of mixed signals.
when jonas learns that caitlin is on the app, he finagles his way onto it. soon he's chatting with caitlin via the app and in person, and she's totally confused by her feelings. with all the half-truths they've been telling each other and themselves, it is going to be interesting to see where they end up.
**28 dates will publish on june 11, 2019. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/random house publishing group (loveswept) in exchange for my honest review.
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28 Dates
By: Stacey Lynn
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Two people one want more the others terrified!
I really enjoyed this book it kept me engrossed throughout.
When Jonas asks for more after two years and zero commitment and Caitlin isn’t having it. I really loved the characters and the way they interacted with each other. Can he watch her come into his bar and date men that are wrong for her? Can he keep from breaking again and again while making sure she’s safe?
Authors Blurb: Caitlin Pappas is a lifelong commitment-phobe. The closest thing she’s had to a relationship in the last few years was a friends-with-benefits thing that fizzled out because the guy wanted more. So when she and her best friend design a new app that promises to find “the one” in 28 Dates, Caitlin is the perfect guinea pig. Little does she know that she may have already met her match. . . .
Jonas Reeves has tried his best to move on after Caitlin didn’t want take things to the next level. Now they really are just friends . . . without benefits. Caitlin’s even a regular at his bar, The Dirty Martini. But when he learns that Caitlin plans to beta-test a new dating app on his home turf, Jonas senses a golden opportunity to win her heart. Even if he has to slide into her DMs to do it. . . .
This is a fun, hot, romantic must read book and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.
This book has everything I love in a book. Then you add that it's beautifully written and believable. It is easily a five star read. Written in dual POV my personal favorite this story flows so incredibly well that the next thing you know your 80% into the book and loving every second of it. The believable way the characters interact is perfect. Run, Hop, Jump or use your (1 click) finger to do whatever you have to do and get this amazing book. It'll break your heart, you'll want to scream with frustration and it'll let you discover that love just might conquer all. The chemistry is steamy and sweet and oh so romantic.
Thanks Netgally for letting me read and review.
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This has been a fun series of standalone reads and 28 DATES was a perfect addition to the series. I had hoped to learn more about Caitlin Pappas when we met her in the first book, FAKE WIFE, where one of her best friends gets his HEA. Caitlin is a commitment-phobe but she has reason to be, in her eyes anyway.
Jonas Reeves has been in a two year friends-with-benefits arrangement with Caitlin and he thinks it's time this bartender/bar owner takes the next step and asks Caitlin out on a real date. What he doesn't expect is that she would say no.
In this second-chance-at-love story Caitlin has agreed to test her friend, Trey's, new dating app but only for thirty days because she has no intention of finding someone to settle down with even though that is exactly what the app is for. I have to say some of the dates she went on had me gagging and at one point I thought I was going to spit out the coffee I was drinking....I mean ewwww totally gross!
For me I fell hard and was rooting for Jonas from the very beginning, Caitlin eventually grew on me and since she was the one I was wanting to read about that was interesting change. This book was steamy but not as steamy as most of Stacey Lynn's books, did I feel as if I was missing anything? No, and I'll tell you why, it's because as with all of the books I have read by this author, they are well written and have you so engrossed in the story you really don't realize it until you finish the book.
WEEKEND FLING, the fourth book in the series, is due out in November and I honestly can't wait to get my hands on Trey's story and learn more about this nerdy hunk of a man.
Happy Reading!!!
**I have voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Readers Copy of this book for my Blog, Nadine's Obsessed with Books**
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Great book! Nice light love story with just the right amount of angst and humor. Would definitely recommend.
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Great book! Nice light love story with just the right amount of angst and humor. Would definitely recommend.
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A cute and dare I say realistic take on the friends turn lovers trope. The romance years in the making, you can feel the strong connection between Caitlin and Jonas through the pages and how they were able to cope with their growing feelings felt very natural. My favorite portion of the series was the gradual built-up to the leads relationship which ultimately lead to their happily ever all. What more can I say? “28 Dates” was a fun and sexy read filled with lovable characters, great writing flow and steady relationship pace.
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The description of the book explains the story. Caitlin shot Jonas down when he wanted more. Six months later, she signs up for the app, and he decides he needs to as well to try to convince her to give him a shot. She goes on some dates that would have made most people who were invested consider quitting an app, but she keeps going. The majority of the book is nothing but friendship, flirting, and longing on both sides. I didn't love the ending. Hopefully without spoiling anything, I felt like some things happened that were a bit much (I had trouble believing it was something that the one person would have done and that it would have been as well received by the other person, given the background and feelings of the characters). Then, rather than ending, the book kept going and also had an epilogue. I probably would have rated the first 80% of the book higher.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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I really enjoyed this book. It has everything, love, regret, chemistry, friends, loss and great well developed main characters, fun supporting characters and beautify moments of joy.
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The hero of this romance, Jonas, is a very appealing guy. Unfortunately, he’s fallen for Caitlin, who isn’t at all interested in any sort of commitment. All Caitlin wants is a “friends with benefits” relationship. The novel opens after they’ve been sleeping together for a while. Jonas presses for more - just a few dates that don’t involve sex, but Caitlin is so determined to avoid any serious relationship that they break up.
Fast forward a few months and now Caitlin is testing a dating app for her boss. Jonas starts texting with her anonymously and you can guess what is going to happen after that.
If you can buy that Caitlin would be such a commitment-phobe and then suddenly realize that she made a mistake, you will enjoy this romance.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.
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28 Dates was a middle of the road read for me. That said, it did have its moments. For me, it's not so much a friends-to-lovers or friends with benefits romance as a don't know what you've got till it's gone story. At least where Caitlin is concerned. The question is whether or not she's waited too long and let that chance slip through her fingers. That would've been okay, and it could've made for an interesting romance except it turns into a lot of nobody telling anyone how they really feel, which then dragged on for most of the book. More often that not, I wanted to shake one or both of these characters, and when I couldn't, I just grew more frustrated with them. What I did like was a few of Caitlin's dates through the app, especially the first handful, and the banter between Caitlin and 'Michael' was amusing. In the end, the romance didn't really do it for me, but parts of the story did make me laugh, and that's always welcome.
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Jonas and Caitlyn give us the perfect second chance story. I liked that they had history. I didn't like that we saw them together very little in the book. I did like the premise of her testing a new dating AP. I did like the scenes where Jonas and Cait are together. I loved Jonas' bar and the name of the bar. I enjoyed this book. Thanks to Netgalley for my copy. This is my honest review.
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The Crazy Love series from author Stacey Lynn is quite enjoyable. 28 Dates is the third book and it can be read as a standalone.
Caitlin Pappas and Jonas Reeves have shared a friends with benefits relationship for over two years. Unfortunately, when Jonas decides he wants more from their time together, Caitlin breaks up with him. Caitlin believes she is unlovable and therefore unable to form a romantic bond. Simultaneously, Caitlin's boss and good friend asks her to try out his new dating app. This app is supposed to secure true love forever, so the commitment reluctant Caitlin is the perfect person to try it out.
Caitlin meets all her dates in Jonas's bar, which is a bit odd, however, his bar is where she feels the most safe. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after six months of not sleeping together, Caitlin realizes that she loves Jonas. Jonas has always loved Caitlin.
This is a nice story, however, the pace was a bit slow from time to time. Caitlin and Jonas are a hot couple, both in and out of the bedroom. The secondary characters are quite interesting in their own right, and I liked getting to know them. Overall, a solid read.
Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
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As I started reading I had to continue going why because in the beginning guy dumps (Jonah) her and goes out with someone else for 6 months, and I couldn't believe that I mean it wasn't a couple of dates it was 6 months!! when again guy claims that he loves her so much, gag me and of course she Caitlin has not had anyone else for said months, whatever...However that being said I decided to read a little more and then decided let me read even more and I was happy that I did by the end I decided that yup I did like it. Why well you understand why Caitlin didn't feel that she couldn't commit and you love her friends how they have stood by her from the beginning. Then we also gets Jonah's reasoning, still wasn't happy about the girlfriend even though he does dump because he loved and wanted Caitlin and then goes out of way to get her back..
Rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions.
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28 Dates is book 3 in the Crazy Love series by Stacey Lynn. This is Jonas and Caitlin’s story and is a really sweet friend with benefits romance. It helps you see sometimes what you want and need is right is front of you all along. I love this author and she never disappoints with her writing. I highly recommend this book and this author!!
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I started 28 Dates being excited about it. I had read the previous two books and liked them. So, my expectations for this book were high. I figured that a book about friends with benefits relationship turning into more would be a good read. Instead, I got a book that had me so disinterested in the characters that I almost skipped over the epilogue.
The plot for 28 Dates was interesting. Caitlin is a commitment-phobe. She refuses to do relationships. Her long term friends with benefits ended because Jonas developed feelings for her, and it scared Caitlin. So, she was surprised when her best friend asked her to beta test a dating app that he developed. All she had to do was go on 28 dates. She reluctantly agrees. The same time that she becomes the beta tester, she discovers that her feelings for Jonas haven’t disappeared over the last six months. How is she going to deal with her feelings and date at the same time? Will Caitlin finally realize that she is worth a relationship?
28 Dates started strong. I was enjoying Caitlin’s forays into Dirty’s. I was enjoying watching her friendship with Jonas deepen. Then she started beta testing that app. That is when the book began to go downhill.
The author did do a great job of showing what kind of nutcases there are when online dating. The foot fetish guy had me in tears laughing. That was genuinely funny.
I thought that Caitlin setting up her dates in Jonas’s bar was weird. I know that she felt safe there but couldn’t she pick up on the jealousy vibes from him? He wasn’t subtle about how he felt.
I did like Caitlin. She was sweet. She didn’t take any crap from any of the people she met from the app. She was a pro at putting Jonas in his place. I also liked her outlook on life.
Jonas skeeved me out. He couldn’t get over Caitlin. He acted like a toddler when she started bringing dates into his bar. Instead of coming clean about his feelings, he did something that made me go “Ewww.” I got stalker like vibes from him the entire book. What he did only reinforced my feelings on that.
The romance angle wasn’t there, even at the end of the book. Because I didn’t feel the romance, the sex scenes didn’t do it for me. Yes, they were hot, but I couldn’t get into them.
The end of the book was alright. I liked that everything was wrapped up, but it didn’t feel right to me. And the epilogue. Usually, I would be beyond happy for news like that. But this time, I was like, “eh.”
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
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Caitlin is a commitment phoebe. Jonas just wants to love her. The story is lighthearted and funny. It tells a charming tale of how far one guy is willing to go to win the girl he loves. It also explores all the weird and creepy sides of dating using technology. The characters are witty and fun and gives plenty of opportunities to laugh.
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Different kind of 2nd chance at love
Stacey Lynn’s 28 Dates was an easy read, there just wasn’t anything that stood out in the story that made it extra special. I’m not a fan of stories where the hero and heroine spend most of their time apart from each other which is how it felt with Caitlin and Jonas. While not a favorite I would definitely read the writer again.
I received an advance reader copy.
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I truly loved this book! Jonas and Caitlin were perfect for each other. Based on her past, Caitlin didn't want to do a serious relationship. So when Jonas pressed for more, she told him no. Six months go by and things are changing. Caitlin is pressured into trying her friend's dating app for a month. Jonas finds out and he wants a second chance. With the help of her friends, Jonas gets that shot. The story was so fun. The characters were fantastic. I would love to be friends with them. I will definitely go looking for more books by Stacey Lynn. I received an advance copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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I was excited to read Caitlin and Jonas' story after meeting them in the first book in this series but I'm not sure this book lived up to my expectations.
Caitlin is a commitment-phobe. She's the one ends things when Jonas says that he wants more. This is where things started to get disappointing for me. She, who admittedly dates around and has no shame about this (as she shouldn't), doesn't pursue anyone else during the six months between her ending things with Jonas and starting to use the app. But Jonas, who was so in love with her that he couldn't keep going in this arrangement, was already dating someone else before things even ended and stayed with that woman for the entire six months they were apart. Disappointment amplified.
These characters are connected to the ones in the first book in this series but there still seems to be zero overlap with the characters from book 2. I'm so confused about how that book fits in this series. I usually love books by this author. This one was ok but just missed the mark for me.
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I must say that Jonas and Caitlin definitely take the long way around to find their HEA. First they were friends with benefits, but when Jonas wanted more, Caitlin's commitment issues had her withdrawing and turning Jonas down. Caitlin is left adrift and decides that she really doesn't need anyone anyways. Then her boss and friend comes up with a computer app that he wants Caitlin to test. It is supposed to help you find your "forever" One. Caitlin decides to give it 28 days. After the first disastrous date, Caitlin decides that she needs a safe place for her meets and asks Jonas if she can use his club. What else can he say, but "Yes" and then sit back and watch things develop.
After breaking off with Caitlin, Jonas gets involved with another lady for 6 months, but then realizes that it isn't going to work between them. He then agrees to let Caitlin use his club to meet men even though it is torture. Jonas then decides to make his own profile on the new dating app and with the help of the developer Jonas gets added to Caitlin's list under a different name. Parts of this story were a little drawn out, but all in all it is a good book.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and freely given review. All thoughts expressed above are my own.
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I absolutely love this series and I am really hoping that Trey gets the next book. This book is Caitlin and Jonah’s book. Caitlin and Jonah’s have a friend with benefits arrangement that works really well for them. One night Jonah’s lays his cards on the table and asks Caitlin for a relationship and she turns him down. Jonah moves on with someone else and Caitlin does not. Now 6 months later Caitlin is still lonely and missing Jonah a lot. Trey asks her to help him test his new dating app. She thinks about it and after much thought she agrees. When Jonah finds out he thinks this might be his chance to get her back. Can he win her back? If he does will she forgive him when she finds out what he did? This is a really great read from start to finish. I would highly recommend not only this book but the whole series. Thanks Net Galley. I voluntarily reviewed this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I’ve been a fan of the author since reading Fake Wife. So I was excited to get back into the Crazy Love world!
28 Dates was a refreshing read! It’s takes the classic scenario of a friends-with-benefits relationship, where the man usually has the fear of commitment, and reverses the roles. So when Jonas steps up and asks Caitlin for more, fear takes hold and she ends their once easy and uncomplicated relationship. This book was a sweet and emotional love story that makes you open your eyes to what’s right in front of you.
While the story has plenty of hilarious dialogue and disastrous dates (i.e. toe guy….ew!), thanks in part to Caitlin’s boss coercing her into testing his new dating app, it was the interactions between Caitlin and Jonas that really tugged at my heartstrings. The chemistry between them may not have burned through the pages all the time, but it was always there—simmering and building with every interaction or tender moment or affectionate gesture they shared. The heart wants what the heart wants, and this story clearly shows that no matter how hard you try or do whatever it takes to move on, the heart can’t and won’t let go.
I really enjoyed this book. As stated before, it didn’t contain as much steam as the previous books in the series. But where the story may have lacked in heat, it made up for with its emotional struggles each character endured. Even though it isn’t necessary to read the previous books, I highly recommend starting from the very beginning of the series. The author’s writing was wonderful, as always, with a relatable story line and narrative that blended nicely.
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Caitlin and Jonas had a good thing going, a nice little friends with benefits thing, with no strings or feelings attached. Then one of them "caught feelings," and it wasn't Caitlin... she has a strict no feelings or attachments rule. Somewhere along the way the line got blurred and Jonas decided he wanted to be more than just to be her "between the sheets" friend, he wanted to be something a little more permanent for her, and she freaked.
So they went their separate ways, went back to being just friends, and tried to put their dirty past behind them. But for some reason it just won't stay hidden....
Second chance romance has never been sweeter... 28 Dates is a charming little page turner sure to make hearts skip a beat and inspire a serious case of the swoons! This story shines a light on a couple who tries to keep feelings out of their relationship of convenience, but they quickly learn they are no match for the heart. This was a great spin on the friends with benefits story line, it's not too often you run across a story where the woman is the one with a no attachments rule. It was so fun to watch Caitlin try to stay strong and avoid falling head over heels, while Jonas did everything under the sun to convince her to give them a chance. That man was downright swoon-worthy!! I must say another stellar read from Ms. Lynn, it impressed on all fronts and left my heart brimming with feels! Highly recommend!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, via NetGalley, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion.
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