The Proposal

by Jasmine Guillory

[Sam@WLABB]

Rating: 3.5 Stars

One of my favorite auxiliary characters in The Wedding Date was Carlos, and I was therefore over the moon when I found out he was getting his own book. It was wonderful getting to know him better in this book, and I was so happy to see him get his HEA.

I thought the set up for this book was brilliant. I was all in during the first chapter, and loved getting that little peek at Nik. I do wish the whole failed proposal thing had been explored more, but only because I liked it so much, and thought it had a lot of possibilities.

Guillory found a wonderful match for Carlos in Nik. These two were so easy to ship as they had great chemistry withe each other, and it was a lot of fun watching them go from friends to more. She was smart and sassy and enjoyed such an ease with Carlos. He brought out this soft side of Nik, and I sort of loved that it was reserved for the special people in her life.

We did not get any information on Carlos' past relationships, but Nik was a little damaged from some bad love. This left her relationship weary and slow to trust. The exploration of this side of her was interesting, and there was this one scene, where Nik was confronting this pain via an external experience. It was so meaningful and helped her tap into her inner strength.

Carlos. I loved Carlos so much, and seeing him in his own environment just reinforced my love for him. I do wish we spent more time with Carlos and his family. I felt like more page time was dedicated to Nik and her friends, and let me just put it out there - I read this book for Carlos.

It isn't that I didn't love Nik's friends, because I did. They were a very vibrant group of women, who were always there to support each other. I loved strong female friendships and women supporting women, but like I said, I just wanted more Carlos, and I wanted to spend more time with him and his family.

One very pleasant surprise were the cameos by Drew and Alexa. My love of companion novels relies heavily on the author catching us up with past couples, and Guillory gifted us with some really wonderful updates on Drew and Alexa.

I thought the ending was fun and cute. It addressed the BIG question, and left me with a smile on my face, but I wanted a little more past that. I DID get a resolution, but it was just too abrupt.

Overall: A fun and cute friends-to-lovers romance featuring a hero and a heroine you will want to root for.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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