A Lot Like Adiós

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Alexis Daria

"Alexis Daria's A Lot Like Adiós is a charming, sexy spitfire of a novel! Romance readers, this is your new favorite book!" --Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation The national bestselling author of You Had Me at Hola returns with a seductive second-chance romance about a commitment-phobic Latina and her childhood best friend who has finally returned home. Hi Mich. It's Gabe. After burning out in her corporate marketing career, Michelle Amato has built a thriving freelance business as a graphic designer. So what if her love life is nonexistent She's perfectly fine being the black sheep of her marriage-obsessed Puerto Rican-Italian family. Besides, the only guy who ever made her want happily-ever-after disappeared thirteen years ago. It's been a long time. Gabriel Aguilar left the Bronx at eighteen to escape his parents' demanding expectations, but it also meant saying goodbye to Michelle, his best friend and longtime crush. Now, he's the successful co-owner of LA's hottest celebrity gym, with an investor who insists on opening a New York City location. It's the last place Gabe wants to go, but when Michelle is unexpectedly brought on board to spearhead the new marketing campaign, everything Gabe's been running from catches up with him. I've missed you. Michelle is torn between holding Gabe at arm's length or picking up right where they left off--in her bed. As they work on the campaign, old feelings resurface, and their reunion takes a sexy turn. Facing mounting pressure from their families--who think they're dating--and growing uncertainty about their futures, can they resolve their past mistakes, or is it only a matter of time before Gabe says adiós again

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Author

Alexis Daria

Pages

402

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published Date

2021

ISBN

0062959964 9780062959966

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"Loved this author’s other book (I love how the characters from that book make an appearance in this one), so when I found out she wrote another one, I was so stoked to read! First, we get the spice almost immediately which I was NOT expecting at all (but can’t complain 🤭), and it continues a good amount throughout the story. I really enjoyed this story, as it has a good mix of different tropes (ie. fake dating, estranged family, friends to lovers, etc.) without it feeling like it’s all over the place. It has its cheesy moments of course, but still makes for a great romance book. Latinx love for the win 🩷"

Sara SoDeezy

"*Thank you so much to the publisher and Alexis Daria for the giveaway Arc!* Gabe is the successful co-owner of Agility Gym, LA's hottest celebrity gym. When an Investor insists on opening a gym location in New York, it's the last thing Gabe wants to do. To make things even more complicated, Gabe's buisness partner reaches out to recruit freelance graphic designer, Michelle Amato, for the New York gym campaign. Gabriel and Michelle were childhood best friends, until they were 18 and Gabe decided to up and leave for California to chase his dreams, leaving Michelle heartbroken. Michelle, blindsided to be receiving an email from her best friend, accepts the job, but under the conditions that Gabe stay with her while he's in town. Forcing both of them to confront old feelings. -Second Chance Romance -Childhood best Friends to Lovers -Queer representation -Forced Proximity -Hilarious banter -Fake Dating -Steaammmyyyy!"

Hailey

"Cute & sweet. I loved how they mixed in business & the lgbtq community ✨"

Jaleesa L

"This book was a very enjoyable read. I love the Spainish incorporated into the conversations and how well the author uses context clues so you always know what’s being said. The culture the author manages to show is also fantastic. I feel like I am learning little bit more about LatinX culture every time I read her books. I enjoyed the second chance romance, and how the book used the characters’ fanfiction as throwback to their youth. I could’ve used a little bit more chemistry and a little bit more depth to each of the characters but overall it was a really nice lighthearted, fun read. 4⭐️, 2.5🌶"

Lauren

"I am a sucker for childhood friends who grow up and realize they’ve been in love the whole time. "

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Jasmine C

"Heat level: sensual. Susanna Carr’s heat level index used to rank: http://susannacarr.com/contemporary-romance-heat-levels/."

Andrea Pangilinan

"3.75 // I had a lot of fun reading this. It was fluffy little second chance, which, per usual, I felt like could have used more angst. However, that’s a me problem, not an issue of the actual work. I have two minor criticisms of the work: the way passing diversity is a bit clumsy, and the fanfic moments. Re: diversity, the way that the ethnicities of background characters that we spend zero time with were told to us just felt clumsy and weird. Why do I care that the front desk girl is Vietnamese? She doesn’t speak on page, and is never again mentioned. Even Michelle’s Italian heritage felt superfluous. It didn’t effect her day to day, she had nothing in her life that was distinctly Italian American, and it didn’t need to be mentioned more than once. The interspersed fanfic chapters were unnecessary and I didn’t super buy that Alexis Daria had any knowledge of fandom spaces. It felt like it was tacked on for the sake of it because fanfic is a hot topic. EVERYTHING ELSE, however, delightful and so fun. I really feel the love that Alexis Daria has for the Latin diaspora when I read her work, and she writes a good romp."

Carolyn V

"I’m convinced Alexis Daria can’t write a bad book. I stayed up all night to read this and absolutely loved it!! Read if you like childhood friends to strangers to lovers, forced proximity, second chance romances, and a good mix of sweetness, steam and spice!! 💛💛💛"

Olivia

"Loved loved loved this book. Just the right amount of spice 🌶🌶."

Karelisse Travieso

"Had some spicy scenes that weren't too descriptive but didn't just allude to the fact it happened either. Was all about embracing heritage and who you are! Gave good examples of a healthy relationship with another person while growing into yourself and not compromising on who you are. I liked it, for all the ways she wrote and incorporated Spanish and Italian into it too."