Charlie, Love and Cliches
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A small advice from me to you: if you haven’t dated, touched *or* kissed a guy in years and *years*…do not try to crawl away or hide from the-one-who-got-away. It’s not a good look.
William Carter, the stranger I’d met six years ago was the last person I’d imagine ever seeing at my dad’s firm where I work. While I panic and fight off the butterflies in my stomach and in general struggle to act normal, I realize he doesn’t even remember me. I’m not sure if I should feel relieved or heartbroken. Things get worse when I learn we’ll need to work in close quarters to each other, but at least I let him know that I don’t have a crush on him anymore right away. Just in case he gets any ideas.
While I’m in the process of writing lists and making serious changes in my life, because I decide I’m ready to be the heroine in my own story; having William just a breath away is not helping things. Especially when things shift between us and we start to make eye contact in meetings. Then he shows up in places I least expect him to…as in blind dates and sex clubs. He also gives me cheese because he knows how much I like it and there are secret notes he leaves in my office. If you were wondering, I still don’t have a crush on him though. Nope.
Even though I’d promised myself I’d never wait around for another guy and postpone my own life, I’m afraid William Carter who looks at me as if I’m his and was always supposed to be his might ruin my hopeful plans. And quite possibly me for any other guy since I’m craving his touch like I’ve never craved anything in my life before. But we both know we’re a losing game so we keep admitting that neither one of us has a crush on the other.
Not anymore. Not at all. Not even a little bit.
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Ich habe dieses Buch geliebt, und es lag viel zu lange auf meinem SuB– wie schade! Charlie verliebte sich in William, und William verliebte sich noch viel mehr in Charlie – und ich verliebte mich ebenfalls in sie und ihre Geschichte. Es ist eine so klassische romantische Komödie, voller witziger Dialoge und lustiger Szenen. Zum Beispiel, wenn Charlie sich unter einem Schreibtisch versteckt, William sich als ihr Freund ausgibt, um ihr Blind Date zu sabotieren, oder wenn er sie seiner Familie vorstellt und diese sie „seine Charlie“ nennen. Er hört aufmerksam zu, was sie sich von einem Partner wünscht, und versucht, genau diese Person für sie zu sein, weil sie es verdient. Dieses Buch hat mich vom Hocker gehauen und mein Herz gestohlen. Einfach eine wundervolle Story darüber das man manchmal falsch abbiegt im Leben und dennoch zu den Menschen findet, die für einen bestimmt sind 🩷
Vor sechs Jahren lernte Charlie William in einem Restaurant kennen. Sie führten lange, anregende Gespräche. Es war wie in einem romantischen Film. Doch als sie sich verabredeten, erschien William nicht. Charlie ist chaotisch, ein wenig exzentrisch, aber vor allem ein liebenswerter Mensch, der manchmal seltsame Entscheidungen trifft. Besonders, da William – der Mann, der ihr „Was wäre wenn?“ verkörpert – ihr neuer Chef ist. Panik bricht aus, und im nächsten Moment versteckt sie sich unter einem Schreibtisch. Das überrascht Charlie genauso wie William. Auch er erinnert sich nur allzu gut an sie. Sie unterhalten sich und beteuern, nicht mehr ineinander verliebt zu sein. Jetzt sind sie Kollegen, und eine Beziehung kommt ohnehin nicht in Frage. Dennoch ist da noch etwas zwischen ihnen – lange Blicke, ein Lächeln. Denn das Leben schreibt seine eigenen Wege, und so kreuzen sich ihre Pfade immer wieder. Aber da ist immer noch etwas – die Anziehungskraft, die sie vor all den Jahren spürten. Sie schreiben sich Nachrichten. Charlie erzählt ihm von ihrer Liste mit Dingen, die sie sich vorgenommen hat zu erledigen. Wegziehen, mehr Lächeln, herzliche Umarmungen, ein Kuss. Charlie ist eine Romantikerin. Sie sucht die Liebe, aber auch einen Freund, einen besonderen Menschen, der sie wirklich will. Ihren Seelenverwandten. Je mehr Zeit sie miteinander verbringen, desto mehr verliebt sich William aufs Neue in sie. Sie versuchen, die Beziehung professionell zu halten, aber wie lange hält das durch, wenn man sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht, als einander nahe zu sein? Doch es gibt noch ein anderes Problem. Sie will wegziehen. Um ihren Frieden zu finden, fernab ihrer Familie, die ihr das Leben schwer macht. Am Ende stellt sich die Frage: Was würdest du tun, wenn dir das Leben eine zweite Chance mit der Liebe deines Lebens schenken würde?
This book was exactly what the title promised: full of love and sweet cliches that are too good to be true. Charlie and William have a love story straight out of a cheesy romance movie. Soulmates that met at the wrong time. They loose each other. And find back together again. Is it finally the right time for them? This is somehow a second chance romance, but they never had a real first chance. Fate stepped in. But fate also let them cross paths again six years later. Whilst at first Charlie was a bit too clumsy and quirky for my taste, I slowly fell in love with her bubbly rambling persona. Despite many people trying to drag her down, she’s not giving up. Never quitting being the sunshine in everyone’s life. But she’s also vulnerable and emotional. And William. Goddamn. If anything, Ella knows how to write the most wholesome and perfect male main characters. She makes them the epitome of book boyfriends. She did it with Jack in Marriage for One. And now has outdone herself with William. He’s not the grump that Jack was. But he’s charming. He’s considerate. He pays attention. He gets angry when someone is treating Charlie not right. He goes above and beyond to treat Charlie the way she dreams her future boyfriend would. He also charmed my pants of five pages in. And together they are just adorable and super cheesy but in the very best way. They can’t help but fall for each other again after constantly bumping into each other and working together. And I’m living for their relationship. It’s friendship. It’s soulmates. It’s unconditional love. There are a few aspects that I would needed chanced for it to be five stars. I am still not a fan of third act break ups. In ninety percent of the books it feels unnecessary. And sadly… this one kinda went a bit too hard on the break up. There were some parts that were necessary for the plot, others were not. It’s overall an acceptable plotline that got resolved pretty fast. But I would have not needed some of the dramatics from it. Overall a really enjoyable sweet read. It’s a carefree book you can just enjoy and live on cloud nine reading it. It’s all marshmallows and cotton candy, but it also has some emotional moments. Absolutely worth a read for all my romance readers out there. I would say a classic Ella Maise. You get exactly what we know and love about her writing. AND WE GOT A JACK AND ROSE CAMEO. And also a cute puppy that loves pepperoni. 4
This book was exactly what the title promised: full of love and sweet cliches that are too good to be true. Charlie and William have a love story straight out of a cheesy romance movie. Soulmates that met at the wrong time. They loose each other. And find back together again. Is it finally the right time for them? This is somehow a second chance romance, but they never had a real first chance. Fate stepped in. But fate also let them cross paths again six years later. Whilst at first Charlie was a bit too clumsy and quirky for my taste, I slowly fell in love with her bubbly rambling persona. Despite many people trying to drag her down, she’s not giving up. Never quitting being the sunshine in everyone’s life. But she’s also vulnerable and emotional. And William. Goddamn. If anything, Ella knows how to write the most wholesome and perfect male main characters. She makes them the epitome of book boyfriends. She did it with Jack in Marriage for One. And now has outdone herself with William. He’s not the grump that Jack was. But he’s charming. He’s considerate. He pays attention. He gets angry when someone is treating Charlie not right. He goes above and beyond to treat Charlie the way she dreams her future boyfriend would. He also charmed my pants of five pages in. And together they are just adorable and super cheesy but in the very best way. They can’t help but fall for each other again after constantly bumping into each other and working together. And I’m living for their relationship. It’s friendship. It’s soulmates. It’s unconditional love. There are a few aspects that I would needed chanced for it to be five stars. I am still not a fan of third act break ups. In ninety percent of the books it feels unnecessary. And sadly… this one kinda went a bit too hard on the break up. There were some parts that were necessary for the plot, others were not. It’s overall an acceptable plotline that got resolved pretty fast. But I would have not needed some of the dramatics from it. Overall a really enjoyable sweet read. It’s a carefree book you can just enjoy and live on cloud nine reading it. It’s all marshmallows and cotton candy, but it also has some emotional moments. Absolutely worth a read for all my romance readers out there. I would say a classic Ella Maise. You get exactly what we know and love about her writing. AND WE GOT A JACK AND ROSE CAMEO. And also a cute puppy that loves pepperoni. 4
This book is giving me a hard time rating it. I really enjoyed it and the end was sweet but it also wasn’t thaaaat special and the end came kinda rushed? The idea was great, the characters were lovable and it was really well written. But I think the end could have been executed better? Still a really cute contemporary romance and everything I expect from such. 3,5
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A small advice from me to you: if you haven’t dated, touched *or* kissed a guy in years and *years*…do not try to crawl away or hide from the-one-who-got-away. It’s not a good look.
William Carter, the stranger I’d met six years ago was the last person I’d imagine ever seeing at my dad’s firm where I work. While I panic and fight off the butterflies in my stomach and in general struggle to act normal, I realize he doesn’t even remember me. I’m not sure if I should feel relieved or heartbroken. Things get worse when I learn we’ll need to work in close quarters to each other, but at least I let him know that I don’t have a crush on him anymore right away. Just in case he gets any ideas.
While I’m in the process of writing lists and making serious changes in my life, because I decide I’m ready to be the heroine in my own story; having William just a breath away is not helping things. Especially when things shift between us and we start to make eye contact in meetings. Then he shows up in places I least expect him to…as in blind dates and sex clubs. He also gives me cheese because he knows how much I like it and there are secret notes he leaves in my office. If you were wondering, I still don’t have a crush on him though. Nope.
Even though I’d promised myself I’d never wait around for another guy and postpone my own life, I’m afraid William Carter who looks at me as if I’m his and was always supposed to be his might ruin my hopeful plans. And quite possibly me for any other guy since I’m craving his touch like I’ve never craved anything in my life before. But we both know we’re a losing game so we keep admitting that neither one of us has a crush on the other.
Not anymore. Not at all. Not even a little bit.
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Ich habe dieses Buch geliebt, und es lag viel zu lange auf meinem SuB– wie schade! Charlie verliebte sich in William, und William verliebte sich noch viel mehr in Charlie – und ich verliebte mich ebenfalls in sie und ihre Geschichte. Es ist eine so klassische romantische Komödie, voller witziger Dialoge und lustiger Szenen. Zum Beispiel, wenn Charlie sich unter einem Schreibtisch versteckt, William sich als ihr Freund ausgibt, um ihr Blind Date zu sabotieren, oder wenn er sie seiner Familie vorstellt und diese sie „seine Charlie“ nennen. Er hört aufmerksam zu, was sie sich von einem Partner wünscht, und versucht, genau diese Person für sie zu sein, weil sie es verdient. Dieses Buch hat mich vom Hocker gehauen und mein Herz gestohlen. Einfach eine wundervolle Story darüber das man manchmal falsch abbiegt im Leben und dennoch zu den Menschen findet, die für einen bestimmt sind 🩷
Vor sechs Jahren lernte Charlie William in einem Restaurant kennen. Sie führten lange, anregende Gespräche. Es war wie in einem romantischen Film. Doch als sie sich verabredeten, erschien William nicht. Charlie ist chaotisch, ein wenig exzentrisch, aber vor allem ein liebenswerter Mensch, der manchmal seltsame Entscheidungen trifft. Besonders, da William – der Mann, der ihr „Was wäre wenn?“ verkörpert – ihr neuer Chef ist. Panik bricht aus, und im nächsten Moment versteckt sie sich unter einem Schreibtisch. Das überrascht Charlie genauso wie William. Auch er erinnert sich nur allzu gut an sie. Sie unterhalten sich und beteuern, nicht mehr ineinander verliebt zu sein. Jetzt sind sie Kollegen, und eine Beziehung kommt ohnehin nicht in Frage. Dennoch ist da noch etwas zwischen ihnen – lange Blicke, ein Lächeln. Denn das Leben schreibt seine eigenen Wege, und so kreuzen sich ihre Pfade immer wieder. Aber da ist immer noch etwas – die Anziehungskraft, die sie vor all den Jahren spürten. Sie schreiben sich Nachrichten. Charlie erzählt ihm von ihrer Liste mit Dingen, die sie sich vorgenommen hat zu erledigen. Wegziehen, mehr Lächeln, herzliche Umarmungen, ein Kuss. Charlie ist eine Romantikerin. Sie sucht die Liebe, aber auch einen Freund, einen besonderen Menschen, der sie wirklich will. Ihren Seelenverwandten. Je mehr Zeit sie miteinander verbringen, desto mehr verliebt sich William aufs Neue in sie. Sie versuchen, die Beziehung professionell zu halten, aber wie lange hält das durch, wenn man sich nichts sehnlicher wünscht, als einander nahe zu sein? Doch es gibt noch ein anderes Problem. Sie will wegziehen. Um ihren Frieden zu finden, fernab ihrer Familie, die ihr das Leben schwer macht. Am Ende stellt sich die Frage: Was würdest du tun, wenn dir das Leben eine zweite Chance mit der Liebe deines Lebens schenken würde?
This book was exactly what the title promised: full of love and sweet cliches that are too good to be true. Charlie and William have a love story straight out of a cheesy romance movie. Soulmates that met at the wrong time. They loose each other. And find back together again. Is it finally the right time for them? This is somehow a second chance romance, but they never had a real first chance. Fate stepped in. But fate also let them cross paths again six years later. Whilst at first Charlie was a bit too clumsy and quirky for my taste, I slowly fell in love with her bubbly rambling persona. Despite many people trying to drag her down, she’s not giving up. Never quitting being the sunshine in everyone’s life. But she’s also vulnerable and emotional. And William. Goddamn. If anything, Ella knows how to write the most wholesome and perfect male main characters. She makes them the epitome of book boyfriends. She did it with Jack in Marriage for One. And now has outdone herself with William. He’s not the grump that Jack was. But he’s charming. He’s considerate. He pays attention. He gets angry when someone is treating Charlie not right. He goes above and beyond to treat Charlie the way she dreams her future boyfriend would. He also charmed my pants of five pages in. And together they are just adorable and super cheesy but in the very best way. They can’t help but fall for each other again after constantly bumping into each other and working together. And I’m living for their relationship. It’s friendship. It’s soulmates. It’s unconditional love. There are a few aspects that I would needed chanced for it to be five stars. I am still not a fan of third act break ups. In ninety percent of the books it feels unnecessary. And sadly… this one kinda went a bit too hard on the break up. There were some parts that were necessary for the plot, others were not. It’s overall an acceptable plotline that got resolved pretty fast. But I would have not needed some of the dramatics from it. Overall a really enjoyable sweet read. It’s a carefree book you can just enjoy and live on cloud nine reading it. It’s all marshmallows and cotton candy, but it also has some emotional moments. Absolutely worth a read for all my romance readers out there. I would say a classic Ella Maise. You get exactly what we know and love about her writing. AND WE GOT A JACK AND ROSE CAMEO. And also a cute puppy that loves pepperoni. 4
This book was exactly what the title promised: full of love and sweet cliches that are too good to be true. Charlie and William have a love story straight out of a cheesy romance movie. Soulmates that met at the wrong time. They loose each other. And find back together again. Is it finally the right time for them? This is somehow a second chance romance, but they never had a real first chance. Fate stepped in. But fate also let them cross paths again six years later. Whilst at first Charlie was a bit too clumsy and quirky for my taste, I slowly fell in love with her bubbly rambling persona. Despite many people trying to drag her down, she’s not giving up. Never quitting being the sunshine in everyone’s life. But she’s also vulnerable and emotional. And William. Goddamn. If anything, Ella knows how to write the most wholesome and perfect male main characters. She makes them the epitome of book boyfriends. She did it with Jack in Marriage for One. And now has outdone herself with William. He’s not the grump that Jack was. But he’s charming. He’s considerate. He pays attention. He gets angry when someone is treating Charlie not right. He goes above and beyond to treat Charlie the way she dreams her future boyfriend would. He also charmed my pants of five pages in. And together they are just adorable and super cheesy but in the very best way. They can’t help but fall for each other again after constantly bumping into each other and working together. And I’m living for their relationship. It’s friendship. It’s soulmates. It’s unconditional love. There are a few aspects that I would needed chanced for it to be five stars. I am still not a fan of third act break ups. In ninety percent of the books it feels unnecessary. And sadly… this one kinda went a bit too hard on the break up. There were some parts that were necessary for the plot, others were not. It’s overall an acceptable plotline that got resolved pretty fast. But I would have not needed some of the dramatics from it. Overall a really enjoyable sweet read. It’s a carefree book you can just enjoy and live on cloud nine reading it. It’s all marshmallows and cotton candy, but it also has some emotional moments. Absolutely worth a read for all my romance readers out there. I would say a classic Ella Maise. You get exactly what we know and love about her writing. AND WE GOT A JACK AND ROSE CAMEO. And also a cute puppy that loves pepperoni. 4
This book is giving me a hard time rating it. I really enjoyed it and the end was sweet but it also wasn’t thaaaat special and the end came kinda rushed? The idea was great, the characters were lovable and it was really well written. But I think the end could have been executed better? Still a really cute contemporary romance and everything I expect from such. 3,5