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Make Up Break Up
Make Up Break Up: A Novel | Lily Menon
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"The sparkling and heartfelt romantic comedy debut from Lily Menon, Make Up Break Up.... Love, romance, second chances, fairy-tale endings...these are the things Annika Dev believes in. Her app, Make Up, has been called the "Google Translate for failing relationships." High efficiency break-ups, flashy start-ups, penthouses, fast cars...these are the things Hudson Craft believes in. His app, Break Up, is known as the "Uber for break-ups." It's wildly successful-and anathema to Annika's life philosophy. Which wouldn't be a problem if they'd gone their separate ways after that summer fling in Las Vegas, never to see each other again. Unfortunately for Annika, Hudson's moving not just into her office building, but into the office right next to hers. And he'll be competing at the prestigious EPIC investment pitch contest: A contest Annika needs to win if she wants to keep Make Up afloat. As if it's not bad enough seeing his irritatingly perfect face on magazine covers when her own business is failing. As if knowing he stole her idea and twisted it into something vile-and monumentally more successful-didn't already make her stomach churn. As the two rival app developers clash again and again-and again-Annika finds herself drawn into Hudson Craft's fast-paced, high velocity, utterly shallow world. Only, from up close, he doesn't seem all that shallow. Could it be that everything she thought about Hudson is completely wrong? Could the creator of Break Up teach her what true love's really about?"--
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booksaremyfavorite
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Pickpick

Two rival app developers go head to head to get investors to invest in their apps. Will Make Up or Break Up win?

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MaggieCarr
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While I enjoyed the build up of this one night stand to enemies to lovers trope the last chapter feels like Menon hits a word ceiling and just stops writing. The family backstory details that give the characters their drives, add a lot to the storyline but the final execution is really rushed and a let-down.

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Wildly_Bookish
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Pickpick

I loved this book! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Wildly_Bookish
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When your book matches your shirt...😲💔💙📖 I started this book this morning, before getting dressed. I randomly grabbed a shirt, not even realizing that they matched until I changed into my pjs.

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mdemanatee
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I‘m about halfway through, and will definitely be finishing, but I‘m a little sad to report this one isn‘t really clicking with me so far, despite being one of my fave tropes (hate to love) and an author I consider one of the biggest in the YA romance market right now (though this is an adult romance to be clear).

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jmtrivera
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As much chemistry as there is btwn the protagonists, I actually found them interesting characters individually. Their work sounded fascinating & I could've read a book just about the apps' development & success. The conflicts seemed obvious & it was a bit hard to believe these 2 intelligent people couldn't resolve it more quickly, but it was satisfying when they did. I came to appreciate Menon's message, to believe in optimism & 2nd chances.

jmtrivera Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing this ARC for review! 3y
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ReadingRambo
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Mehso-so

This enemies to lovers romance felt like watching two hot petty people at your job take shots at each other and you just know they're gonna hook up eventually. So, I'm here for the drama and mess, but I really didn't care one way or another.