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Damage Control by Jae

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More than some books by this author, Damage Control felt like it had a real plot, and not just a series of cute events for the characters to bond.

I loved the plot and the characters.

But I felt so bad for Jill!

She discovers she has a degenerative neurological condition, has a huge crush on her straight beat friend, her straight beat friend’s new publicist convinces her condition to reveal to the world, damaging her career in order to protect her straight best friend’s career by confirming she is indeed straight, then her straight best friend reveals to the world that actually she is gay, and is in love with the publicist who convinced her to reveal her condition! She damaged her career for no reason, and didn’t even end up with her crush!

joanna1905's review

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5.0

Another fantastic book by Jae - I really love the way this storyline was approached. It's not really about Grace having a huge sexuality crisis (though there is a bit of that) it's just about a woman who has never really experienced love in a pure sense falling in love with someone who just completely loves and support her.

It's such a pure and sweet romance and it was so so well done. That's one thing I absolutely have to say about Jae's books, not only do they nail the romance side but there is always a great friendship underpinning the romance and there's always some more difficult issues thrown in that our protags have to work through. Though these issues can be hard to deal with, it's approached in a way that doesn't make these books depressing romances a la Nick Sparks.

I would absolutely recommend these books to anyone looking for a fantastic romance novel, especially if you want a well written, well developed, unproblematic fxf romance!

lurker_stalker's review

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4.0

I think this is my favorite Jae book since Second Nature. I liked the characters so very much. It's a long book that gave me plenty of time to get to know Grace and Lauren, just as it gave them time to get to know each other. I'm sad to be leaving them but what a nice HEA.

I'm off to start the next in the series.

rainbowbookworm's review

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5.0

I recognize that day before I read this I had written that I wasn't picking this one up yet.
Did I pick up this book to procrastinate from writing a paper? Yes.

I've been circling around Grace Durand for a handful of books now and it was totally worth the wait. I'm always hesitant about picking up these older novels as sometimes they feel dated and have moments that make me cringe. In fact, this particular author had had scenes that have made me question how some behaviors were acceptable only a handful of years ago. In this case, I need not have worried.

I had not realized that there is a third book in this series, but I am totally looking forward to Jill's story!

cj_parsley's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

salindrea's review against another edition

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5.0

Fantastic

This was a great read. If you like the other hollywood book you'll love this one. Jae makes it really easy to connect to the character and overall I am very happy with this one. Definitely worth reading again