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Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
Published by Simon & Schuster, Gallery Books on September 4, 2018
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Point of View:Alternating First Person
Pages: 320
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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Hazel Camille Bradford knows she’s a lot to take—and frankly, most men aren’t up to the challenge. If her army of pets and thrill for the absurd don’t send them running, her lack of filter means she’ll say exactly the wrong thing in a delicate moment. Their loss. She’s a good soul in search of honest fun.
Josh Im has known Hazel since college, where her zany playfulness proved completely incompatible with his mellow restraint. From the first night they met—when she gracelessly threw up on his shoes—to when she sent him an unintelligible email while in a post-surgical haze, Josh has always thought of Hazel more as a spectacle than a peer. But now, ten years later, after a cheating girlfriend has turned his life upside down, going out with Hazel is a breath of fresh air.
Not that Josh and Hazel date. At least, not each other. Because setting each other up on progressively terrible double blind dates means there’s nothing between them...right?
I read a lot of books last week and my favorite guy from all of the books that I read was Josh Im from Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren.
So he’s my book boyfriend for this week.
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I have a thing for hot guys who are quiet, reserved and serious. I definitely have a thing for Josh Im. Like Hazel, I had an immediate crush on him because he checked every box on my crush list. Hot Asian guys are my jam right now. Of course, I loved Josh for more than just because he’s a hot Asian guy. He was super sweet and I loved that he accepted crazy Hazie as she was and didn’t expect her to change for anything or anyone. I loved that he was open to new experiences and that he was super loyal to Hazel when others tried to tame the wildness in her or make her feel bad for being who she was.
He was just so awesome and honestly, we need more Josh Ims in the world.
This book was a lot of fun. It kept me laughing from beginning to end and while Hazel was the funny one of this pair, the stuff that Josh got himself into because of Hazel was a lot of fun to read about. I laughed through every single one of their dates (I can’t even choose a favorite date either, they were all great), my heart hurt when Josh decides that he loves Hazel and is unsure about how she feels for him. The insecurity, the self-doubt all made me want to cuddle him close.
Hero Casting
When I started reading this book, I immediately casted both Hazel and Josh in my head. Josh reminded me of Jung from Kim’s Convenience, a Canadian show that I watched on Netflix and Hazel reminded me so much of Jessica Day from New Girl so, throughout the entire book, it was those two that I saw in my head. I adore Jung and think he makes the perfect Josh Im.
If you’re looking for a fun book to jump into, I would definitely recommend this one. You’ll want to drool over Josh Im with me, for sure. 🙂
Have you read this book? If so, did you enjoy it as much as I did and love Josh as much as I did? Who is your book boyfriend of the week?
Yes! Love Josh so much <3
Josh is the best! <3
I NEED TO READ THIS! It sounds so cute. ♥ And I haven’t seen Kim’s Convenience, but now I’m thinking I have to binge it. 😉
– Aimee @ Aimee, Always
Awww, I recommend Kim’s Convenience. I enjoy it so much. And yes, I definitely recommend this book as well. Josh Im is the bomb!
I loved Josh!!! I am terrible at picturing characters in my head so I always like your visuals!
Awww, thanks Sam! I loved Josh too so it was easy for me to picture him in my head. 🙂
You’re the first person I’ve seen give such a high rating to this one (everyone enjoyed it but some folks had issues with Hazel) so I’m glad to see you enjoyed so much I really want to read some Christina Lauren books and this one sounds just as cute as Josh seems.
Yeah, I knew going into writing this review that I was probably one of the few that really loved this book. Hell, I went into this book thinking I wasn’t going to love it all that much because Hazel is crazy pants but it completely worked for me. Josh mellowed her personality for me so I was a happy camper. Love!