Annie Walker, a small-town sweetheart, longed to find her perfect match in Rome, Kentucky, where dating prospects were dwindling. After being labeled “unbelievably boring” by a date, Annie wondered if she needed to become more outgoing. She sought a tutor and turned to Will Griffin, a handsome and tattooed bodyguard who has returned to Rome temporarily. Will’s objective was to avoid attachments but he reluctantly agreed to help Annie find love. As Annie and Will spent time together, their friendship blurred and revealed hidden depths to Will’s stoic demeanor. Annie began to question her ideal partner and realized that true love may not be perfect but it was real.
Practice Makes Perfect garnered significant praises from readers leaving me with high hopes and expectations. However, while the book was enjoyable to an extent, it failed to fully live up to my expectations despite the overwhelming positive reviews about Sarah Adams’ writings and previous works.
The narrative unfolded with a steady pace with dual POV as a big bonus that kept me in the loop about what the characters felt throughout the story. However, it felt predictable at times, leaving me longing for a more innovative and captivating storyline.
One of the main drawbacks of the book was the characters. While Annie and Will had their moments of growths, their arcs often felt shallow and repetitive. I also found the protagonists immature for their age mentioned in the book. It felt like reading main characters as high school students instead of around 30ish. These left me feeling somewhat detached in their journey.
While this particular book may not have fully met my elevated expectations, it is essential to acknowledge that reading experiences can be subjective. What did not resonate with me may captivate others. The book might had fallen short of my expectations but it still offered moments of literary merit, like emotional scenes that moved me, and engaged me to a certain extent. This might bring me to still try Adam’s early works like “The Cheat Sheet” and “When in Rome”.
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