She started it, but I’m the one who can’t stop.
Karen Grey
Like It’s 1999
Format:
ARC. Releases December 9th!
Synopsis:
Love ’em and Leave ’em Alice Kim and “Hot” Steve Lowell are perfect for each other. It’ll only take them ten years to figure that out.
Just because they throw the most bodacious wedding party ever…
Just because they’re perfect partners in pranks…
Just because they love all the same boss movies…
Just because they share one totally bangin’ night of sex together…
Does not mean they’ll break the One Time Rule.
Even if they do… they don’t do relationships.
And they’re never getting married.
Like, ever.
In this friends-to-lovers, marriage-pact novella spanning the last decade of the 20th century, life forces a playboy and a playgirl grow up—and grow apart—before giving them a chance to create a happy-ever-after they can actually be happy about.
Point of view:
1st person. Alternating between Steve & Alice’s perspectives.
Rellim’s Thoughts:
The minute I finished the first book in Karen Grey’s Boston Classics series, What I’m Looking For, I immediately wanted a book about “Hot” Steve. While I don’t think you have to read the other books in the series to enjoy Like It’s 1999, I do think that you’d appreciate some of the references more if you’ve read or listened to at least book 1.
Like It’s 1999 is a fun novella featuring Kate’s best-friends “Hot” Steve and Alice as they become co-bridesmaids…er… bridespeople for Kate & Will’s wedding. Grey’s writing style definitely works for me and in this case there were some parallels in my relationship with my personal “Hot” Steve. Hubby and I are known for constantly throwing movie lines at each other, we started dating on New Year’s Eve, and once we got together everyone was pretty much, “What took you so long?”
While this is a relationship slow burn, Grey gives us a few steamy scenes and lots of interactions to know that Steve & Alice could be great together. They have a lot of fun and the movie lines definitely kept me grounded in the late 80’s. Unfortunately, the timing isn’t right. For 10 years. We get to catch up with Will & Kate and get a peek into their future. Or, maybe their past? (insert Back to the Future time-bending here) No worries. Steve & Alice’s story gets a cute and happy ending.
I received a free advanced copy of this book from the author and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

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My Favorite Quotes
She started it, but I’m the one who can’t stop. – Like It’s 1999 by @KarenWhitereads #BostonClassics #Novella #RomanticComedy #ItsThe80s #FriendsToLovers #MarriagePact
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Man, he gets me, because he finishes the Top Gun quote right along with me. – Like It’s 1999 by @KarenWhitereads #BostonClassics #Novella #RomanticComedy #ItsThe80s #FriendsToLovers #MarriagePact
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Falling leads to things that will never work out. – Like It’s 1999 by @KarenWhitereads #BostonClassics #Novella #RomanticComedy #ItsThe80s #FriendsToLovers #MarriagePact
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I swear I could actually feel every single one of my nerve endings firing at once. – Like It’s 1999 by @KarenWhitereads #BostonClassics #Novella #RomanticComedy #ItsThe80s #FriendsToLovers #MarriagePact
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