The Look of Love (2014)

by Sarah Jio

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"Jio has become one of the most-read women in America." -Woman's World. Born during a Christmas blizzard, Jane Williams receives a rare gift: the ability to see true love. Jane has emerged from an ailing childhood a lonely, hopeless romantic when, on her twenty-ninth birthday, a mysterious greeting card arrives from the midwife who delivered her, specifying that Jane must identify the six types of love before the full moon following her thirtieth birthday, or face grave consequences. When Jane falls for a science writer who doesn't believe in love, she fears that her fate is sealed. Inspired by the classic song, The Look of Love is utterly enchanting"--… (more)

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An interesting premise that was blandly executed and surprisingly unemotional, given the topic. I found Jio's writing boring and her characters difficult to form connections with...overall, a struggle to get through that wasn't worth it in the end. (

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ksykes | Aug 17, 2023 |

2022 pandemic read. (

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bookczuk | Jul 7, 2022 |

"A book by a female author"

It's cute. Light and fluffy. But not one I would probably read again.

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expatb | Jun 8, 2020 |

Loved it...good love story! (

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LoriKBoyd | Mar 24, 2020 |

I thought this book was silly, sort-of cheesy, and the author overused the verb "grin" and all of its accompanying tenses. The characters weren't developed enough for me to connect with them. Some of it creeped me out, like when Jane's brother watched the lady across the street while she was having intercourse. When she held up the note that said, "Because I can't be with you..." in answer to his "Why?" I groaned out loud. I found myself saying, "Come on, now!" too many times. Not for me. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Sarah Jio	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Campbell, Cassandra	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Whelan, Julia	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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"Jio has become one of the most-read women in America." -Woman's World. Born during a Christmas blizzard, Jane Williams receives a rare gift: the ability to see true love. Jane has emerged from an ailing childhood a lonely, hopeless romantic when, on her twenty-ninth birthday, a mysterious greeting card arrives from the midwife who delivered her, specifying that Jane must identify the six types of love before the full moon following her thirtieth birthday, or face grave consequences. When Jane falls for a science writer who doesn't believe in love, she fears that her fate is sealed. Inspired by the classic song, The Look of Love is utterly enchanting"--

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