Review by Booklist Review
*Starred Review* Rising author Oliveras continues her excellent contemporary Matched to Perfection series featuring three Latina sisters, following the acclaimed His Perfect Partner (2017). Here, after helping run her sister's wedding, librarian Rosa sleeps with her longtime crush and friend, Jeremy Taylor. When she realizes she is pregnant, she turns down Jeremy's immediate proposal, thinking it was offered out of duty. Her position at a Catholic high school is important to her, as are the teens she mentors in the Poetry Club. Scenes at the school show Rosa at her caring best. When severe nausea forces her to work part-time, she has to tell her administration about her pregnancy. While they review the situation, Jeremy helps by taking her to work and brewing soothing ginger and mint teas. He stays with her in her weakened condition, and their trust and love grow. Jeremy is struggling with his family's expectations and his own career, but he works hard to show Rosa how important she is to him. Oliveras infuses warmth, intelligence, and emotion into this refreshing read.--Alessio, Amy Copyright 2018 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Oliveras tops her excellent debut, His Perfect Partner, with this revelatory, realistic second romance set among the Puerto Rican community in contemporary Chicago. Catholic school librarian Rosa Fernandez is known to be steady and responsible, but her two sisters don't know she's hiding a passion for wealthy family friend Jeremy Taylor, an IT specialist. When Rosa learns that Jeremy will soon be going to Japan for several months, she risks a single romantic farewell night with him. Despite their careful use of birth control, Rosa gets pregnant. They're both shocked, but they work together to find a solution. Love and advice from their families, reassessment of their working lives, and the eventual revelation of closely held personal pains all help Rosa and Jeremy develop a full commitment to each other. Oliveras's integration of cultural and class differences, familial expectations, and career objectives into the couple's romantic decision making immeasurably enriches a moving plot about good people making difficult choices. Agent: Rebecca Strauss, DeFiore & Co. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
One night of passion with her secret crush has lasting consequences for a reserved librarianAt her sister's wedding, librarian Rosa Fernandez finally makes a move on her crush, IT whiz Jeremy Taylor. He's from a wealthy, old-money Chicago family, while her working-class parents emigrated from Puerto Rico. Casual friends for years, Jeremy was there for Rosa after her beloved father's death. With her parents gone and her sisters making their own paths, Rosa, normally hyperresponsible and controlled, feels lonely and at loose ends. Deciding, for once, to act on an impulsive desire, she invites the tall, blond Jeremy to her room for a nightcap after the wedding. Unbeknownst to Rosa, her crush is mutual, and Jeremy can't believe his luck. While Oliveras (His Perfect Partner, 2017) keeps the bedroom door firmly closed on readers, a positive pregnancy test evidences Rosa and Jeremy's night of passion. Rosa, a devout Catholic who works as a librarian at the Queen of Peace Academy, never considers abortion. Jeremy's offer of marriage leaves her feeling like a charity case. Oliveras excels at portraying the Fernandez family relationships and Latino culture, and while the "librarian lets loose" trope is familiar, details about Rosa's work, including how her employer's morality clause affects her, create interest. However, Rosa's critical and distant attitude toward Jeremy wears thin. The relationship is a bit of a downer, missing the sexiness and spark that illuminate the best pairings.A wan romance dilutes the second installment of a trilogy about three sisters in the close-knit Fernandez family.
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