To sum, main characters, likeable and well rounded – romance, not present. The only saving grace here was the fact that I didn’t pay a cent for this book, since this was one of the freebies that Harlequin gave away in celebration of its 60th Anniversary. Other than that, this was a complete waste of my time.

The lesson I learned here wasn’t what I expected. I confess that I showed up thinking my dates would be the story, but the real narrative was my realization of how exceptionally uninteresting I must have sounded to these guys. Selling yourself as a potential partner is a lot different than selling yourself as an employee, and I’ve approached my dating life like a job interview when it has to be a lot more organic than that. For some reason — be it the manufactured setting or my own insecurities — I both oversold and undersold my interests in a way that made me seem totally unlike myself. This is the moment I realize I’m going to be talking to myself for the entirety of the next five minutes. Thankfully I’m leaning into his right.

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Let’s just hope my date I have organized on Saturday is great too!! Thanks again guys, you do a great job. I sat next to a girl who was clearly lost and frustrated. At the begining of the activity she knew she was about to fail another test. The boy who sat down next to her explained his problem and then asked about hers. “I don’t know how how to do it”, she said.

I thought this book was great up until the last part of the book.. When Dylan is caught kissing his ex-wife , and he’s not at all sorry or thinks he did anything wrong. Kendall, on the other hand, was a great character, and you could really see how her character changed throughout the book, and became a confident woman. Which is why it is so strange that the Kendall at the end of the book would attach herself to a guy who was still so “attached” to his ex-wife; literally at her beck and call. The point where he is caught kissing her was a great place to show how much HIS character had grown, but it didn’t.

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The way it was organised allowed for easy socialising and breaking the ice . I met a lot of cool people, both men and women. Upon arriving at your chosen event – locate your event host. Your host will assist in setting you up with your scorecard for the evening. A simple and convenient way to keep track of whom you enjoyed meeting and those that you would like to see again.

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I would recommend Slow dating to anyone who is single and looking to date. I am pleased to hear you enjoyed the virtual speed dating event and would recommend it to your friends. First speed dating event, I felt relaxed and it was a fun experience overall! Met some lovely people and the atmosphere was lively. Rob was a great host and very accommodating. Would 100% recommend if looking for something fun to do in the evening.

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This was your average south London crowd, a mix of men and women aged 23 to 35, with normal jobs and faces. No longer afraid of settling down, he races to the airport and stops her before her flight. He has to convince her it’s not the luck or his crew she wants him to stay for, but for himself.

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Not unpredictably, both the engagement and the award go pear-shaped, followed swiftly by the job, in what I thought was a pretty good case for a constructive dismissal suit. But apparently it’s still essential that the heroine is at liberty to change her life in a Harlequin, so off we go. This is my first Harlequin category romance in a very long time – since I was about 19 or 20. Nobody was ever honest about what they wanted or what they thought or felt, when anyone else was around. There was never any sex, either actual or alluded to; those novels were entirely chaste; even the kiss in the final scene often felt more like a handshake. Not so much of a romance than a NASCAR tribute, but still a lovely and entertaining read.