A Five-Letter Word for Love by Amy James Published by Avon on December 3, 2024
Genres: Contemporary Romance
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A heartwarming and humorous romance in which an unlikely couple fall in love over Wordle.
Twenty-seven-year-old Emily doesn’t have a lot going well in her life right now. She dreams of a creative career but works as a receptionist in an auto shop. She longs for big city life but lives in a small town on Prince Edward Island. She craves a close group of friends but is stuck with irritating, car-obsessed coworkers.
What Emily does have is a 300+ day streak on the New York Times Wordle. But one day, with only one guess left and no clue what the answer is, she’s forced to turn to one of her irritating, car-obsessed coworkers, John, for help—and in doing so, realizes that he might not be so irritating after all.
As they make their way, word by word, toward a 365-day streak, Emily is drawn into a surprising romance that will take her outside of her comfort zone—and challenge everything she thought she knew about happiness, success, and love.
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I was not sure what to expect from A Five-Letter Word for Love, but it turned out to be a sweet romance I did not want to put down. A romance all about Wordle – I just had to see how that was possible. It surprisingly was a large part of the storyline.
Our leading lady, Emily works as a receptionist at an auto shop. She is not too thrilled with where her life has taken her. She has always dreamed of the big city with an amazing job, not this tiny town on Prince Edward Island as a receptionist. The one thing she has going for her is a 300+ streak on Wordle. Not wanting to ruin her streak and down to her last try she turns to one of the mechanics, John, for help. This turns into an unlikely friendship which blossoms into a relationship.
Emily’s character really had some growth in this, and I think a lot of people would relate to her wanting more in her life. John was very closed off in the beginning and even a bit rude. He does change a bit as the relationship goes on but what you see if what you get. I wound up liking his character, he would do anything to help support Emily, even show up at a barrel museum. Overall, I would recommend this if you like quirky romances about finding oneself.
