Slow Dance: The Reese's Book Club Pick romance about star-crossed lovers and the power of second chances

· Random House
7 reviews
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432
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Lose yourself in the tender, sexy, utterly real second chance love story, which shows love in all its complexity - chosen as a Reese's Book Club Pick and an instant New York Times bestseller...


PRAISE FOR RAINBOW ROWELL AND SLOW DANCE


'SEXY, SWEET, WISE AND NOSTALGIC' Gabrielle Zevin


'A BEAUTIFUL, BELIEVABLE LOVE STORY' Marian Keyes


'CRACKING, LAUGH-OUT-LOUD DIALOGUE AND CHARACTERS THAT FEEL PAINFULLY REAL' Jodi Picoult


'ROWELL'S HUMOUR, TENDERNESS AND SENSE OF DETAIL ARE EXTRAORDINARY' Curtis Sittenfeld


'SHE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART AND YOU'LL THANK HER FOR IT' Leigh Bardugo


'A BOOK THAT IS ROMANTIC TO ITS CORE, AS FUNNY AND SMART AS ITS CHARACTERS' Emma Straub


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Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together – everybody but Shiloh and Cary.


They were best friends, that’s all.


But, somehow, everything changed. Both left town – took different paths – and suddenly it’s fourteen years since Shiloh last spoke to Cary.


She’s been married, divorced, and is back living in the house she grew up in. But when she gets invited to an old friend’s wedding, all Shiloh can think about is whether Cary will be there – and whether she’s dreading or dreaming if he will be . . .


Slow Dance is the story of two kids who fell in love before they knew enough about love to recognize it. And what will happen when they try to make their way back to each other.


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EVERYONE LOVES SLOW DANCE:


'A will-they, won't-they second chance romance for the ages' People


‘Raw, real and romantic, this one got me right in the feels’ Red


'I can't even put into words what this book means to me' Reader review

‘Who can deny the absolute, dizzy pleasure of loving a novel so much . . . A book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters' Emma Straub


'No author makes me root for characters like Rainbow Rowell does' Reader review


‘Rainbow Rowell has an incredible ability to hide an emotional wallop in the middle of a light and romantic story’ Cosmopolitan


'This is the type of book that makes you fall in love with real life' Reader review

Lose yourself in the tender, sexy, utterly real second chance love story, which shows love in all its complexity - chosen as a Reese's Book Club Pick and an instant New York Times bestseller... PRAISE FOR RAINBOW ROWELL AND SLOW DANCE 'SEXY, SWEET, WISE AND NOSTALGIC' Gabrielle Zevin 'A BEAUTI...

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7 reviews
Anand Doshi
January 5, 2025
Definitely not the usual, comfortable young adult romances I've associated with Rainbow Rowell, but Slow Dance still has that special quality of love and attraction between the characters. A kind of slow burn I can get behind.
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The New York Times once called Rainbow Rowell 'talented enough to be uncategorizable.' She writes novels, comics, short stories . . . She’s a #1 New York Times bestseller several times over, wrote an Indies Choice Book of the Year, and is a three-time Goodreads Choice Award winner. The thread that runs through all Rowell’s work is her sunlit, knife-sharp empathy and unflagging sense of humor. She writes about life – and usually love – in a way that feels painfully, wonderfully real. Visit rainbowrowell.com to learn more.
The New York Times once called Rainbow Rowell 'talented enough to be uncategorizable.' She writes novels, comics, short stories . . . She’s a #1 New York Times bestseller several times over, wrote an Indies Choice Book of the Year, and is a three-time Goodreads Choice Award winner. The thread tha...

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