{"id":40983,"date":"2019-03-08T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=40983"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:35:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T02:35:38","slug":"arc-review-arrange-me-arrange-duo-1-by-katy-regnery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=40983","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Arrange Me: a married-at-first-sight romance (The Arranged Duo, Book One) by Katy Regnery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=40984\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Arrange-me-NL.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550408031&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Arrange me NL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Arrange-me-NL.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40984 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Arrange-me-NL.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Arrange-me-NL.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Arrange-me-NL.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Arrange-me-NL.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Arrange-me-NL.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Arrange-me-NL.jpg?resize=650%2C650&amp;ssl=1 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Buy \u00a0it today!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XBOhLf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle Ebook<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2C7uXfx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paperback<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><!--Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><div class=\"yasr-overall-rating\"><div class=' yasr-rater-stars'\r\n                           id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-91059969e4295'\r\n                           data-rating='4'\r\n                           data-rater-starsize='32'>\r\n                       <\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>4 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Arrange Me<\/i> gives us a new and unique take on the arranged marriage trope and one I thoroughly enjoyed. It\u2019s sweet, heartwarming, and has really cute characters.<\/p>\n<p>Courtney is lonely and tired of searching for the one. She wants to bypass the dating part of a relationship and jump right into marriage hoping it will heal the heartache of every failed date. Taking out of her hands and putting it into the hands of experts, Courtney has decided to have an arranged marriage, or more specifically, a marriage-at-first-sight.<\/p>\n<p>Though an unusual tactic, I love that Courtney made such a bold decision. I understood her motives even if I wouldn\u2019t do what she did, and it\u2019s a risk but she faces it head on. She has it all planned out and nothing can go wrong\u2026 until she starts to fall for a guy who is definitely not part of the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Courtney\u2019s love interest is sweet and swoony, and I totally fell in love with him. I could feel the attraction grow between them and I wanted so much for them to be together. He is someone she can\u2019t be with but longs for none the less. They both know that he isn\u2019t a possible match and even if there could be a future between them, she isn\u2019t going to risk failing once again. He doesn\u2019t agree with her decision and would do anything to change her mind but she is set in her decision to follow through with the arranged marriage even if it will end up hurting them both in the end.<\/p>\n<p>I was so intrigued with the storyline and couldn\u2019t wait to see how things played out. I had ideas and wants and it did not disappoint. It\u2019s fun and fresh and adorable. There\u2019s heart, heat and surprises, and I could keep the smile off my face as the story unfolds.\u00a0The ending is delightful but still leaves a ton of room for new plot developments. I can\u2019t wait for more,\u00a0<i>Arrange Us<\/i>\u00a0is coming May 2019!!<\/p>\n<p>Dive into <i>Arrange Me<\/i> today and find out what happens when Courtney lets the experts choose her match instead of her heart.<\/p>\n<p><i>*ARC generously\u00a0provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>The Arranged Duo<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div data-post-id=\"40398\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-40398 \"><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=39711\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Arrange-Me.jpg?fit=150%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,234\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Arrange Me\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Arrange-Me.jpg?fit=144%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39711 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Arrange-Me.jpg?resize=80%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" \/>\u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=40049\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Arrange-Us.png?fit=150%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,234\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Arrange Us\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Arrange-Us.png?fit=144%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40049 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Arrange-Us.png?resize=80%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"122\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arrange Me (#1)<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=40983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Buy:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XBOhLf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle Ebook<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2C7uXfx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arrange Us (#2)<\/strong><br \/>\nBuy: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2C8B9UL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Buy \u00a0it today! Kindle Ebook \u00a0| \u00a0Paperback &nbsp; Review 4 stars! Arrange Me gives us a new and unique take on the arranged marriage trope and one I thoroughly enjoyed. It\u2019s sweet, heartwarming, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","yasr_overall_rating":4,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"Product","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,65,9],"tags":[59,965,150,48],"class_list":["post-40983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-friends-to-lovers","category-lol-funny","category-romance","tag-arc","tag-arrange-duo","tag-katy-regnery","tag-review"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/arrange-me.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7gaNL-aF1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}