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ennhandly's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bookishkate28's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mavisbird's review against another edition
5.0
I'll be honnest. When this was recommended to me I wasn't sure I would enjoy it. It was modern and to add to that set in Hollywood. Normally, two things that I don't typically go for, but I ended up LOVING this book.
The characters are fantastic! The banter is some of the best I have seen in a long while. Alex is hard not to immediatly fall for. He is a "delightful asshole", and respectful and caring. I knew in the first chapter when he apologies, I said "this is a good man." Lauren is definatly a character who you love more as she grows. They are both a delight and their challenges are met with realness and respect. Alex deals with guilt and ADHD, and they make this very realistic. They have it be something that effects his life, and keep it consistent through the book. Its a struggle, but he is medicated and it does a great job illustrating that. Lauren has burnout and struggles with outside influences of her body image. But I think the author handled it in a way thats not exhausting.
The references to pop culture and especially fanfiction are extremely funny. I haven't laughed this hard at a book in a long time. I think it was used in a really interesting way as well. It gives a place for Alex to work out frustrations. Alex was definatly a really nice change of pace. He's respectful, and isn't so pushing of his masculinity. He's smooth and suave, and just makes you laugh constantly. He has a huge heart, and he's just a very refreshing male love protagonist.
This book is so much fun! I definatly recommend it if you are 18+ as their are some spicy scenes.
The characters are fantastic! The banter is some of the best I have seen in a long while. Alex is hard not to immediatly fall for. He is a "delightful asshole", and respectful and caring. I knew in the first chapter when he apologies, I said "this is a good man." Lauren is definatly a character who you love more as she grows. They are both a delight and their challenges are met with realness and respect. Alex deals with guilt and ADHD, and they make this very realistic. They have it be something that effects his life, and keep it consistent through the book. Its a struggle, but he is medicated and it does a great job illustrating that. Lauren has burnout and struggles with outside influences of her body image. But I think the author handled it in a way thats not exhausting.
The references to pop culture and especially fanfiction are extremely funny. I haven't laughed this hard at a book in a long time. I think it was used in a really interesting way as well. It gives a place for Alex to work out frustrations. Alex was definatly a really nice change of pace. He's respectful, and isn't so pushing of his masculinity. He's smooth and suave, and just makes you laugh constantly. He has a huge heart, and he's just a very refreshing male love protagonist.
This book is so much fun! I definatly recommend it if you are 18+ as their are some spicy scenes.
meldaven's review against another edition
2.5
Better than the first book, but still not my favourite.
haleykuuleilani's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
itscece123's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lbarsk's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly, just a great Straight Romance — enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed ALL THE FEELS back when I read that. Dade writes sensitive, thoughtful male leads and self-sufficient, smart female leads, which makes the two characters' growing and solving their problems together really engaging to read. The chemistry-building is perfectly paced, too! I sped through this one (despite my lateness in writing a review) and am really looking forward to the third book in the series.
EDITED MARCH 2024:
Weirdly, I had two separate reviews for this book, one from February 2023 when I read it and then another from December 2023 when I read the third book in the series and came to see what I had rated this book, only to... not find a review. (More proof that Goodreads is a hot mess, not like we needed that...) Also, in December 2023 I couldn't remember ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BOOK, so I have to bump the rating from five stars down to four. I just can't in good conscience give a book 5 stars when I truly can't remember a thing about it...
EDITED MARCH 2024:
Weirdly, I had two separate reviews for this book, one from February 2023 when I read it and then another from December 2023 when I read the third book in the series and came to see what I had rated this book, only to... not find a review. (More proof that Goodreads is a hot mess, not like we needed that...) Also, in December 2023 I couldn't remember ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BOOK, so I have to bump the rating from five stars down to four. I just can't in good conscience give a book 5 stars when I truly can't remember a thing about it...
tatyanavogt's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, this is a cute romance about a "bad boy" actor who gets assigned a 'baby sister' after a large public misunderstanding. I love the big girl rep, and I appreciated that our main female character was supposed to be scene as unconventional in her looks and even plain. BUT it was a little annoying sometimes hearing him describer her bland or weird features. I just wish their was a little bit MORE of that "their is something so cute about her beak nose" instead of just "he was looking at her beak nose". (neither of those or direct quotes, but you get the idea). Other than that I really enjoyed the book.
torinori's review against another edition
5.0
Truly the only thing going around in my mind when I think about my emotions pertaining to this book is I love fat representation. I love when fat people get to see themselves as the desirable ones and not despite their bodies but because of them. We are more than our bodies, but we also shouldn't have to be ashamed of them. We don't need to change for anyone to love us, and I love that Olivia gives us those stories. She gives us the heroine who doesn't even consider going on a diet. She gives us the stories where you don't have to highlight that a fat person's partner focuses on things like stretch marks and says some condescending shit like "I love you even though you may not like yourself." Excuse me, we like ourselves plenty thank you very much. I loved this book and I cannot wait for more and more of her books.