Reviews with content warning for Domestic abuse - All the Feels

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amris's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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caffeinatedbookdragon's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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itschelseaw's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Middle of the road book for me. It was cute, but I couldn’t get over how mean Alex was to Lauren when they first met for little reason. Like, sure, deciding she was boring because a show runner he hated assigned her as his minder in the lead up to the show being released kind of makes sense. But the fact that he stuck to it for so long was annoying.
Alex overall seemed 1/2D, he didn’t have a whole lot of depth to him. Lauren had a bit more but only by sheer virtue of not immediately hating Alex.
I was pretty meh about the first book and I’m meh about this one too, which is a bummer since as a fattie I want fun, hot romcoms with people like me in the lead!!!
Oh! One thing that was super fucking annoying was Alex constantly commenting on their height difference and how small Lauren is. Can we… have like one romance book where the main female character is taller than 5’3”? As a tall gal it’s jarring how big of a trope this is for romance books.

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carbs666's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Definitely Olivia Dade's best book in my opinion but I think at the end of the day the fanfic/AU tropes - even when they're used and referenced with the intention of breaking the 4th wall - just don't do it for me. But thats okay! There's lots to love about this book - Dade is a solid writer, her sex scenes are fire, and she writes complicated lovable characters conquering serious themes with grace and sensitivity. I loved Alex and I found him relatable in a lot of ways.

My core complaints are that I wised she had toned down the number of references to Lauren being "ugly." It makes sense as part of the set up and her and Alex's burgeoning relationship, but at a certain point it ceases to matter - Alex thinks she's hot and they're into each other so that's kind of all that matters? Also, PUT THE PEGGING ON THE PAGE I AM FUCKING BEGGING YOU. For a book that talks SO MUCH about pegging why would you not let me SEE the pegging???

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jeosullivan1's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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nmfcarney's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Olivia Dade has quickly become one of my favourite authors to read. I fall in love with her characters every time.

Wren and Alex have a beautiful love story that was a pleasure to read. Their feelings for each other grows quietly and unknowingly until it’s too loud to ignore. Alex’s defensiveness of Wren had me swooning, and Wren’s harpy energy had me smiling every time she put Alex in his place.

The forced proximity trope is the trope for me! And the fact that Alex knew it was a trope had me grinning ear to ear.

I didn’t love how Alex kept referring to Wren’s appearance. I get it; Wren is short, fat, and has a big nose. That’s Olivia’s style and I am here for it! But some of the scenes could have been written differently to not focus on her body. We haven’t forgotten how she’s been described.

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