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lisacanteven's review against another edition
I really loved this book until the church scene. I am healed from my religious trauma, but that doesn't mean I want to read a book with an unrealistic scene inside a church. It almost felt like the author is trying to redeem the church, redeem christianity altogether. I didn't like it. I thought if I could get past that scene the rest would be okay. But then in the next chapter, the other POV is recapping the church scene and is even more Christian-coded. I just didn't want to wait around while low-key being preached to and shown that Christians can be good people. Please, I don't need a Christian redemption arc.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Homophobia
eleeeeleelee's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
Incredibly cute romance- loved the reality show basis, it was really sweet! I wish we would have seen character reactions to the whole thing having been founded on a tv show bit but besides that it was really enjoyable.
ashleyylayy's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
alanathehangry's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
It was okay.
Fake dating is always a fun trope, but didn't pan out for me on this one. I didn't really jive with the writing and didn't really believe that the two fell in love. It felt rushed (and more just than the rush of the 6-week premise) and like it only scratched the surface. Good characters individually, though and great LGBTQ+ representation.
Fake dating is always a fun trope, but didn't pan out for me on this one. I didn't really jive with the writing and didn't really believe that the two fell in love. It felt rushed (and more just than the rush of the 6-week premise) and like it only scratched the surface. Good characters individually, though and great LGBTQ+ representation.
minabeans's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
kassisup's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I loved the characters, the humor, and the audiobook narrator. I never fell in love with the reality show premise, and at times it was actually incredibly frustrating and almost made me DNF. I kept reading because the characters were so good.
simoneb44's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
prologues_epilogues's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
interesting premise but it didn't really carry through. none of the characters were fleshed out or developed over the course of the story, and they seemed more like cardboard cutouts rather than actual people. the conflict was bland and uninteresting, and resolved with little to no detail. it was a fast read and would have been alot more interesting if the characters weren't all so boring, though.