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avispa_nightriver's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.0
dachshundmom's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
daisyjansen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
farta_h's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My favourite read yet đ
brenyub's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
seneschals's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.75
live, laugh, and laugh again at that utterly uncivilized cross-stitch the best girl mia made. romcoms are usually lackluster for me (because i find them a little too commy) but the spice. was. sizzling.
fangirljeanne's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
This would have been a four star, but it lost points for the perpetual anti-sex worker jokes and the heroine blaming an abused woman for her death. The pacing is all over the place, largely because the unnecessary manufactured conflict that draws out the story and left me bored.
It also suffers from the Not Like Other Girl in disguise. Where all but one of the other women in the story are antagonistic (jealous) or one dimensional background characters. The one other female character (friend, sister, mother, etc) is only slightly more developed but primarily exists as a confidant and cheerleader for the leading lady. That way itâs less obvious about the internalized misogyny, but it is definitely there.
The bright spots of this book are the banter between the two leads during the sexy wake up calls and their love scenes. They have great chemistry and are a fun twist on the grumpy/sunshine dynamic, where her sunshine is snarky but only with him. Which he likes a lot. Sadly, the romantic side of the developing relationship fizzles into a cliche âshe fixes him by teaching him to feelâ trope that left me bored.
I feel like the biggest letdown of this work, aside from the issues Iâve already mentioned, is that the author failed to explore the MMCâs very obvious degradation kink that makes the sexy scenes so electric. Itâs as if she understood it worked, but either didnât know or was reluctant to explore why. Which is a real shame, but not all that surprising given the rather vanilla branding of the series.
Oh well. I recommend it only for the sex scenes and the audiobook narration. Neva Nevarre and Jason Clarke gave great performances.
It also suffers from the Not Like Other Girl in disguise. Where all but one of the other women in the story are antagonistic (jealous) or one dimensional background characters. The one other female character (friend, sister, mother, etc) is only slightly more developed but primarily exists as a confidant and cheerleader for the leading lady. That way itâs less obvious about the internalized misogyny, but it is definitely there.
The bright spots of this book are the banter between the two leads during the sexy wake up calls and their love scenes. They have great chemistry and are a fun twist on the grumpy/sunshine dynamic, where her sunshine is snarky but only with him. Which he likes a lot. Sadly, the romantic side of the developing relationship fizzles into a cliche âshe fixes him by teaching him to feelâ trope that left me bored.
I feel like the biggest letdown of this work, aside from the issues Iâve already mentioned, is that the author failed to explore the MMCâs very obvious degradation kink that makes the sexy scenes so electric. Itâs as if she understood it worked, but either didnât know or was reluctant to explore why. Which is a real shame, but not all that surprising given the rather vanilla branding of the series.
Oh well. I recommend it only for the sex scenes and the audiobook narration. Neva Nevarre and Jason Clarke gave great performances.
abergland7's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
snacksandstacks's review against another edition
5.0
You know how you'll order something mild and then bam it's spicy AF? I didn't know much going on, ai just saw that someone I followed said it was smart and funny and it definitely made me giggle, wide eyed, and damn - this book was dang hot!
I'm not sure if I'm quite at that level yet to read regularly but it was addicting. I think the banter was fantastic and overall was great. Some of the sexy time scenes felt a little random, like the "what are you wearing scene." Overall I'm teetering between 4 and 5 stars but due to the fact that I couldn't stop listening, I'll say a 5!
I'm not sure if I'm quite at that level yet to read regularly but it was addicting. I think the banter was fantastic and overall was great. Some of the sexy time scenes felt a little random, like the "what are you wearing scene." Overall I'm teetering between 4 and 5 stars but due to the fact that I couldn't stop listening, I'll say a 5!