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yelaninihara's review
2.75
When a book is written in 2021, I expect there to be far fewer "this Is the way men are, this is the way women are" type comments.
asahome's review against another edition
3.25
A woman spends a lot of time apologizing to a man. He's constantly pushing her off balance (metaphorically) to help her. The banter between the characters is usually wonderful with her stories and she didn't disappoint in this case.
After a month, they are in love even though neither has returned to their normal lives. She ends up acting like a stalker after he ghosts her. He kisses another woman in front of her so she'll sing well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault
zyf_sarah's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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? Yes
5.0
rachbreads's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars.
Honestly, not bad! I picked this one up because I loved the premise of an opera singer/football player romance. Their dynamic was really fun, although they both brought their issues and got on my nerves at points.
As an opera person myself, it was a bit cringey to read (well, listen to, on audio) some of her attempts at including the opera lingo and topics. More often than not, it was right, but when it was wrong, it was REALLY wrong. Like I wish you could have seen me screaming with laughter in my car when she said that she sang "Voi che sapete" at her best friend's wedding. SCREAMING I tell you. Also, after going on and on about her being this dramatic mezzo, every once in a while she, or another character would say, "well, I am a soprano." Ummmm, no you're not?!? I also have questions about who this woman is that sings Carmen, Amneris, Dalila, and ALSO Cherubino?? Elīna Garanča is one of the only ones with that kind of range. I get the feeling that maybe Olivia was modeled on her. One more pet peeve - this narrator was generally pretty good but God, her Italian was awful. A simple google would have told her that "ch" in Italian makes a hard "k" sound....but anyway, I digress. The curse of reading a book about your area of expertise - all you can see are the mistakes.
Honestly, not bad! I picked this one up because I loved the premise of an opera singer/football player romance. Their dynamic was really fun, although they both brought their issues and got on my nerves at points.
As an opera person myself, it was a bit cringey to read (well, listen to, on audio) some of her attempts at including the opera lingo and topics. More often than not, it was right, but when it was wrong, it was REALLY wrong. Like I wish you could have seen me screaming with laughter in my car when she said that she sang "Voi che sapete" at her best friend's wedding. SCREAMING I tell you. Also, after going on and on about her being this dramatic mezzo, every once in a while she, or another character would say, "well, I am a soprano." Ummmm, no you're not?!? I also have questions about who this woman is that sings Carmen, Amneris, Dalila, and ALSO Cherubino?? Elīna Garanča is one of the only ones with that kind of range. I get the feeling that maybe Olivia was modeled on her. One more pet peeve - this narrator was generally pretty good but God, her Italian was awful. A simple google would have told her that "ch" in Italian makes a hard "k" sound....but anyway, I digress. The curse of reading a book about your area of expertise - all you can see are the mistakes.
mvptp's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
southernbellebooks's review
This just didn't do it for me. I found both the main characters to be unlikeable and rude. The writing was fine but the book, over all, just wasn't for me.