elizakp's review against another edition
3.0
Cute and fun but hurricane was anticlimactic. almost makes me want to live in florida bc the little town seemed so fun. but then i remembered how humid it gets and it seems less fun.
suzannalundale's review against another edition
4.0
You had me at "dogs." Not enough romance novels involve reacuing dogs, especially the historicals I usually read. Do we need to make a new list of romances with a strong dog component?
Bri can try the patience a bit with her stubborn trust issues, but the fact that she's capable of irritating the reader suggests that she's a credible character, so well done there. Also, she ran off to recover from trauma and dyed her hair pink, which is commendable. With respect to Drew, I will say that he is well enough portrayed that if the reader is *at all* into men, s/he will probably want to lick his clavicle before hitting the halfway point of the book.
And after all, isn't that what it's all about?
Bri can try the patience a bit with her stubborn trust issues, but the fact that she's capable of irritating the reader suggests that she's a credible character, so well done there. Also, she ran off to recover from trauma and dyed her hair pink, which is commendable. With respect to Drew, I will say that he is well enough portrayed that if the reader is *at all* into men, s/he will probably want to lick his clavicle before hitting the halfway point of the book.
And after all, isn't that what it's all about?
kittykornerlibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
It was fun and frothy. I tend to like my contemporary romances set in cities rather than in small towns, so that was somewhat of a hurdle. This takes place on Little Bridge in the Florida Keys. Local color includes a hurricane, a mom and pop eatery, and playing catch with dogs on the beach. Bree (short for Sabrina) has run away to Little Bridge, where her family used to vacation, after one too many life-shaking events cause her to leave law school and pursue her passion for painting seascapes. She seems to take to it well, waiting tables at the mom and pop eatery and adopting a cat and making friends among the locals. One of the locals is Drew, a carpenter and builder and devoted dog owner. The two team up when Hurricane Marilyn forces them into a mission to provide emergency care to pets who were left behind during the storm. I found Bree's voice just a smidge irritating some of the time, but overall this was a breezy (ha) enjoyable love story.
shenanigans721's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.0
lza2mb's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
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
3.0
doremelodie's review against another edition
3.0
Somewhat enemies to lovers. Small town. Rich girl escaping her problems. Misunderstood town hottie.
Drew confession to the scandal of leaving his truck in front of different houses every night was not as jaw dropping as Bree made it out to seem. He is a carpenter who loves to drink beer.
Bree’s secrets had so much potential to be more dramatic and deepen the message of “believing in the victim” and “family shouldn’t keep serious secrets from one another”. Yet, she fires her borrowed gun when she confronts the guy and is just forced to meet her secret donor. So anticlimactic
Drew confession to the scandal of leaving his truck in front of different houses every night was not as jaw dropping as Bree made it out to seem. He is a carpenter who loves to drink beer.
Bree’s secrets had so much potential to be more dramatic and deepen the message of “believing in the victim” and “family shouldn’t keep serious secrets from one another”. Yet, she fires her borrowed gun when she confronts the guy and is just forced to meet her secret donor. So anticlimactic
natbatzz's review
3.0
I LOVE MEG CABOT! I read a lot of her books over and over again but I do have to say that this one fell flat for me. I feel like there were too many aspects in the book that didn't get fully developed and cheapened the read. I am excited to keep reading about little bridge, I feel like the community has been well built just this particular story didn't work for me.
cherryredsreads's review against another edition
3.0
This book started off good and then I could not understand where it went off to. tHe chemistry felt missing from the main characters. I finished the book but I was disappointed in it. It did not grab me like her other books.
mgdmcc's review against another edition
I will preface by saying I love Meg Cabot. I grew up with The Mediator and Princess Diaries series. I love the Heather Wells and Insatiable serieses. I had no expectations beyond a fun, fluffy, romance. No Judgements is not, in my opinion, a good read even for silly fun. As many of the other reviews pointed out, the romance feels like a half-baked “enemies-to-lovers” attempt that never actually fills the expectations of the trope. The tone is a weird mix of fun and hurricane preparedness lectures that no one follows anyway and the setting despite being in the present feels like it throws you back to 2003 by the way everyone around the main character reacts to (spoiler kind of but not really) her experience with sexual assault. It felt like every part of that storyline was a shallow representation of a really deep issue that constantly got trivialized by everyone in an outdated way, including the main character at times, in a way that feels really painfully tone deaf. Sad to say I couldn't finish and really cannot suggest.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
refa's review against another edition
3.0
Beli buku ini di P+ pas lagi diskon, tertarik dengan harga dan covernya wkwk. Not expect kalau buku ini berlatarkan cerita saat bencana badai terjadi. Didalam buku ini romance nya malah kayak dikit banget dan slow burn menurutku. Buku ini isinya sangat informatif terkait hal-hal apa yang harus dipersiapkan dan dihadapi saat bencana akan dan sedang terjadi tidak hanya untuk manusia, tetapi juga hewan peliharaan. Bingung banget sebenernya mau ngasih rating berapa wkwk