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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I wanted to stay up late reading this and had to force myself to go to bed and save more reading for another day! I liked the short chapters and the dual POVs from Molly and Alex. They’re so freaking cute with their banter!!
The novel is marketed as She’s All That meets What if it’s Us but the synopsis made me immediately think of the classic 80s movie Some Kind of Wonderful.
The novel is marketed as She’s All That meets What if it’s Us but the synopsis made me immediately think of the classic 80s movie Some Kind of Wonderful.
Their characters are so well written and they’re both book lovers, even better 🥰 I also appreciated the anxiety rep, and found myself relating a lot to Molly! Loved the character development throughout the book as well. I laughed, giggled, and cried throughout the book. The romance is a sloooow burn just how I like!
LOVE that the authors are married 😭🥰 Lippincott’s other works are on my TBR and Derrick published Forget Me Not this year which I’ve been seeing rave reviews for (I can’t wait to read more from them both). Honestly so so cute they wrote a book together and dedicated it to their relationship/one another 💗 The book is friends to lovers and that’s also the authors romance story 🥹
The ending was good, if a tiny bit rushed which is why I didn’t give it 5 stars. It’s for sure a favorite and one I’ll be recommending often! A sweet, feel good sapphic romance that doesn’t revolve around coming out which is always a nice change 💗
The ending was good, if a tiny bit rushed which is why I didn’t give it 5 stars. It’s for sure a favorite and one I’ll be recommending often! A sweet, feel good sapphic romance that doesn’t revolve around coming out which is always a nice change 💗
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5/5)
Tropes: Enemies to friends to lovers, dating/relationship coach, slow burn
Rep: WLW romance with both MCs identifying as lesbian, 1 MC is half-Korean and has social anxiety
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Racism and Bullying
phledercat's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The bit with Alex at the end felt a little like a bad dramatic movie to me and there were parts of the book where I couldn't bring myself to read more than 2 pages.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Car accident, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism, Abandonment, and Cultural appropriation
alvalovesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
normally i’m not the biggest fan of rom-coms, but this one truly exceeded all of my expectations. it never got boring and was a nice little fluffy book to distract me from my everyday struggles. although i did also love that it dealt with more serious topics like internalised racism and alcohol abuse. it was amazing that alex and molly were able to help eachother deal with those things a little better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism
Minor: Abandonment
pinkupengu's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Violence and Toxic friendship
rickireadss's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
WOW i really liked this!! i enjoyed the “she’s all the vibes” but without it being kinda toxic. i honestly really liked both mcs - and the narrators were PERFECT. i think the main things i didn’t like: 1) i wanted more 1-on-1 time with alex&molly and 2) that ending was SO abrupt. some of the fanart though?? AMAZING.
⚠️: alcoholism, addiction, toxic relationship, racism, car accident, abandonment, xenophobia, adoption, classism
⚠️: alcoholism, addiction, toxic relationship, racism, car accident, abandonment, xenophobia, adoption, classism
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Xenophobia and Racism
aurinkotuulia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, and Drug abuse
twistykris's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.25
This was a lovely read. A fun, queer "enemies"-to-friends-to-lovers journey ("enemies" in quotations because they don't like each other at first, but it isn't a deep hatred.. more of a lite version). I do wish we had more of "lovers" time, though!
A lot of sweetness, funny moments, banter, and I loved getting to know each character through the dual POV.
A lot of sweetness, funny moments, banter, and I loved getting to know each character through the dual POV.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Addiction
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
c14r4c's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.75
the addictiveness of this book! best way to start 2023 i read the lucky list back in 2021 and found it great as well can’t wait to see what’s going to be coming out in the future!
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Abandonment
a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5
Fantastic book, other than the fact that it took Alex and Molly almost the entire book to realize that they were in love
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
sarah984's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Normally I don't like romcoms but something about this really charmed me. The plot itself is a romcom mainstay (the characters are forced to spend time together for a ridiculous reason) but the characters are designed well enough that it feels like something they would do, and the character growth throughout was great.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Racism, Classism, Infidelity, and Sexual content