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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
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:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This had so much potential for me!!! If the entire book was more in line with the character writing and plot of the last 60 pages this would easily be a 3-4 star rating. Main characters name is Olive for going forward:
Cons:
-I just could not get over the implausibility and borderline ridiculousness of the premise of why the fake dating began - as a means to make the female best friend (Anh) more comfortable dating the Olives ex.
-I dislike it when main characters are especially naive as fully fledged adults. Don't get me wrong, I loove a pining/yearning situation because characters internal or external conflict but I get pulled out of the story when the main character is pining but the conflict is because of their naivety. If the conflict had been more like the last act conflict involving more complex situations that had professional and personal implications I would be more immersed in the story.
- Anh is a horrible "best friend". Besides doing what sounds like flirting with the main characters date (while they were currently DATING), she was also the driving force behind the forced proximity compenent of the fake date plot. The increase in intimacy and yearning was driven via Anhs character pressuring Olive to show PDA with her love interest. I hate that, that's uncomfortable. I understand the author wanting to have an external driving force that would require them to become physically closer, but via friends pressing for PDA just is not it for me. There were some other character flaws of Anh, without spoiling anything, and for me to buy into the story line as Anh as the main motivator for the fake dating plot I would need her to be a much more compelling character for such motivation.
- "Ol" is a silly nickname for Olive. Very subjective but it annoyed me.
Pros:
- The love interest does not call her "Ol".
- I enjoy the way the love interest and Olive were written as characters (minus a bit of Olives naivety). One of the only things that kept me reading was the anticipation of getting to the next interaction between the two and became the most compelling part of the narrative for me.
- The grumpy, protective love interest development was 10/10, and would have probably bumped up the experience for me if it had a little more sprinkled through the last half of the book and not just the last two chapters.
- The casual garnishing of science puns/ jokes and the overall scientific setting was delightful. Gave me a few chuckles to hear jokes about error types and p- values in a casual tone.
- The male best friend (Malcolm) and other supporting characters (outside of Anh) were all written well and built a more believable world of these characters and how they exist in each others lives. The ending actually had a wholesome end scene of all the best characters in my opinion that made me want to know more about their lives after the end of the story.
Cons:
-I just could not get over the implausibility and borderline ridiculousness of the premise of why the fake dating began - as a means to make the female best friend (Anh) more comfortable dating the Olives ex.
-I dislike it when main characters are especially naive as fully fledged adults. Don't get me wrong, I loove a pining/yearning situation because characters internal or external conflict but I get pulled out of the story when the main character is pining but the conflict is because of their naivety. If the conflict had been more like the last act conflict involving more complex situations that had professional and personal implications I would be more immersed in the story.
- Anh is a horrible "best friend". Besides doing what sounds like flirting with the main characters date (while they were currently DATING), she was also the driving force behind the forced proximity compenent of the fake date plot. The increase in intimacy and yearning was driven via Anhs character pressuring Olive to show PDA with her love interest. I hate that, that's uncomfortable. I understand the author wanting to have an external driving force that would require them to become physically closer, but via friends pressing for PDA just is not it for me. There were some other character flaws of Anh, without spoiling anything, and for me to buy into the story line as Anh as the main motivator for the fake dating plot I would need her to be a much more compelling character for such motivation.
- "Ol" is a silly nickname for Olive. Very subjective but it annoyed me.
Pros:
- The love interest does not call her "Ol".
- I enjoy the way the love interest and Olive were written as characters (minus a bit of Olives naivety). One of the only things that kept me reading was the anticipation of getting to the next interaction between the two and became the most compelling part of the narrative for me.
- The grumpy, protective love interest development was 10/10, and would have probably bumped up the experience for me if it had a little more sprinkled through the last half of the book and not just the last two chapters.
- The casual garnishing of science puns/ jokes and the overall scientific setting was delightful. Gave me a few chuckles to hear jokes about error types and p- values in a casual tone.
- The male best friend (Malcolm) and other supporting characters (outside of Anh) were all written well and built a more believable world of these characters and how they exist in each others lives. The ending actually had a wholesome end scene of all the best characters in my opinion that made me want to know more about their lives after the end of the story.
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
This was really fun time! I loved all of the characters and loved demisexual representation! :)
The only thing i was not a fan of was the miscommunication trope but other than that I really enjoyed this!
The only thing i was not a fan of was the miscommunication trope but other than that I really enjoyed this!
emotional
funny
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