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danileighta's review
2.0
Interesting idea, but after seeing the word d*** for the billionth time, I got annoyed and stopped reading. Also, I know the author was speaking from her own experience, but it got hard to see how much the main character hated herself and thought she was undateable, how she wasn't classy, how she was just someone guys used, etc. Obviously the world has put those messages in her mind, but there was something about how often she had those thoughts without us being shown other pieces of her internal landscape that rubbed me the wrong way.
lapon's review
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
keberwick's review
5.0
“Because they were never looking for a girlfriend, especially not her as a girlfriend.”
Jack has been blessed by good looks, charm, and a gentlemanly kindness that has left him with a string of girlfriends constantly telling him, “it’s not you, it’s me” and a boss insisting that his face is too handsome for hard hitting political stories. He’s desperate to get out of the “listicle” thing and get put on the political beat. Even though he has the lead, his boss is hesitant to let him out of the website’s biggest hit: his listicle videos. In order to get the story he wants, he has to write a how-to guide: How to Lose the Girl.
Hannah is an event planner blessed with a resting bitch face and a take-no-prisoners attitude to match. She’s tired of being treated like an exotic commodity and being told that “she’s not the girl you marry”. So when she gets the chance to work the wedding-of-a-lifetime with her best friend Sasha, she’s willing to do anything--even tell her boss she’s not as wedding adverse as she seems because she has a serious boyfriend!
While their first meeting isn’t a meet-cute, there’s no denying the two are attracted to each other. Even though Hannah initially plays hard to get, the promise of working the wedding and Jack’s persistence eventually wins her over. But will the two be able to salvage their relationship when everything comes out in the open?
Not the Girl You Marry is an amazing gender-bent version of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days . I was expecting this to just be a cute love story, but it was so much more. It also deals with the nuances of race in a seamless way. I really loved hearing Hannah discuss her racial identity, and how receptive Jack was. This book talked about so many different relationships--friendships, romance, familial-- and treated each of them with respect and how they all intertwine to make up our world view. I’ll definitely be looking for other books by the author!
Jack has been blessed by good looks, charm, and a gentlemanly kindness that has left him with a string of girlfriends constantly telling him, “it’s not you, it’s me” and a boss insisting that his face is too handsome for hard hitting political stories. He’s desperate to get out of the “listicle” thing and get put on the political beat. Even though he has the lead, his boss is hesitant to let him out of the website’s biggest hit: his listicle videos. In order to get the story he wants, he has to write a how-to guide: How to Lose the Girl.
Hannah is an event planner blessed with a resting bitch face and a take-no-prisoners attitude to match. She’s tired of being treated like an exotic commodity and being told that “she’s not the girl you marry”. So when she gets the chance to work the wedding-of-a-lifetime with her best friend Sasha, she’s willing to do anything--even tell her boss she’s not as wedding adverse as she seems because she has a serious boyfriend!
While their first meeting isn’t a meet-cute, there’s no denying the two are attracted to each other. Even though Hannah initially plays hard to get, the promise of working the wedding and Jack’s persistence eventually wins her over. But will the two be able to salvage their relationship when everything comes out in the open?
Not the Girl You Marry is an amazing gender-bent version of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days . I was expecting this to just be a cute love story, but it was so much more. It also deals with the nuances of race in a seamless way. I really loved hearing Hannah discuss her racial identity, and how receptive Jack was. This book talked about so many different relationships--friendships, romance, familial-- and treated each of them with respect and how they all intertwine to make up our world view. I’ll definitely be looking for other books by the author!
ordinaryroyalty's review
3.0
Dinged it a star because of the language in it. Loved the plot but the language was so excessive it was hard to get past it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
nbiff's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
3.0
callunavulgari's review
4.0
I missed having January LaVoy in my eardrums. The book itself was relatively cute and engaging enough to keep me interested, but by god, the best thing for me was getting to hear her dang voice again.
Best narrator by far.
Best narrator by far.
chelsss_ann'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
3.75 overall, 5 stars to the narrator
This was part of my ApollyCon TBR, and it's such a cute book. I love the new take on How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, which I love. It's like the epitome of a romcom to me. And shockingly this was my first book that's based off it.
There weren't many twists to this book, you could see them all coming, but that doesn't take away from the story. It's a feel good read that has some moments that really make you chuckle (like how she gets Jack to quit mansplaining). But I also really liked how Sasha really gave it to Hannah and made her see that she really had done the same thing Jack did. Everyone needs a friend like that.
I LOVED the narrator for this book. I'll have to see what other books January LaVoy narrates because she is so talented. (I actually just looked her up while writing this - thanks ADHD - and of course she was a narrator for Daisy Jones & the Six. One of my absolute favorite audiobooks ever).
This was a cute and quick listen. One that is perfect if you need something easy to listen to.
This was part of my ApollyCon TBR, and it's such a cute book. I love the new take on How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, which I love. It's like the epitome of a romcom to me. And shockingly this was my first book that's based off it.
There weren't many twists to this book, you could see them all coming, but that doesn't take away from the story. It's a feel good read that has some moments that really make you chuckle (like how she gets Jack to quit mansplaining). But I also really liked how Sasha really gave it to Hannah and made her see that she really had done the same thing Jack did. Everyone needs a friend like that.
I LOVED the narrator for this book. I'll have to see what other books January LaVoy narrates because she is so talented. (I actually just looked her up while writing this - thanks ADHD - and of course she was a narrator for Daisy Jones & the Six. One of my absolute favorite audiobooks ever).
This was a cute and quick listen. One that is perfect if you need something easy to listen to.
thisboricuareader's review
5.0
I mean, I don't understand why people dislike this book... maybe I do, I just adored it. I like how he tried to be the worst boyfriend ever and even with that they connected.
It was a great read, I loved this so much.
It was a great read, I loved this so much.
amlibera's review
4.0
Charming romantic comedy, set in Chicago (actual Chicago not, I read a book about Chicago) with two multi-dimensional lead characters. All good... except, I didn't quite buy the conceit of the two of them lying to each other. It didn't feel right to them but it also didn't quite feel right narratively. But I still liked it a lot and read it in a dayish