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bookishkellyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia
victoriousbookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
wilybooklover's review
3.5
Unfortunately though, I just wasn’t sold on the whole reality TV premise. It seemed really cruel and out of character for our two heroines to lie to their families and make them plan a fake wedding (and honestly, their families are way nicer than me because I would’ve been mad to find out it was all lies after genuinely welcoming someone into the family and putting all that work into the planning). I was also completely baffled by
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
booksjessreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I am in partial agreement with the other reviews in that this could have benefitted from some more drama. But also f*** the drama, let the characters have their queer joy!! Romance is not my genre generally, but I know that there is often a point of contention that comes up as a plot point throughout the book. Whilst I think in ways, it definitely could have benefited from that, it was also great on its own and our MC's were just having a great time.
One thing that I also did find could have made it better is if the 'miscommunication' trope wasn't used consistently throughout the whole book. When any of the characters had an issue with something, they just didn't speak to one another until a lot later. I found this incredibly annoying and perhaps they could have had some more juicy conversations had they spoken to one another. The game show premise also could have been explored slightly more with relation to the other contestants, they were left out a lot. Furthermore, the game show felt a bit rushed at the end. We get to Week 4 by like 70-80% of the way through the book. I did feel as though this could have been more balanced.
Overall, I really enjoyed this!! I felt it was super wholesome and I loved all of the characters, the idea of the gameshow and the direction in which the storyline went. I would recommend and definitely listen to the audio, because it had me fully laughing on the train in a way I don't think the print would have!
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Pregnancy
ramreadsagain's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
I did love the representation in this and I’m guessing this is a large contributing factor to why this has such a high rating.
I was super intrigued by the reality TV aspect but it ended up hardly even mattering or contributing to the plot.
D’Vaughn and Kris’s narrative voices were too similar for me, leading to me hardly even bothering to read whose POV each chapter was. Their insta love was cute but more tension, drama or conflict would have really been a benefit here. The book somehow ends up feeling incredibly plot light. It was overall enjoyable and cute to read but I’ve ended up feeling disappointed by this.
A lot of the Spanish wasn’t even correct lol – how hard is it to find a Spanish-speaking proof reader??
One last thing is that I found everyone’s family members to be very weird.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Pregnancy
Minor: Lesbophobia
just_one_more_paige's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Homophobia
decklededgess's review
- 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
I am STUNNED by thing book. How do you have me wrapped around these characters' fingers so quicklyyyyy? Kris's incessant and shameless flirting, D'Vaughn's charming shyness and smartass quips, the entire extended family dynamic, all of it was just so precious. I am delighted by how authentically these characters fell in love over a six week period. And the fact that all their struggles were on how to support each other and improve themselves to be better partners rather than wallowing in their own hurt....perfection. Sad there wasn't more smut but that's my constant complaint so don't worry about it.
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, and Racism
amberinpieces's review
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
caseythereader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- Queer screaming time! I adored this F/F romance between a butch Afrolatina and a curvy Black woman as they fall in love while fake engaged for a reality show. It's deeply queer and deeply lovable. It's laugh out loud funny while also handling some hard emotions.
- This book strikes the perfect balance between electric chemistry and gentle, caring support.
- POSSIBLE SPOILERS: I admit I was a bit nervous about the part of the plot where D'Vaughn is using the show to come out to her family (especially as Colton Underwood's show is under fire for doing just that). But Higgins uses the situation to talk about a coming out experience that is under-discussed: how even when your family is supportive after you come out, the fact that they kept quiet before can be hurtful and damaging in a different way.
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Homophobia