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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
1. Hula bars are weird and American and seem very racist
2. "Prostitute" not sex worker
3. The guy friend is nice but keeps making digs at the current boyfriend which is weird. Like it's fair but it's weird.
4. The dumping of douche boyfriend wasn't satisfying.
5. Emotional cheating??? <Spoiler>
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
I am really enjoying the books in this series, this one had so many things that had me laughing and loving the characters! Now I really do not care for man-buns, in fact what pops into my head when I think of that is not an attractive guy at all. And I hate to say that the clothes he wore probably would have been a turn-off for me as well. However, in this story, I totally fell in love with River and I choose to think that he looked like Brock O’Hurn with maybe blonder hair.
Anyway, on with my review of the story, lol. As I mentioned, I loved River. He was so funny and so perfect! And then I did like Jade a lot too. While I think she was crazy to let Connor actually kind of string her along like that for so long, it made sense why she did. The banter between Jade and Connor was perfect and had me giggling so many different times, even while I was sitting eating lunch at work and reading. There was so much fun in this book, the sibling relationship between River and Hollyn who I got to meet in the book He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. And the other characters from other books by this author were in the story as well. I loved the parrot that Jade had, his commentary was perfect, and I loved how she used him to help her finally do what needed to be done with Connor at the end of the book. Then there was the crazy cheeseburger eating debacle and how Jade stayed with River to help him get through the sickness caused by that. All the crazy stories the two, or should I say that River shared with Jade, so many things had me laughing and loving this story.
I really did love this story and hope to go back and read any other books by this author that I’ve missed, and read what she writes in the future!
Anyway, on with my review of the story, lol. As I mentioned, I loved River. He was so funny and so perfect! And then I did like Jade a lot too. While I think she was crazy to let Connor actually kind of string her along like that for so long, it made sense why she did. The banter between Jade and Connor was perfect and had me giggling so many different times, even while I was sitting eating lunch at work and reading. There was so much fun in this book, the sibling relationship between River and Hollyn who I got to meet in the book He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. And the other characters from other books by this author were in the story as well. I loved the parrot that Jade had, his commentary was perfect, and I loved how she used him to help her finally do what needed to be done with Connor at the end of the book. Then there was the crazy cheeseburger eating debacle and how Jade stayed with River to help him get through the sickness caused by that. All the crazy stories the two, or should I say that River shared with Jade, so many things had me laughing and loving this story.
I really did love this story and hope to go back and read any other books by this author that I’ve missed, and read what she writes in the future!
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
This book just wasn't my favorite. While it had the potential to be a cute romcom: friends-to-lovers, dual POV (my favorite), 80s and 90s references, and the slowest burn ever, there was just too much missing for me to be invested in our main characters and root for their HEA.
If you like super fluffy, no real tension, and a slightly immature leading lady (when it comes to relationships), you may enjoy this more than I did.
If you like super fluffy, no real tension, and a slightly immature leading lady (when it comes to relationships), you may enjoy this more than I did.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay so I really liked that Jade & River had chemistry but their individual characters felt superficial and lacked depth. River was too high and mighty and Jade was too stubborn. While I liked the writing, plot and the setting, the characters just fell flat which is a shame because I've read and enjoyed the previous books written by this author. But unfortunately this book wasn't anything great.
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review
I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review
funny
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
Cute romcon with F.r.ie.n.d.s references, a dual POV, friends-to-lovers slowburn that's completely clean (just a kiss), I enjoyed it as a lighthearted and quick read. Thanks to netgalley and bookandtonic for a copy in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.