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kathis_wonderland's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Mr Wrong Number by Lynn Painter is about Olivia, who is the clumsiest person there is. Due to an accident, she has to move in with her brother and his best friend, Colin. When a random number starts to text her, she begins to talk openly about her feelings and what she enjoys during sex. Mr Wrong Number also opens up. But Colin soon realizes that Olivia is his wrong number, but Olivia has no idea who her wrong number is. Then they start slowly falling for each other in real life and things get more complicated.
So, basically, I came for the smut. I read so many good things about this book. Everyone seemed to compare it to Ali Hazlewood's books and as I absolutely loved them, I was excited to read this book. But now I am a little disappointed. Olivia and Colin miss some chemistry. Don't get me wrong, there was some chemistry, but it didn't spark. I couldn't connect with Olivia at all. She only wants to hear what she believes is right. There were so many problems in this book between Olivia and Colin that could have been easily resolved by talking to each other. The sex scenes were steamy, but not as steamy as everyone made it sound.
This book just wasn't what I thought it would be. It wasn't bad, but I expected something different.
So, basically, I came for the smut. I read so many good things about this book. Everyone seemed to compare it to Ali Hazlewood's books and as I absolutely loved them, I was excited to read this book. But now I am a little disappointed. Olivia and Colin miss some chemistry. Don't get me wrong, there was some chemistry, but it didn't spark. I couldn't connect with Olivia at all. She only wants to hear what she believes is right. There were so many problems in this book between Olivia and Colin that could have been easily resolved by talking to each other. The sex scenes were steamy, but not as steamy as everyone made it sound.
This book just wasn't what I thought it would be. It wasn't bad, but I expected something different.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Infidelity
Minor: Alcohol and Blood
gcoulsxn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity
kamreher's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
per my spreadsheet:
yeah. this one burned.
spice 🌶 - a 3 🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 days
did it make me cry? - yep.
yeah. this one burned.
spice 🌶 - a 3 🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 days
did it make me cry? - yep.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Infidelity
lleer's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
- The characters were too shallow and bland
- I hate the MC, she felt so annoying, immature, and she doesn't apologise for her mistakes
- the events went too fast, whenerver there's a problem it's solved in the next chapter
- It felt like nothing happened throughout the whole book, there was no chemistry and reason for them to fall in love, especially since they hated each other, and the end was very rushed and illogical
- I hate the MC, she felt so annoying, immature, and she doesn't apologise for her mistakes
- the events went too fast, whenerver there's a problem it's solved in the next chapter
- It felt like nothing happened throughout the whole book, there was no chemistry and reason for them to fall in love, especially since they hated each other, and the end was very rushed and illogical
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
vj_thompson's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Imaging getting a random text asking what you are wearing, and you decide to play into the joke and text back. It turns out that maybe the stranger isn’t so bad after all and is kinda nice to talk to. Olivia is the lowest point in her life. She may or may not have been apart of burning down her apartment building, her ex dumped her for her ex-work best friend, and she lost her job. Liv moves in with her older brother, Jack, and his best friend, Collin, until she can get back on her feet. Her and Collin have always been at each other’s throats since they were kids.
Living in a tight space might cause some challenges. Especially when Collin is the random number Olivia has been texting. In Collin’s eyes? His perspective of Olivia being his brother’s baby sister might change.
The story was sweet and funny. As a reader, I was cheering for Olivia to have something good happen to her. The whole texting the random number was funny but Collin should have told her a lot sooner. That would have made the plot better. It could have been a cuter love story.
I also strongly disliked her perception of Collin (she thought he was a rich country club guy). Their argument was also never resolved. It’s like they sudden got over it and made up too quickly. Bit of a red flag. Their constant bickering also got on my nerves SO much.
Living in a tight space might cause some challenges. Especially when Collin is the random number Olivia has been texting. In Collin’s eyes? His perspective of Olivia being his brother’s baby sister might change.
The story was sweet and funny. As a reader, I was cheering for Olivia to have something good happen to her. The whole texting the random number was funny but Collin should have told her a lot sooner. That would have made the plot better. It could have been a cuter love story.
I also strongly disliked her perception of Collin (she thought he was a rich country club guy). Their argument was also never resolved. It’s like they sudden got over it and made up too quickly. Bit of a red flag. Their constant bickering also got on my nerves SO much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Bullying
Minor: Infidelity
lyleville's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
theinstabookworm's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I started this on Valentine's Day and it's the perfect Valentin's Day read! Olivia is very relatable, the banter between her and Colin was amazing and had me giggling and laughing out loud, and I didn't want to put this down! I do wish we got Colin's POV from the beginning, but I'm glad we got it after a couple of chapters. This is my second favourite Lynn Painter book after BETTER THAN THE MOVIES, and you should definitely pick it up if you haven't already!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rating: 4/5 stars
Olivia is a hot mess who has just moved back home after accidentally burning down her apartment building when a wrong number text turns into a flirtation…with her brother’s best friend and roommate.
I thought this one was SO cute and fun and funny—it definitely leaned into the “com” half of rom-com in a way I really appreciated. I also adored Colin by the second half…his swoon worthy lines and adorable small (and big) gestures totally won me over.
There are also two bonus epilogues online and they have my ENTIRE heart. Long story short, a super solid rom-com I totally recommend! This was my first Lynn Painter book but it absolutely will not be my last.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: brother’s best friend; enemies-ish to lovers; You’ve Got Mail vibes
CW: infidelity (not on page and not by/with the MCs)
Olivia is a hot mess who has just moved back home after accidentally burning down her apartment building when a wrong number text turns into a flirtation…with her brother’s best friend and roommate.
I thought this one was SO cute and fun and funny—it definitely leaned into the “com” half of rom-com in a way I really appreciated. I also adored Colin by the second half…his swoon worthy lines and adorable small (and big) gestures totally won me over.
There are also two bonus epilogues online and they have my ENTIRE heart. Long story short, a super solid rom-com I totally recommend! This was my first Lynn Painter book but it absolutely will not be my last.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: brother’s best friend; enemies-ish to lovers; You’ve Got Mail vibes
CW: infidelity (not on page and not by/with the MCs)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
karin_goodreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This was a rather impulsive read - I saw it and went for it. Probably tried to distract my mind after the last book. It's was a rather fast read too, I was flying through the story!
All this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings.
Olivia and Colin had a "hate" relationship from their younger years that was just teasing and nonsensical assumptions, but besides that they were kinda fun together. Their chemistry was good, but sometimes it felt like the didn't have any actual feelings for each other, just sexual tension. That's where the fun fling started and of course, it turned into love.
Maybe I should move. To another country.
I felt bad for Olivia and her infamous luck, her family annoyed the fuck out of me with their attitude, they treated her as if she was always going to fail or fuck things up
I liked the texting aspect, but the story itself could've had more plot - some characters seemed to serve no purpose whatsoever. Regardless, a fun story and a quick binge-read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol and Infidelity
marissaeng's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Infidelity