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kch's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
medium-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
3.75
netgyrl's review
3.0
3 stars - Well written and narrated. I did not really care for either MC so.... yeah.
So far, the first book in the Pink Bean series has been my favorite. I really liked it.
In the third book we learn more about Josephine, 28 yo barista at the Pink Bean. She is a big girl and her whole internal life is spent obsessed with it. She feels she is judged everywhere she goes by how she looks. No one could find her attractive because of how she looks. No one could fall in love with her because of her weight. It even affects her ability to "let go" when being intimate with someone. You guys. I am a big girl. I get it, I really do, but damn girl. It just got tiring to read about. I guess it was supposed to be ironic that she is a PhD student who's thesis is on Body Positivity but it just seemed a bit crazy that she isn't able to apply anything she is researching to herself? It was not interesting to me that her main character traits where being insecure about being fat and stressing over it 24/7. I never saw what the hell Caitlyn was so captivated by that made her fall in love with Josephine and pursue her so diligently. I am big but I still think I am pretty and I have a killer personality. I am kind and fun to be around. I just didn't get any of that from Jo. I never got the attraction or chemistry between them at all.
I am taking a break from the Pink Bean for a bit, but I will most likely keep trying since they are on sale for 3 books for 1 audible credit. I cant resist a deal. lol.
So far, the first book in the Pink Bean series has been my favorite. I really liked it.
In the third book we learn more about Josephine, 28 yo barista at the Pink Bean. She is a big girl and her whole internal life is spent obsessed with it. She feels she is judged everywhere she goes by how she looks. No one could find her attractive because of how she looks. No one could fall in love with her because of her weight. It even affects her ability to "let go" when being intimate with someone. You guys. I am a big girl. I get it, I really do, but damn girl. It just got tiring to read about. I guess it was supposed to be ironic that she is a PhD student who's thesis is on Body Positivity but it just seemed a bit crazy that she isn't able to apply anything she is researching to herself? It was not interesting to me that her main character traits where being insecure about being fat and stressing over it 24/7. I never saw what the hell Caitlyn was so captivated by that made her fall in love with Josephine and pursue her so diligently. I am big but I still think I am pretty and I have a killer personality. I am kind and fun to be around. I just didn't get any of that from Jo. I never got the attraction or chemistry between them at all.
I am taking a break from the Pink Bean for a bit, but I will most likely keep trying since they are on sale for 3 books for 1 audible credit. I cant resist a deal. lol.
emmadstanden's review against another edition
1.0
No thanks.
This is fatphobic while trying to be 'feminist' idk. i didnt like it regardless.
This is fatphobic while trying to be 'feminist' idk. i didnt like it regardless.
briewhale's review against another edition
3.0
A fun, but also emotionally charged romance. While Josephine’s insecurities were frustrating, they were also incredibly relatable. Caitlin was not only patient, but open-minded and respectful. I’m still curious whether or not their relationship ever opened up and what that would look like for them.
skillwithaquill's review against another edition
4.0
Short and sweet. Josephine is a refreshing lead and her insecurities and anxieties hit close to home.
thereadingbel's review against another edition
5.0
Caitlyn a 50 year old feminist book author, who fervently dislikes monogamy. She thinks the sex gets boring after awhile, she desires and wants open relationships. Despite being an academic, she’s very rich, as well as gorgeous. Best friend since college days with Pink Bean co-owner Sheryl.
Josephine is a 28 year old PhD candidate who TAs for Sheryl, and also works for her at the Pink Bean. Josephine’s thesis is on Body Positivity, but she has a very negative view of her own body. She talks about her self-image at every opportunity. Yes, she is a big girl, but I can’t tell if Harper wants us to dislike Josephine at her self-loathing about her size, or to accept her despite her size.
The story is essentially that sex-focused Caitlin really wants Josephine, and Josephine can’t understand why. Caitlin is not the type to go for personality, and an open-sex relationship doesn’t sound like the basis for anything good for Josephine, with all of her insecurities.
This story feels like my own life I am Josephine and my wife is Caitlyn she desires me and I self-loath. I know why she loves me but when people see us we are the odd couple. My wife says she does not like skinny girls because they are to thin she likes bigger women. This is the story of my life.
Josephine is a 28 year old PhD candidate who TAs for Sheryl, and also works for her at the Pink Bean. Josephine’s thesis is on Body Positivity, but she has a very negative view of her own body. She talks about her self-image at every opportunity. Yes, she is a big girl, but I can’t tell if Harper wants us to dislike Josephine at her self-loathing about her size, or to accept her despite her size.
The story is essentially that sex-focused Caitlin really wants Josephine, and Josephine can’t understand why. Caitlin is not the type to go for personality, and an open-sex relationship doesn’t sound like the basis for anything good for Josephine, with all of her insecurities.
This story feels like my own life I am Josephine and my wife is Caitlyn she desires me and I self-loath. I know why she loves me but when people see us we are the odd couple. My wife says she does not like skinny girls because they are to thin she likes bigger women. This is the story of my life.
thereadingbel's review
5.0
Caitlyn a 50 year old feminist book author, who fervently dislikes monogamy. She thinks the sex gets boring after awhile, she desires and wants open relationships. Despite being an academic, she’s very rich, as well as gorgeous. Best friend since college days with Pink Bean co-owner Sheryl.
Josephine is a 28 year old PhD candidate who TAs for Sheryl, and also works for her at the Pink Bean. Josephine’s thesis is on Body Positivity, but she has a very negative view of her own body. She talks about her self-image at every opportunity. Yes, she is a big girl, but I can’t tell if Harper wants us to dislike Josephine at her self-loathing about her size, or to accept her despite her size.
The story is essentially that sex-focused Caitlin really wants Josephine, and Josephine can’t understand why. Caitlin is not the type to go for personality, and an open-sex relationship doesn’t sound like the basis for anything good for Josephine, with all of her insecurities.
This story feels like my own life I am Josephine and my wife is Caitlyn she desires me and I self-loath. I know why she loves me but when people see us we are the odd couple. My wife says she does not like skinny girls because they are to thin she likes bigger women. This is the story of my life.
Josephine is a 28 year old PhD candidate who TAs for Sheryl, and also works for her at the Pink Bean. Josephine’s thesis is on Body Positivity, but she has a very negative view of her own body. She talks about her self-image at every opportunity. Yes, she is a big girl, but I can’t tell if Harper wants us to dislike Josephine at her self-loathing about her size, or to accept her despite her size.
The story is essentially that sex-focused Caitlin really wants Josephine, and Josephine can’t understand why. Caitlin is not the type to go for personality, and an open-sex relationship doesn’t sound like the basis for anything good for Josephine, with all of her insecurities.
This story feels like my own life I am Josephine and my wife is Caitlyn she desires me and I self-loath. I know why she loves me but when people see us we are the odd couple. My wife says she does not like skinny girls because they are to thin she likes bigger women. This is the story of my life.
jordanreads's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
capellan's review against another edition
2.0
A romance where the female narrator learns to be more comfortable with her own body image ought to tick the boxes for me, but I can't help but feel that this one falls short on the execution. It's very much a case of "instalove", with little justification given for the initial relationship. This may be a deliberate thing, since the narrator doesn't understand the other woman's interest either, but it never actually gets explained, and the one area in which the love interest does demonstrate her affection; her patience in the bedroom arts; is somewhat undermined by other plot points about said love interest's attitudes toward monogamy (which the pair never actually address). if this was my first Pink Bean book, I doubt I would read another.