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gnataliec's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment
morganlouise_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Cancer
bri__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Cursing, and Emotional abuse
ella__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse
dayniw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol and Cancer
giuliii's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Violence, and Toxic friendship
artemisvlassi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual harassment and Emotional abuse
iarinas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The characters also lack dimension and Adam is described in the exact same way over and over again. All we know about him is that he is moody, sullen and massive. For a main character, he is just bland. This is just another romance book that reminds you in every paragraph about how big and strong the male character is and how small and petite the woman is, which I am SO tired of.
I enjoyed how the book highlighted the challenges women in STEM can face, but this wasn’t enough to make up for where the story fell flat.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexism
knockoffrainbow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Cancer
katie_in_creativeland_'s review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Olive makes it her mission to convince her best friend she is over her ex, but this is easier said than done she needs to appear to have moved on. Enter Adam her fake boyfriend. After Olive kisses him and proposes a crazy fake dating situation he agrees even to all her rules, like meeting for coffee once a week.
Things even seem to be looking up for Olive when she finally hears back from a professor at one of the many universities she’s reached out to so she can finish her research next year. And even more exciting her research her accepted and Olive is asked to speak at a science conference on a panel of other scientists.
Olive is terrified though. She doesn’t exactly do public speaking, but her advisor helps her through it. When prepping the recording to send to her advisor she and her friends over hear what one of the professors said to Olive.
At first she doesn’t want to do or say anything about it. But after realizing that Adam is interviewing to take a position in the same lab as the professor who tore Olive down she finds the courage to speak up, or at least the the recording speak for itself.
I absolutely adored this book and I know I say that a lot but hey what can I say sometimes I’m easy to please. I loved the execution of the fake dating romance and how it evolved over the course of the book. And the science back drop was so fun, but also really easy to follow if you’re not into science. I didn’t feel like anything was over explained, but just enough for a reader who’s not into science to be able to understand. And while the book doesn’t go too deep into this, but sets it in motion for the characters after the story wraps is dealing with the aftermath of what Olive experienced. I can’t wait to read more by this author.
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment
A character in this book experiences some illicit comments from a prospective coworker/supervisor.