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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.5/5
I loved this book! I’m not one for romances but took a chance on this one because it’s February. I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it! So many places we visited and I felt the character growth throughout.
I loved this book! I’m not one for romances but took a chance on this one because it’s February. I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it! So many places we visited and I felt the character growth throughout.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
fast-paced
Scrummy food descriptions and the mc Dylan is a real sweetie - his character has real drive and purpose which helps him feel very rounded. Theo was less compelling to me - his arc is a bit wishy washy and I don't find it very interesting to just solve all the book's problems with money. The whole fake dating set up doesn't really hold water either. There's no reason you couldn't just be dating!!
As an aside, it's weird reading this as someone with multiple food allergies when a whole plot aspect revolves around someone being an asshole over their food not being allergy friendly and that being leveraged against Dylan's family. Sorry to say, not keen on how that aspect was handled!
As an aside, it's weird reading this as someone with multiple food allergies when a whole plot aspect revolves around someone being an asshole over their food not being allergy friendly and that being leveraged against Dylan's family. Sorry to say, not keen on how that aspect was handled!
By far the sweetest romcom I've come across, probably ever. Dylan and Theo were so cute together and I loved the fake-dating in this, it was done so beautifully. They had such good chemistry!
The writing style was excellent, in my opinion, and I liked that every word was relevant for the plot later on, with no loose ends by the end of the story. Usually, everything working out perfectly by the end - honestly, not just working out, but being above and beyond the characters' wildest dreams - would have been annoying to me, and while it did exasperate me a little when I saw it, it was done so well that I can't find it in myself to be mad at it.
The pun shirts were wonderful and I had little chuckle about each and every one of them. Also, the food descriptions still make me hungry and it's been a few days since I finished the book. Terri and Aunt Jade were probably my favourite side characters, because of their complexity. I understand why not all side characters got the same amount of complexity, but some of the others felt like stock characters to me, with essentially one defining trait. That was a bit of a letdown, because it made them very predictable. However, it's perfectly appropriate for the genre, and it did not even come close to ruining the story for me.
Overall, a very fun summer read. It was exactly the right book to take on vacation with me.
The writing style was excellent, in my opinion, and I liked that every word was relevant for the plot later on, with no loose ends by the end of the story. Usually, everything working out perfectly by the end - honestly, not just working out, but being above and beyond the characters' wildest dreams - would have been annoying to me, and while it did exasperate me a little when I saw it, it was done so well that I can't find it in myself to be mad at it.
The pun shirts were wonderful and I had little chuckle about each and every one of them. Also, the food descriptions still make me hungry and it's been a few days since I finished the book. Terri and Aunt Jade were probably my favourite side characters, because of their complexity. I understand why not all side characters got the same amount of complexity, but some of the others felt like stock characters to me, with essentially one defining trait. That was a bit of a letdown, because it made them very predictable. However, it's perfectly appropriate for the genre, and it did not even come close to ruining the story for me.
Overall, a very fun summer read. It was exactly the right book to take on vacation with me.
funny
lighthearted
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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:
No
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
No