How Do You Like Me Now? by Holly Bourne

3.71 AVERAGE

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thetwirlonthetrain's review against another edition

3.5
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
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irenhere's review

4.5
emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
It’s hard to feel for Tori in the beginning of the book but by the end I feel sad for, not only her, but for all women in relationships like this. 
 

She’s also placed so much pride on being this public persona that’s just so incredible and has a perfect relationship that most people would kill for. I’m finding a lot of similarities between the characters in her and her second novel, pretending.

“is it possible to give someone an orgasm passive aggressively?” - page 75
The way my jaw dropped at this

Oh my word this man is wild. Page 309

Men will literally suck you dry of everything once you’ve made the decision to let them in your lives. This is was so hard to read but unsurprising as well. It’s become common knowledge to me but it never gets easier to notice.
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sarah_in_scotland's review against another edition

4.25
emotional funny fast-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
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kimsterkman's review against another edition

5.0
I absolutely loved it. I could totally relate to Tori, I loved how her character changed throughout the book.

freesien's review against another edition

2.0
Mein Rezensionsexemplar habe ich vom Verlag via Netgalley erhalten.

Dieses Buch ist sehr realitätsnah geschrieben und es ist brutal ehrlich, aber es hat einfach keinen Spaß gemacht, es zu lesen. Mit der Hauptfigur, Tori, konnte ich mich überhaupt nicht anfreunden. Ihre beste Eigenschaft ist, dass Dee ihre beste Freundin ist. Die Freundschaft zwischen den beiden ist das Highlight des Buches. Alle anderen Charaktere waren zum Kotzen, was das Lesen auch nicht erfreulicher macht.

Ich verstehe, welche Botschaft die Autorin rüberbringen will, aber wenn man so gar keinen Spaß und keine Lust am Lesen hat, dann wird die Botschaft nicht so gut angenommen.

heyitskai's review against another edition

4.0
4 ⭐

I want to give this a 5 star rating but i can't. I enjoyed this book so much but it kept hitting a nerve. It kept reminding me of my own past struggles and that sh*t hurts, so i've settled with 4 stars. Even though the rating doesn't fully show it, this book is one of the best (if not THE best) i have read this year. Holly Bourne, you have hurt me with this book but you have also made me incredibly happy with this book. I will treasure the things i take from the story you have created and carry them with me through life.
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pigeon_reads's review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: No
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takealookinsideabook's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anikas_reads's review against another edition

It wasn’t for me. I found the protagonist selfish, self absorbed and superficial. Couldn’t relate and I got more and more angry with her. I think there are other coming of age novels navigating your thirties that are so much better. 

whatsclairereading's review against another edition

3.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No