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ruby_02's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
tnemelce's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
c_alexander's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
zgreyz's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
surprisingly cute and wholesome. I love the slow burn friends to lovers tropes. love the rep for epilepsy and getting to see Alex's learning process of it all.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia
kittyonfire's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia
smasson13's review
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
While there are clear signs the author is a fanfiction writer, the writing is solid and the story really well paced. The moment I thought I would start getting bored, the author hooked me back easily, which does not always happen for me.
The characters are wildly adorable and while there is practically a thousand progressive conversations and therapy talks, there is enough problematic from Alex to make up for the lack of problematic in Eli.
Overall, super cute and fun!
The characters are wildly adorable and while there is practically a thousand progressive conversations and therapy talks, there is enough problematic from Alex to make up for the lack of problematic in Eli.
Overall, super cute and fun!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Outing, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
frantic_vampire's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
5.0
I think I might have found another contender for my top favorite book of the year! This was amazing and I just didn’t want to put it down. I had a stupidly happy smile on my face the whole time I was reading. And I might have been giggling to myself as well, because the characters in this are just so sweet and anxious and relatable. I’m also pretty sure that this is the fastest I’ve devoured a 400+ page physical book in a while. I genuinely don’t know what I’m going to do with myself while I wait for my copies of book two and three to get here.
I loved that this book has its roots in fanfic! And yes, in some of the broader strokes of the story telling you can tell which fandom gave this story its basic structure. But I don’t think that’s a bad thing. In fact, I really loved that about this book, it felt like home even though these are completely new characters and a whole new story. Eli and Alex are both so sweet and anxious and I could read about them endlessly. I also absolutely adored the cast of side characters! I honestly can’t wait to dive into the next book. Like Real People Do is getting a solid five stars!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol and Car accident
mabellene's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Car accident, and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
cryscries's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Honestly it was such a cute fluffy read and can’t wait to read the second book. It honestly would hit the spot of people who have read OMG Check Please and Icebreaker. Excited to read the second book because the characters are so lovable.
Content Warnings
Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia
logsbooklog's review against another edition
hopeful
fast-paced
- 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
2.5
a cute story with good representation but also deeply wish fulfillment that doesn’t even pretend to try to be realistic. it feels borderline detached from reality how simple everything goes for these characters which can be nice but just isn’t very interesting. also the writing is not the strongest; the book is third person but seemingly not comfortable with this fact as some chapters seem like they were made for a first person book with perspective changes and then molded into this clunky third person. the writing is also very tell-dont-show with so many sentences being word for word “*character* was *emotion*.” instead of just describing how they seem. i did overall think it was cute in a very uncomplicated way but the writing and rushed, unexplored premise really took me out of it.
the side characters are also super one dimensional and borderline stereotypical, particularly kuzy the stereotypical friendly russian with a thick accent who gets joked about having mafia ties multiple times. it’s not really bad enough to be insensitive it’s just lazy more than anything. the social media and reference humor is also as out of touch as ever, and the general fanfic-y tumblrness of it all is regularly groan inducing.
it’s possible, likely even, that my standards are too high for a silly romance that’s clearly former fanfic, but i really think there’s some good ideas here that could be vastly improved upon but go squandered by writing that’s weak and pandery
the side characters are also super one dimensional and borderline stereotypical, particularly kuzy the stereotypical friendly russian with a thick accent who gets joked about having mafia ties multiple times. it’s not really bad enough to be insensitive it’s just lazy more than anything. the social media and reference humor is also as out of touch as ever, and the general fanfic-y tumblrness of it all is regularly groan inducing.
it’s possible, likely even, that my standards are too high for a silly romance that’s clearly former fanfic, but i really think there’s some good ideas here that could be vastly improved upon but go squandered by writing that’s weak and pandery
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail