5 reviews for:

Heartburn

Damien Casey

4.46 AVERAGE

funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Absolutely delightful!

Seriously, this was everything I could ever want in a romcom. It's queer, hilarious, pokes fun at the toxicity of the dating world, and it doesn't take a million pages to do it! 

I had the magical experience of listening to the audiobook of this one and the narrator Marina Dawn was perfection. The way she delivered the story with such seriousness despite the absurdity of the story made everything exponentially more entertaining. 

No matter the format, I highly recommend this adorable love story. 
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inkdrinkersbookshelf's review

5.0

10 dates in 10 days...crazy! The book was an absolute riot. It perfectly captures what it's like dating. Was the perfect little romcom to read right before valentines day

silenttwg's review

4.5
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Dana is trying to find that magic moment in the romantic world, the one makes her heart skip a beat, without it being in terror or disgust cause the dating world is an ugly place. She signs up for basically a speed dating experience via an app, 10 dates in 10 days. 

I did not know what I was walking into with this one. I'm reading another one of Damien's books to my partner so I couldn't keep reading that one while he's asleep, but I liked the style so I gave this one a go. I LOVE the humor. This made me think of running into the different stereotypes online but giving them a physical experience instead, funny but at the same time a little frightening just because you know these people exist. I laughed out loud a couple of times and had to quickly smother them because of the sleeping partner. 

There were a couple of times where the dialogue made it difficult to tell who was speaking and I had to reread it to grasp who was speaking, but overall, the book flowed well and I needed to see how it ended.

I wish it had been longer though. Dana's dive into the dating world was hilarious and I loved how it ended. I would have liked to see more of her world. I also found the intimate scenes sweet and almost innocent, just adding to the experience without destroying it. 

I bought this as an e-book but enjoyed it enough I will be buying a physical copy. I would recommend it.
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electrobyte's review

4.5
funny lighthearted fast-paced
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nwreader's review

4.5
funny lighthearted medium-paced