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kiingchika's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
This book was so cute. It was slow at the start for me leading up to the trip to Spain, but I love Catalina and Aaron so much. The Martin family was so lovable, and their trip satisfied my fake-relationship-turned-real needs. The last couple chapters slapped me a lil silly with the conflict but overall, enjoyed the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Cancer
infjkiki's review
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Misogyny
Minor: Cancer
greta_b8's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This book was definitely too long! I had to make myself read the first half, then I was invested for 100 pages and the rest I just wanted to get through. Don’t get me wrong, it was a fun, although pretty foreseeable (which is fine!) read; it simply could have done with a couple hundred pages less. And especially since it is such a long book (for romance standards that is), I was disappointed that the storyline with Gerald was only scratching the surface of the underlying issue of how men and women are regarded and judged differently when it comes to workplace-romance/relationships. Still, I really enjoyed sometimes laugh-out-loud family/friendship dynamics. Overall I’d say it is great for fans of the hating game and love theoretically.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Bullying, and Eating disorder
dhahbiasma47's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content
vilms_k's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer
carlyjoann's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Cancer
loveella's review against another edition
emotional
funny
tense
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
Graphic: Sexual content
technicallyaly's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
3.75
i was really loving this at first and then it got really bad really quickly. something about that last 10% did not work for me.
scattered thoughts, both positive and negative, in no particular order:
- the dialogue is really cheesy throughout (i loved it in the beginning (like hello this is exactly what i signed up for) but it was a bit exhausting by the end)
- love lina's family + their dynamic, very relatable.
- loved the spanish throughout, i thought it was done v well
- i usually hate the third act break-up but i thought this one made so much sense -- of Course she'd have anxiety about a workplace romance after what she's been through. i don't think she was being unreasonable at all. if he had communicated better and told her he already talked to HR, things would be different. but he didn't. so.
- aaron is a bad communicator and it drove me insane. i don't care that lina twists his words and overthinks and hears double meanings in this words -- at least that's interesting. he just has some cryptic line here or there and then suddenly launches into love declarations and cringe dirty talk. the leap was bizarre.
- i hate "baby" as a petname. it just squicks me. babe is better, sweetheart / love is fine, but 'baby' just gives me the ick. and aaron said it So Much.
- if i did math correctly, lina was 19 and daniel was 31. i want him dead. gerald too. fuck the both of them.
anyway. 3.75 stars bc i could not put it down, even when i wanted to.
scattered thoughts, both positive and negative, in no particular order:
- the dialogue is really cheesy throughout (i loved it in the beginning (like hello this is exactly what i signed up for) but it was a bit exhausting by the end)
- love lina's family + their dynamic, very relatable.
- loved the spanish throughout, i thought it was done v well
- i usually hate the third act break-up but i thought this one made so much sense -- of Course she'd have anxiety about a workplace romance after what she's been through. i don't think she was being unreasonable at all. if he had communicated better and told her he already talked to HR, things would be different. but he didn't. so.
- aaron is a bad communicator and it drove me insane. i don't care that lina twists his words and overthinks and hears double meanings in this words -- at least that's interesting. he just has some cryptic line here or there and then suddenly launches into love declarations and cringe dirty talk. the leap was bizarre.
- i hate "baby" as a petname. it just squicks me. babe is better, sweetheart / love is fine, but 'baby' just gives me the ick. and aaron said it So Much.
- if i did math correctly, lina was 19 and daniel was 31. i want him dead. gerald too. fuck the both of them.
anyway. 3.75 stars bc i could not put it down, even when i wanted to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Cancer
m_r3ads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Grief
vicixyz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content and Cancer