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jenkneebee's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry
katiemack's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I received this book as an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I adored The Hating Game, but I hated 99 Percent Mine because Thorne stripped away the sweetness with which she wrote Josh and Lucy and turned the chemistry into spite and ill-intentioned sarcasm.
I was happy to see that, with this book, Thorne returns to the sweetness and lets the relationship between Ruthie and Teddy develop organically; it's clear from the tiniest of details Thorne incorporates that they care deeply about one another. Thorne's silly, almost frenetic way of incorporating asides from her characters makes her reader (at least, this reader) feel as though they have more insight into not only the protagonist, but also the side characters.
Read this if you loved The Hating Game or if you're in the mood for a sweet, kind of strange contemporary romance with some heat.
I adored The Hating Game, but I hated 99 Percent Mine because Thorne stripped away the sweetness with which she wrote Josh and Lucy and turned the chemistry into spite and ill-intentioned sarcasm.
I was happy to see that, with this book, Thorne returns to the sweetness and lets the relationship between Ruthie and Teddy develop organically; it's clear from the tiniest of details Thorne incorporates that they care deeply about one another. Thorne's silly, almost frenetic way of incorporating asides from her characters makes her reader (at least, this reader) feel as though they have more insight into not only the protagonist, but also the side characters.
Read this if you loved The Hating Game or if you're in the mood for a sweet, kind of strange contemporary romance with some heat.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness
Minor: Fatphobia
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