Reviews

Love & Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura

gingerbread_void's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this one! The representation alone is a phenomenal reason so read this book! This is absolutely adorable but also so realistic it actually hurts in some places. Yes the main character is bit to much of unrealistic romantic for me but I also know a lot of people who are like that so while it's not something I can relate to I know many other will. This was just fantastic and adorable and my tiny lesbian heart is so happy.

livinlife100's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

andrea_author's review against another edition

4.0

Nozomi meets the girl of her dreams, but Willow has just gone through a bad breakup. They agree to fake date, to make her ex jealous. Nozomi hopes Willow will realize they belong together, and get over her feelings for her ex. Will Nozomi's dreams come true, or will her lies catch up with her?

This entertaining love quadrangle engrossed me from the beginning. I enjoyed Nozomi's optimism and determination. Despite the light tone of the novel, she's struggling with some deeply emotional experiences. Ultimately, this is a book about learning to be true to yourself, and I loved seeing Nozomi's transformation.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

cruel's review against another edition

2.75

just something cute for the kids; i absolutely would've eaten this up and called it a masterpiece when i was, like, 16

graybulla's review against another edition

5.0

this was such a sweet book, maybe my favorite of sugiura's so far!

smalltownbookmom's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 - Rounded up for the great queer and BIPOC representation but overall I was a little underwhelmed by this one to be perfectly honest. I really wanted to love this lesbian YA rom com about a Japanese American teen girl and her fake dating fauxmance with co-worker Willow, one summer in San Francisco. It was a little too heavy on the teen drama and angst but there were a few moments of vulnerability and depth dealing with grief over the loss of a parent, fear of rejection by loved ones due to their homophobia and abandonment by a parent. I wanted more of the 'real' and less of the cheesy fauxmance/overly complicated love square drama, but that's just me. I'm sure this book would better resonate with younger audiences and fans of books like She drives me crazy or The meet cute diary.

lepedalo's review

2.5

This was so bad, what the fuck??? I was quite bored. The entire time. And the romance was so freaking messed up. Because the love interest didn’t feel like the right one to me though, that got fixed after. But first of all, I hated the main character. She was pissing me off the entire time. Anyway, I did not enjoy this book. It’s at me years to finish it.

estelaa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

litwithlauren's review against another edition

4.0

RTC

paarsekliko's review against another edition

1.0

"happy pride month!" said this cringy mess of a book.

i want to bludgeon nozomi