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embroidery_by_booklover's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
juan_jc's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Cute romance, though the main predicament of the book is a little on the nose and a tad bit unrealistic. The main conflicts throughout the story feel a bit unrealistic as well, or are symptoms of the male lead being an absolute idiot…. So maybe they’re too realistic lol.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
chr1111's review
lighthearted
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
teresabonifacio's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
It’s a cute book. Easy to read. Not a Christmas one though! It just happens to be set in December. The mothers were the best part and I really would have loved it more if they had interacted more!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
therealarkee's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
My first read of 2024:
⭐
Boy meets girl: Friends to lovers trope. Boy and girl have famous rock star mothers who used to have a very popular rock band together. The band blew up and the mothers haven’t spoken to each other in 30 years. The boy and girl do a life stream reality show to try and get the band back together: Parent trap- trope.
Her name is Melody and his name is Beat. Don’t even get me started on those names. For the first half of the book I was struggling so hard with the fact he has a dog’s name.
As far as I know this book is being promoted as a Christmas read. Let me tell you now, it is not a Christmas book. The story takes place in December and there is snow. That’s all the Christmas you’re gonna get. It feels like the Christmas part was added later?
The story itself feels like a ok fanfiction for 12 year olds, but then they throw in some seriously bad written “smut”. It felt like I was reading a bad porno written by someone who never even had sex, or a man. For the first half of the book I kept a notepad with all the cringy smut I was reading, I gave up halfway because it was just too much. I will quote you some of the amazingly written smut here:
"She reached down to unzip the sides of her leather ankle boots, trying and failing not to stare at his happy trail while she was down there, but it was so very sexy and unattended Not landscaped, but not abundant. A tease. An amuse-bouche of hair."
" Melody tucked her skirt down to cover her knees and the rasping sound of wool on nylon made Beats mouth go dry."
"Her nipples were slowly drawing into tight points, as if attempting to reach out and brush his chest."
"It was like someone plugged her into a charged outlet and shot every single one of her nerve endings into a chaotic dent."
"Then he made the mistake of looking at her mouth and the zipper of his tuxedo pants turned restrictive. Jesus."
Also, you can not use the word “sex” for intercourse as well as private parts in the same chapter-sentence or book.
If you want a book that makes you laugh and cry (I cried from laughing) and if you like the amazing quotes above this is probably a book for you! I hope you enjoy the read.
⭐
Boy meets girl: Friends to lovers trope. Boy and girl have famous rock star mothers who used to have a very popular rock band together. The band blew up and the mothers haven’t spoken to each other in 30 years. The boy and girl do a life stream reality show to try and get the band back together: Parent trap- trope.
Her name is Melody and his name is Beat. Don’t even get me started on those names. For the first half of the book I was struggling so hard with the fact he has a dog’s name.
As far as I know this book is being promoted as a Christmas read. Let me tell you now, it is not a Christmas book. The story takes place in December and there is snow. That’s all the Christmas you’re gonna get. It feels like the Christmas part was added later?
The story itself feels like a ok fanfiction for 12 year olds, but then they throw in some seriously bad written “smut”. It felt like I was reading a bad porno written by someone who never even had sex, or a man. For the first half of the book I kept a notepad with all the cringy smut I was reading, I gave up halfway because it was just too much. I will quote you some of the amazingly written smut here:
"She reached down to unzip the sides of her leather ankle boots, trying and failing not to stare at his happy trail while she was down there, but it was so very sexy and unattended Not landscaped, but not abundant. A tease. An amuse-bouche of hair."
" Melody tucked her skirt down to cover her knees and the rasping sound of wool on nylon made Beats mouth go dry."
"Her nipples were slowly drawing into tight points, as if attempting to reach out and brush his chest."
"It was like someone plugged her into a charged outlet and shot every single one of her nerve endings into a chaotic dent."
"Then he made the mistake of looking at her mouth and the zipper of his tuxedo pants turned restrictive. Jesus."
Also, you can not use the word “sex” for intercourse as well as private parts in the same chapter-sentence or book.
If you want a book that makes you laugh and cry (I cried from laughing) and if you like the amazing quotes above this is probably a book for you! I hope you enjoy the read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
arizona_foster's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
k_shimer's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity
Minor: Pregnancy
bookboxbabe's review
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
apparently if you put a rock band in a book i eat it up
although someone needs to tell these two that they need to speak instead of screw sometimes cause wow
although someone needs to tell these two that they need to speak instead of screw sometimes cause wow
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
taylormoore's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse and Stalking
Minor: Cursing
sarahmae531's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Jesus christ, I could not wait for this book to be over. I don’t think I could care less about Beat or Melody. Melody is the worst kind of “quirky awkward female lead” and Beat’s whole issue is that he has an edging kink. 🤨 And not an edging kink because he’s into it, but because he’s sooooo fortunate in other parts of his life that he doesn’t deserve sexual pleasure. WHAT?!
I read It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey and enjoyed it (spicy scenes were 10/10) but these scenes always had *at least* one line part way through that felt so out of pocket I had to walk away for a second.
I wish there was more focus on Steel Birds, I found both Trina and Octavia far more interesting and likable than their children, even though you’re obviously supposed to dislike them for the majority of the book.
I could obviously go on and on complaining about this book, but I’ll leave it at that…
Okay one more thought…
ENGAGED?!? You’re getting engaged when you’ve known each other for real for like a month?? It’s one of my biggest pet peeves when the only happy ending an author can come up with is a ring. 🙄
I read It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey and enjoyed it (spicy scenes were 10/10) but these scenes always had *at least* one line part way through that felt so out of pocket I had to walk away for a second.
I wish there was more focus on Steel Birds, I found both Trina and Octavia far more interesting and likable than their children, even though you’re obviously supposed to dislike them for the majority of the book.
I could obviously go on and on complaining about this book, but I’ll leave it at that…
Okay one more thought…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content