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The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

27 reviews

queencleo's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I don't know how to rate this because on the one hand, it's smutty 1D fanfiction and I DID NOT KNOW THAT and it's got all the hallmarks of Fifty Shades and I hate it, zero stars

But on the other hand, I can't wait to watch the movie and look it's well written, even all the sex, and I got so invested in the drama and then I just ended and what? No thank you, that's heartbreaking take your 5 stars


Read if you like 1D. Read if you like fanfiction. Read if you like Fifty Shades of Grey. Especially read if you liked If This Gets Out. Read if you love a good monologue about invisible women, the double standards of age gap romances, or about the elitism of art

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Stalking

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Pregnancy

britwalsh16's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I liked this book, I really did, I’m glad I read it, especially before watching the movie, & now I can’t wait to watch the movie. But just there’s something about it that’s left me unsatisfied.

Obviously I expected them to break up in the end, and as much as I got to the point where I wasn’t sure if they actually were going to end up breaking up or not, it still didn’t surprise me when they did. 
But I feel like we just needed more. Like an epilogue of both of them finding love again years down the road or just something more. What happened? Like we didn’t get any closure. The relationship ended, & then a paragraph later, the book was over. What happened? It just feels incomplete. 
The paparazzi don’t just go away over night, everything didn’t just go back to how it was before. Solene probably got more threats & crazy fans blaming her for breaking Hayes’ heart. Nothing is that simple. So what happened. Where’s the closure and the ending? 🤔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Pregnancy

jamiecl's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

katelynnelawson's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

Slow read for me but enjoyable. The ending is abrupt and sad but I expected that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Bullying, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Pregnancy

hyena's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual content, Cursing, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment and Stalking

mrsmoy's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

jeannaa's review against another edition

emotional relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

tamsterdam_reads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Alcohol

elderwoodreads's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book really pleasantly surprised me! I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would especially because last year I read a book heavily influenced by this one and hated it. The ending was a little abrupt for my tastes but the book overall was excellent. Super fun and light read that still explores real emotion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

lucyatoz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

"Everyone in the world knows his name. But it's you he wants."

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, which is soon to be a major motion picture, is about Hayes Campbell, a singer-songwriter in a famous boyband, who meets Solène, the Mom of a tween fan who gets to met him at a Las Vegas concert meet and greet, and it quickly spirals from bit of flirting to a full on passionate love affair!  However, it isn't long before Hayes' status as one fifth of the band August Moon leads to challenges in their relationship and Solène is torn between being a lover to someone half her age, and being Mom to Isabelle and a co-partner of a successful art gallery in LA. 

This story is racy in parts, although the overall tale is about woman on the cusp of her 40th birthday, following a messy divorce and the prospect of her ex-husband getting remarried to a much young woman, discovering that there is more to life after 40!

I own a copy of this book and listened to it on Spotify. I read this for prompt 30, picked without reading the blurb, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual harassment