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One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

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crunchycrystals's review against another edition

Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

had a lot of fun with it!!! thought the writing was pretty good and it was easy for me to guess what was going to happen but i'd say that's because the good writing made it clear to me what the vibe of the scene was or made it easy to understand character motivations. honestly wondering if i should watch reality tv now lol but it's never gonna be as good as this (plus all the conflict mostly comes from places outside of the normal bachelor villains so you dont need to see them that much after the first few episodes of the show). it made me want to keep reading and i haven't felt that in a while and i thought most of the main characters were pretty fun to read about

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sefrahudman's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

This book was so good! It was funny and had me laughing out loud so many times. It pulled all the heart strings and made me miss when I used to watch the Bachelor. Only complaint was there was a bit more swearing than I wanted, but over super entertaining book!

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bleaksalad's review

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funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

One To Watch at its core is a fun read with a great message. Bea is a plus size girl who carves space for herself in an industry that has only ever wanted conventionally pretty, skinny women. Does it sometimes feel like overkill with her thinking that every problem she encounters is because she’s plus size? Yes, but us plus size girlies know that is in fact our realistic thought process. That being said, some of the moments where she was being ridiculed for her size or her thinking she isn’t worthy of love because of her size came off as sounding scripted.

My favorite part was truly the structure of the book. Having interviews, text chains, news articles, etc dispersed throughout was a really creative way to tell the story. Each chapter being an episode of the show was also a cute touch that made it felt like I really was watching reality TV. Now, I’ve never seen an episode of the Bachelor/Bachelorette in my life so I’m sure some of the nuance was lost on me here, but I can see how the format would be entertaining.

Overall, One To Watch is a lighthearted, fun read for anyone looking for a quick romance with a creative format and character diversity.

Also fuck Ray <3

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