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jenniee_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
4.5
I absolutely loved this! I am always here for a good rom-com and was drawn in from the very first page. The banter between Olive and Ethan was so perfect and there were so many moments when I actually laughed out loud, which I love. This felt like watching a Hallmark movie and was perfect for a light December read. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because there were moments when both Olive and Ethan annoyed me and I was just like “🙄🙄🙄” but overall I truly loved this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity and Body shaming
thelilgriffin's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Fun, lighthearted palette cleanser. Reads like a fanfiction to me. Very minor smut scenes (~2), but not spicy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Body shaming
ahsokasbookshelf's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit and Infidelity
Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
4.5
- Olive and Ethan are so fun together! Their banter is fun and I love how they call each variations of their own names.
- It seemed like they had some misconceptions about each other, which caused the misguided notions. They clearly like to bicker and compete with each other. To me they weren’t exactly enemies.
- Olive and Ethan remind me of Mia and Nicholas from the movie The Princess Diaries 2 (especially the “I loathe you” and kiss scene!)
- The timing of the comedic and dramatic scenes are so on point
- I definitely understand why Christina Lauren books are so popular! This one specifically had a lot of charm, romance, humor.
- Olive’s family is so supportive and protective of each other.
- The epilogue is amazing and I loved it!
- The drama between Ami and Dane. OMG. I didn’t see it coming but I’m not surprised either. I immediately got bad vibes from Dane. I think it’s interesting that they were together from the beginning but Olive and Ethan are meant to be.
- I didn’t like or understand the obsession with boobs and body parts in this book. It was too repetitive about them. Like we get it, Olive has big boobs and Ethan is attractive. However, I’m not opposed to reading other Christina Lauren books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Fatphobia
juli_khn's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Body shaming
Content warning would be recommended for jokes/sayings that were meant to be funny (precise suicidal and violent phrases)!lovealwaysadi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Cursing, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Body shaming
Minor: Lesbophobia, Vomit, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
h3sthr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
3.0
i liked reading it but i hated the part where they automatically fell inlove when olive didn’t even feel the same until he told her he wanted to go out with her (except ig liking him as a person in their trip 💀) and hated how ethan chose to believe his douchey brother being openly gross abt women even tho it was so OBVIOUS
anyways still cute read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment
natafiguu's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.0
This book was adorable! Would definitely reread
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming
rochelleisreading's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Body shaming