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elienneg's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
emmabings's review against another edition
4.0
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This book felt so much like what high school me would have loved. Such an easy read and gave me all the feels. It was so soft and sappy - but you had me at enemies to lovers trope. Also side note, the fact that it was co written by two wives. This feels like a great coming of age sapphic novel, and as a big fan of those of course I loved it. I really loved Alex and Molly's backstories and even tho it definitely felt heavy, I am glad that they had developmentally individually as people- not just as a couple. I just really enjoyed the innocence of it all and not having wlw fetishized , just the pure feelings of having a crush. What lines really got me where about them being best friends
This book felt so much like what high school me would have loved. Such an easy read and gave me all the feels. It was so soft and sappy - but you had me at enemies to lovers trope. Also side note, the fact that it was co written by two wives. This feels like a great coming of age sapphic novel, and as a big fan of those of course I loved it. I really loved Alex and Molly's backstories and even tho it definitely felt heavy, I am glad that they had developmentally individually as people- not just as a couple. I just really enjoyed the innocence of it all and not having wlw fetishized , just the pure feelings of having a crush. What lines really got me where about them being best friends
cookiemic's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
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? N/A
4.75
awkwardash's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
3.0
thattheatrekid's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Decent read! I needed something light after a lot of heavier books so this was perfect.
The characters were heavily relatable and realistic. Molly annoyed me sometimes but I can’t really be mad because I used to struggle with severe social anxiety and was just as irritating. The chemistry was cute. Butit was weird how Natalie at the beginning seemed to just be an in love girl who felt hurt, and at the end she gets turned into an utter villain. It’s a little too convenient. But also I know our perspective of her shifts with Alex’ so that might explain it.
Other thing, the whole internalized racism thing on Mollys mom was random and did not seem realistic to me. It felt thrown in there as a talking point and the execution was poor.
I also liked Alex’ story with her mom. It gave her motives and a life outside of Molly and was exceptional, not to mention realistic. Sadly I have a friend who was in a similar situation and it looks a lot like this.
Something I did appreciate was the author’s constant description of what the characters were wearing/looked like. I didn’t realize how much this helped bring the story to life. A lot of authors leave that stuff to the imagination but with these descriptions I was able to vividly imagine the characters.
Overall a nice light read but probably won’t read again. This did help me get into romcom books though, which I never thought I’d like.
The characters were heavily relatable and realistic. Molly annoyed me sometimes but I can’t really be mad because I used to struggle with severe social anxiety and was just as irritating. The chemistry was cute. But
Other thing, the whole internalized racism thing on Mollys mom was random and did not seem realistic to me. It felt thrown in there as a talking point and the execution was poor.
I also liked Alex’ story with her mom. It gave her motives and a life outside of Molly and was exceptional, not to mention realistic. Sadly I have a friend who was in a similar situation and it looks a lot like this.
Something I did appreciate was the author’s constant description of what the characters were wearing/looked like. I didn’t realize how much this helped bring the story to life. A lot of authors leave that stuff to the imagination but with these descriptions I was able to vividly imagine the characters.
Overall a nice light read but probably won’t read again. This did help me get into romcom books though, which I never thought I’d like.
m_reads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
adrianavc32's review against another edition
5.0
100000/5 estrellas para este librooooo!!!
La última vez que leí un libro de Rachael Lippincott quedé muy decepcionada porque no me gustó mucho (era el libro de la Lista de la suerte, la protagonista no me caía bien, ni modilla)
Por eso tenía un poco de resistencia a empezar este pero con esa portada quien le va a decir que no a este libro, además el pensar que está basado en la historia de amor de las dos autoras lo hace mil millones de veces mejor. Esto porque se nota que ambas le pusieron muchísimo corazón a la hustoria, y que pesar de que tiene muchos clichés de comedia romántica, uno sigue pensando que obviamente las cosas pasaron así, y te hace sentir que si les pasa a ellas, a ti también te puede pasar
La última vez que leí un libro de Rachael Lippincott quedé muy decepcionada porque no me gustó mucho (era el libro de la Lista de la suerte, la protagonista no me caía bien, ni modilla)
Por eso tenía un poco de resistencia a empezar este pero con esa portada quien le va a decir que no a este libro, además el pensar que está basado en la historia de amor de las dos autoras lo hace mil millones de veces mejor. Esto porque se nota que ambas le pusieron muchísimo corazón a la hustoria, y que pesar de que tiene muchos clichés de comedia romántica, uno sigue pensando que obviamente las cosas pasaron así, y te hace sentir que si les pasa a ellas, a ti también te puede pasar
jonisbookquest's review against another edition
4.0
This is everything a romcom should be, except for the ending that was a bit too abrupt for me.