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sarah2438's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
This is cute! It had some of my favorite romance tropes-- including one bed, fake dating, and just one night. Despite all the tropes, it doesn’t feel overly produced (for lack of a better word) like Love Hypothesis felt for me. Ellie is adorable and relatable for my anxious heart. The struggles of our characters felt real, even if I didn't totally buy the reason for the 3rd act breakup. (The "I don't care about these very legitimate things to be angry about, I care that you didn't *believe in us.*") Another thing I was less than a fan of was all of the pop culture references. Those are a turn off for me in books, and it means this book will feel dated in a year.
Even though it wasn't perfect, I still enjoyed it and I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for some LGBT+ in their romance.
Graphic: Sexual content
em_of_swags's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Biphobia, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Transphobia and Alcohol
sarasreading's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I also didn't love that the mc constantly thought/said her love interest smelled like bread? All I could think was she was walking around smelling yeasty, which doesn't sound sexy to me lol
I also got pretty tired of their "honesty game." But overall, I enjoyed it!
Graphic: Sexual content
overthinkereading's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Moderate: Biphobia and Cursing
lindsaythelibrarian's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia and Gaslighting
thoughtsontomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use
Narcissistic parentkylieqrada's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Infidelity
Minor: Drug use and Transphobia
micaelamariem's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
takarakei's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Interesting base concept - a fake/marriage of convenience made messy by a literal love trapezoid. Told in two timelines, a flashback of 1 year ago and present time.
Jack is an angel and should be protected. I didn't love the main POV character Ellie. I mean she's been through some shit, but also she is just a mess. I personally related a lot more to Jack who has some wonderful lines and sage advice.
The romance was pretty good, but the ending was very fast and abrupt and
3.5 🌶️
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Biphobia, Infidelity, and Abandonment
Minor: Transphobia
TW: the main character has fairly severe anxiety, and has dealt with horrible manipulative parents her whole life - basically abandonment, extorting money.bookwormdystopian2's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia and Homophobia