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jenngitto's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
- 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
4.75
75_sweetestbook's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. The first I've read by this author. This story had me hooked from the beginning. This is amazing story that is written beautiful.
_smittenstories's review
The characters are idiots. Literally risking their careers without thinking about the repercussions of their actions and being like “oh no we can totally keep this secret.” Like no it’s going to blow up in your face and I don’t want to read you cry about the consequences of your own actions
sfp's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
raymar's review
emotional
funny
fast-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
2.5
MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW
I would have rated this higher if it didn’t have an exact shot for shot, copy-paste of the original Derek Shepherd and Mark Sloan plot line in it with just slight deviations. I like Julie Saman but this was just so disappointing to read. Like the MMC literally gets cheated on by his wife with his best friend. He divorces his wife + moves away, him and FMC get involved, his ex-best friend comes to hospital where they work, meets FMC & flirts with her, MMC sees and punches ex-best friend. They eventually reconcile. Even other details like his ex wife getting her tubes tied is reminiscent of Addison getting an abortion after cheating with Mark…like come on. It’s not like Saman is a bad writer either, she’s always been consistent to me, so seeing a tv show knockoff is just jarring and frustrating
Other issues I have with this read was the incredibly insensitive r*pe jokes that came from characters we are supposed to see in a positive light, they are family members of our FMC, why are we acting like those kinds of jokes are:
1. In anyway a joke a mature adult would either make or laugh at
2. Socially, morally, ethically acceptable to make
3. Something normal to threaten to a semi stranger
Do better J. Saman.
Following that issue I had to put the book down for a day because I was so icked out by the scene. Outside of that though I felt this book had great banter and the dialogue between our main characters is good. The characters have great chemistry, main & ensemble, and the spice is PIPING hot!
⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I am questioning if I will ever read a J. Saman book ever again though.
Other issues I have with this read was the incredibly insensitive r*pe jokes that came from characters we are supposed to see in a positive light, they are family members of our FMC, why are we acting like those kinds of jokes are:
1. In anyway a joke a mature adult would either make or laugh at
2. Socially, morally, ethically acceptable to make
3. Something normal to threaten to a semi stranger
Do better J. Saman.
Following that issue I had to put the book down for a day because I was so icked out by the scene. Outside of that though I felt this book had great banter and the dialogue between our main characters is good. The characters have great chemistry, main & ensemble, and the spice is PIPING hot!
⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I am questioning if I will ever read a J. Saman book ever again though.
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alice2002's review
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
bookofjewels's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
aek12's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
this was good! their chemistry was really good imo. I wish the conflict at the end had been elaborated more, but it was still good.
readers_together's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This was such a lovely book. It filled my heart with so much happiness.
This was my first book my J. Saman, and I am already looking for my next. I loved that this book had no third act breakup. That is what drew me to the audiobook in the first place. I thought the way it was written, still showing that conflict but making it so communication and thinking things through took precedent really had a brilliant impact.
There were some really funny scenes, which I felt went really well with some of the more difficult/ serious topics that also feature in the story.
Don’t worry, spice fans, J. Saman has you covered with some very fun spicy scenes that worked so well with the story.
The only thing non-positive for me was the intro of the heroine’s family and who they were all connected to, I felt that might have read better than listening. But that could just be a me thing. And it was such a small thing.
Definitely a must listen.
Savannah Peachwood and Alex Kydd perform this dual narrated audiobook. Alex isn’t someone I have listened to a lot. And I struggled as best to review his portion and settled on he was fine. I won’t be rushing to listen to more, but I did finish the audio and thought the word-vomit moments were performed brilliantly. Savannah Peachwood was fantastic. I loved how she voiced the heroine and how her determination and grit really shone through.
This was my first book my J. Saman, and I am already looking for my next. I loved that this book had no third act breakup. That is what drew me to the audiobook in the first place. I thought the way it was written, still showing that conflict but making it so communication and thinking things through took precedent really had a brilliant impact.
There were some really funny scenes, which I felt went really well with some of the more difficult/ serious topics that also feature in the story.
Don’t worry, spice fans, J. Saman has you covered with some very fun spicy scenes that worked so well with the story.
The only thing non-positive for me was the intro of the heroine’s family and who they were all connected to, I felt that might have read better than listening. But that could just be a me thing. And it was such a small thing.
Definitely a must listen.
Savannah Peachwood and Alex Kydd perform this dual narrated audiobook. Alex isn’t someone I have listened to a lot. And I struggled as best to review his portion and settled on he was fine. I won’t be rushing to listen to more, but I did finish the audio and thought the word-vomit moments were performed brilliantly. Savannah Peachwood was fantastic. I loved how she voiced the heroine and how her determination and grit really shone through.