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tyshaw001's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Cute book, but the narrator sounded like he was about to cry during the entire story.
julie2525's review against another edition
5.0
Wow—This book is magic. Truly excellent! A political romance with terrible people. A perfect fanfic for Veep. (Veep is a crude political satire with morally-questionable characters failing-up. The characters often have aggressive humor. It is incredibly funny. If this sounds like your thing, go watch Season 1 and come back.) This book nails the characters. After reading it, my exact words were “Holy fuck that book was good.”
Premise:. Thom (Veep’s Dan Egan) is a handsome but probably a sociopath. Immediately, we see him treating a girlfriend and loads of other people with complete disregard because they are no longer useful to him. He rude, successful, selfish, and totally okay screwing over anyone while climbing the political ladder. Clay (Veep’s Jonah Ryan), our other hero, is the worst. He’s a walking platform for failing-up. He’s annoying. He’s oblivious. He boasts about delusional achievements. Thom loathes Clay. To distract from another of her political gaffs, Gov. of California and soon-to-be presidential candidate (Veep’s Selina Meyer) bribes Thom (Dan) and Clay (Jonah) to pretend to date and lean into the photos and media. The characters grow a bit as they fall in love, but this is not a book about these horrible people becoming good people.
Tropes: Fake Dating, Enemies to lovers, Grump / Sunshine
Premise:. Thom (Veep’s Dan Egan) is a handsome but probably a sociopath. Immediately, we see him treating a girlfriend and loads of other people with complete disregard because they are no longer useful to him. He rude, successful, selfish, and totally okay screwing over anyone while climbing the political ladder. Clay (Veep’s Jonah Ryan), our other hero, is the worst. He’s a walking platform for failing-up. He’s annoying. He’s oblivious. He boasts about delusional achievements. Thom loathes Clay. To distract from another of her political gaffs, Gov. of California and soon-to-be presidential candidate (Veep’s Selina Meyer) bribes Thom (Dan) and Clay (Jonah) to pretend to date and lean into the photos and media. The characters grow a bit as they fall in love, but this is not a book about these horrible people becoming good people.
Tropes: Fake Dating, Enemies to lovers, Grump / Sunshine
sarahfigs412's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mduffy18's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was okay, it felt a little rushed. It also took a bit to start rooting for the characters. I wish that there were topics more explored for the two than there were. Overall a good read, there just wasn’t as much as I wanted. The topics at hand: Elaborate more with Thom/Clay and their family dynamics. I would've loved to see them on a night out or something with people outside of their work. Also I wanted more to occur through the lawsuit rather than just Clay settle.
uselessanna's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
sassidys's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
putalilstardust's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
madame_fool's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
🌶️🌶️ This book surprised me. It took a while to actually CARE about the story and characters, but once that was established it was hard to put down. I wanted them to villainize the villain slightly more, but overall an entertaining read.
alietzscha's review against another edition
2.5
stayed up all night reading this so i guess it did what it needed to do
nietnoah's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
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