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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A book club read. I like the book, and longer review/comments at Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/sfjt02/book_club_discussion_managed_by_kristen_callihan/hus57l1/
“It is an odd thing to discover I’m lonely, despite never truly being alone. But I am. I want someone to know the real me, not the shiny shell I show the world.”
4.5 only-one-bed stars
4.5 only-one-bed stars
The story was about Gabriel and Sophie. Gabriel was Kill John’s manager, one of the biggest rock band in the world. He’s cold, calculating, and a control freak. He has his heart closed-off. So when he met Sophie in the plane, a photographer who wouldn’t shut her mouth, he somehow figured out that she was the only one he wouldn’t be able to manage.
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Gabriel’s personality, or oftentimes called as Scottie in Idol, was intriguing. There wasn’t much mentioned about him in the first book so he really came off as this mysterious and successful guy. He definitely got my attention in Idol. This is the sole reason why I read Managed. I wanted to know more about him.
However, this is kinda bleak but I got a little bit disappointed. How he handled his emotions, which was through fighting, was all right. Everyone has their own outlet and that was his. What disappointed me was his temperament and lack of choice of better words. He feels and directly says what he wants to say. He doesn’t think. I’m definitely not saying that he should sugarcoat what he says, just that he thinks “first”. He was reckless and jumped to conclusions abruptly without hearing the other person’s story. I probably just expected more. I understand his struggle though because he was someone who was still learning to process his emotions properly. So maybe that was it.
I admire Sophie’s personality. She was definitely mature for her age. Of course, the conversations, which are my faves, were entertaining. The plot was one of the usual romance stories wherein the mysterious, closed-off guy suddenly falls in love with the go-with-the-flow, outgoing woman.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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Gabriel’s personality, or oftentimes called as Scottie in Idol, was intriguing. There wasn’t much mentioned about him in the first book so he really came off as this mysterious and successful guy. He definitely got my attention in Idol. This is the sole reason why I read Managed. I wanted to know more about him.
However, this is kinda bleak but I got a little bit disappointed. How he handled his emotions, which was through fighting, was all right. Everyone has their own outlet and that was his. What disappointed me was his temperament and lack of choice of better words. He feels and directly says what he wants to say. He doesn’t think. I’m definitely not saying that he should sugarcoat what he says, just that he thinks “first”. He was reckless and jumped to conclusions abruptly without hearing the other person’s story. I probably just expected more. I understand his struggle though because he was someone who was still learning to process his emotions properly. So maybe that was it.
I admire Sophie’s personality. She was definitely mature for her age. Of course, the conversations, which are my faves, were entertaining. The plot was one of the usual romance stories wherein the mysterious, closed-off guy suddenly falls in love with the go-with-the-flow, outgoing woman.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
If someone asks me what the benchmark for the grumpy sunshine trope is, this is it.
- (1) a sunshine with the perfect amount of sunny.
- (2) a grump with flavor. no boring always angry lack of condiment w the bread, folks!
- (3) the kill john moments made my day. i loved how protective and supportive the band was with each other. and when they had the small intervention meeting for scottie? so. happy.
- (4) the pacing was wonderful!
- (5) the tropes. bed sharing. oh fuck, you ruined me for anyone else.
I knew I was gone the moment Scottie brought Sophie food and opened the cap of bottled water for her without her asking him to do it. I am ruined. This was so wonderful. Crying.
emotional
funny
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
Managed is PERFECTION. Grumpy- sunshine trope excellence.
This may be one of the best books I've read, includes so many aspects that I love.
Gabriel Scott, the stuffy manager of the great band Kill John hates flying and in a flight to London meets Sophie, a character that is SO different to him, cheerful and curious, after this fun meet cute, they found out that they have more in common that they thought.
This may be one of the best books I've read, includes so many aspects that I love.
Gabriel Scott, the stuffy manager of the great band Kill John hates flying and in a flight to London meets Sophie, a character that is SO different to him, cheerful and curious, after this fun meet cute,