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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
I was in the worst reading rut I’ve had in a long time, and unfortunately, it happened with this book. The timing sucked because the story was adorable, the writing was fantastic, and the characters quickly became some of my favorites.
4.25
An easy and fun read for lovers of the fake dating trope. It's serving it on a crystalline platter for you. The paradise setting and 'whisk me away' vibes make this a great summer read, it's deliciously palatable. The toxic family drama was engaging, adding *some* tension. Honestly this book isn't anything too special, it lacks a bit of excitement but I recommend it regardless. A book doesn't have to be exceptional to enjoy it, and enjoy it, I did.
An easy and fun read for lovers of the fake dating trope. It's serving it on a crystalline platter for you. The paradise setting and 'whisk me away' vibes make this a great summer read, it's deliciously palatable. The toxic family drama was engaging, adding *some* tension. Honestly this book isn't anything too special, it lacks a bit of excitement but I recommend it regardless. A book doesn't have to be exceptional to enjoy it, and enjoy it, I did.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Spoiler
Cute read and who doesn't love a marriage that was done to game some system and then they end up falling for each other?! Very cute bander, Liam was such a great guy, his narrator was great, and the chemistry/tension between the characters was great. Enjoyed this read more than I should have!
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Spoilers ahead!!
First of all, Anna keeps referring to Liam’s penis as his Goddamn and this made me want to chuck the book into oblivion every single time.
First of all, Anna keeps referring to Liam’s penis as his Goddamn and this made me want to chuck the book into oblivion every single time.
She also describes how she would paint certain scenes mentioning each individual colour and this felt over the top.
Most importantly, though, she teaches art at a college in the end and claims that it’s great to speak to the students’ fears of not making it WHEN THIS GIRL CAN ONLY SUSTAIN HERSELF BECAUSE SHE MARRIED RICH. STFU.
There is soooome class consciousness and criticism of capitalism and the obnoxiously rich, but not nearly enough to where we traverse from cirticising individuals and groups to criticising the systems that make them.
And I know this is a romance novel why am I expecting this level of complexity?? BECAUSE I DO. Idgaf. If you want to write about rich people and how their relationships to money interfere with their ability to love, and from the perspective of someone actively struggling under capitalism and america’s health care system, then I need more than “omg my dad is so mean :((( come and kiss it better?”
And I know this is not how romance goes but this weird middle ground is very irritating and also Liam was so annoying. The epilogue has a line that goes “It might seem strange to those of us who grew up without money to imagine wealth ever being a burden, but (…)” like okay cry me a river??
And it’s also hard to believe that Anna can get over him probably just not understanding her background at all.
Would have been way better as Anna and Blaire fall in love.
Christina Lauren are so SO hit or miss and this is a clear miss.
They also kept referring to having sex as making love. Stop it.
Maybe it’s time for me to say goodbye to the conventional romance genre, but then again maybe the romance here was just not interesting enough to distract me from everything that’s off in this book.