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fuzzywilson's review
emotional
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual content, Ableism, Cursing, and Racism
trisbthom's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
I really wanted to love this book - and I did love the characters and the plot. The way it was written just seemed really choppy to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Taylor Swift songs: “dancing with our hands tied”, “Paris”
Age rating: 15+ (2 steamy scenes, 1/5🌶️)
This was such a cute gamer romance with a powerful message of equity and inclusion! I also loved that there was type 2 diabetes representation (the FMC), and neurodiverse representation. I liked how invested that the MMC was to learning the problems that were created by someone in his company and about DEI in general. And he made sure that she was compensated for her time and energy used in education and correction! Also, he fell first and fell so much harder!! This man was obsessed with her!! I’m not a huge fan of workplace romances, but this one worked!! Overall, would definitely recommend!
I also loved all of the side character and would be interested in reading their love stories in future books! I will also read her previous book “The Love Con” soon!
Age rating: 15+ (2 steamy scenes, 1/5🌶️)
This was such a cute gamer romance with a powerful message of equity and inclusion! I also loved that there was type 2 diabetes representation (the FMC), and neurodiverse representation. I liked how invested that the MMC was to learning the problems that were created by someone in his company and about DEI in general. And he made sure that she was compensated for her time and energy used in education and correction! Also, he fell first and fell so much harder!! This man was obsessed with her!! I’m not a huge fan of workplace romances, but this one worked!! Overall, would definitely recommend!
I also loved all of the side character and would be interested in reading their love stories in future books! I will also read her previous book “The Love Con” soon!
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
jennp28's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
I quite enjoyed this book in the end, despite the opening few chapters being pretty heavy handed with the subject material. It did eventually flow better with the story. I’m not totally sold on the resolution at the end but I am a sucker for a HEA so I’ll roll with it. Diversity and neurodiversity rep is great to see especially in the gaming context.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Grief
Minor: Murder
gabz49242's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, and Hate crime
mathenam's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Murder, and Hate crime
alexelli's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Bullying, Sexual content, and Cursing
Moderate: Chronic illness, Ableism, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, Racial slurs, and Stalking
crustyplush's review
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Bullying, Cursing, Sexism, Medical content, and Racism
Minor: Alcohol and Racial slurs
ajalexanderreadsromance's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Misogyny
Minor: Death of parent and Grief
slowburnsrus's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was a totally delightful romance! It has the cultural commentary about feminist Black girls who love pop culture that I loved from the Love Con, and another pairing between two main characters who are super duper passionate and competent in their preferred realms of nerdom. I adored Love Con but I actually might love Game On more even don’t know anything about gaming. The racist bullies here aren’t glossed over but they appear infrequently. The story is more tightly focused on the slow building romance…Aron and Samara had a TON of emotional resonance and chemistry. They sucked me into the story and I devoured it in less than a day. The autism rep was really excellent too.
The only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because I thought the 3rd act fight was stupid and villain crushing took too long to resolve. Both were inconsistent with the excellent communication and problem solving skills the characters showed throughout their very low conflict relationship. I actually screamed out loud in frustration “just fire [villain]” multiple times, lol. Given the threats of violence from gamergate-esque bros that the book alludes to, I wish the bad stuff could have been dealt with sooner so I could enjoy more Aron and Samara time at the end. However, it was worth being angry for 15% of the book in return for being overjoyed for most of the rest.
I received an arc from the publisher in return for an honest review.
The only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because I thought the 3rd act fight was stupid and villain crushing took too long to resolve. Both were inconsistent with the excellent communication and problem solving skills the characters showed throughout their very low conflict relationship. I actually screamed out loud in frustration “just fire [villain]” multiple times, lol. Given the threats of violence from gamergate-esque bros that the book alludes to, I wish the bad stuff could have been dealt with sooner so I could enjoy more Aron and Samara time at the end. However, it was worth being angry for 15% of the book in return for being overjoyed for most of the rest.
I received an arc from the publisher in return for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Bullying
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
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