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Quem diria que seria um romance sobre os trys and fail de exercícios que me daria algo que procuro à meses: um romance light onde os comportamentos das personagens sejam compreensíveis.
<Spoiler> Com o toobsocks e a bubble é possível acreditar que eles não podem ficar juntos, porque existe comunicação, são situações fora do seu controlo e nos fazem ter ainda mais empatia por eles. A maioria das personagens ainda que não tivesse sido totalmente desenvolvidas era carismáticas o suficiente para apoiar as personagens principais. Gostei ainda da forma como foram abordados os temas mais sensíveis especialmente os distúrbios alimentares. <Spoiler>
A narrativa das duas prespectivas ajuda bastante a melhor entender os seus desejos e historial.Quem diria que seria um romance sobre os trys and fail de exercícios que me daria algo que procuro à meses: um romance light onde os comportamentos das personagens sejam compreensíveis.
<Spoiler> Com o toobsocks e a bubble é possível acreditar que eles não podem ficar juntos, porque existe comunicação, são situações fora do seu controlo e nos fazem ter ainda mais empatia por eles. A maioria das personagens ainda que não tivesse sido totalmente desenvolvidas era carismáticas o suficiente para apoiar as personagens principais. Gostei ainda da forma como foram abordados os temas mais sensíveis especialmente os distúrbios alimentares. <Spoiler>
A narrativa das duas prespectivas ajuda bastante a melhor entender os seus desejos e historial.

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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? It's complicated

4.0

this was so cute! a total romcom. the writing was pretty on par with the over-descriptiveness of the romance genre, but I didn't find it too cumbersome. I was invested with the fitness/running plot- the coach/client turned romance didn't have any gross power dynamic abuses or manipulation which I was thankful for; the romance felt genuine. overall, this was a fun, light hearted, fluffy romance. (*see content warnings though. light to moderate discussion of drug abuse as well as disordered eating)

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inspiring 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? No

3.0

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

3.75

There are so many things to love about this book, even though the plot balances on one of my *least* favorite tropes: lying. Wes and Britta don’t miss a single opportunity to not come clean about their real identities for most of the story. Gang. This bothers me. It makes me so anxious for the inevitable conflict when the couple finds out the lie and it laces every interaction with an uncomfortable power imbalance that makes it so hard for me to swoon as hard as I want to. I needed about 20% less lying and 20% more banging, but here we are.

That said, I loved Britta. And Wes! And Britta’s friends! The wedding scene in this book is super swoony, and following Britta fall in love with exercise and herself was really great. Britt’s is supremely likable and relatable. Love love love her. Can we have more heroines like this please? Can we have more heroines who enjoy exercise at all sizes too? There is a trope where FMCs just don’t like working out and I’m here for a lazy day, but there are so many benefits to exercise beyond what you look like and I want more of that represented.

Denise Williams can write a toxic ex!!!! Wow. Kelsey?! 😤 This is after putting one of the worst fictional men into the universe in How to Fail at Flirting: Davis. This book is teeming with superbly unlikeable jerks. We have Ben, the toxic hipster, Mason the douche-y marketer (who totally redeems himself!), and Wes’s mom, who more than anything is sad, but woof, also brutally difficult to deal with (great redemption arc here, too!)

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

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alexcooper88's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

This was a cute read. Britta is a full and complete character. She has goals and ambitions and doesn’t throw those things away for a pretty man. She also has her shortcomings and insecurities and everything is explored. Wes is a guy who’s had a some difficulty in life, has had his heart broken and is still trying to figure what he wants in life despite being a CEO of a successful fitness company. Denise gives us two full and complete people to follow along and she gives us 8 months to explore this love story instead of a few rushed days/weeks which can sometimes break my immersion in a story. This is a lovely story about finding yourself, loving yourself as you are, doing what makes you happy, and surrounding yourself with people who love you and make you happy but also push you to be your best you.

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