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alenning24's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This book was fine. Not my favorite read, but not the worst thing I have ever read. I think it is extremely obvious that the author put a lot of effort into this book, I am just not totally convinced this should have been the final copy of the book.
It starts with introducing the main characters and the ongoing challenge. Fallon just graduated highschool and is spending her summer working for her mother's shared ice cream truck to save up money for her summer trip and college. Chloe is a college freshman, coming home to earn some money and work her mother's ice cream truck. Fallon and Chloe used to be best friends until they both jointly ruined the relationship by falling for one another but never expressing their feelings. Fallon finds out that chloe is coming home for the summer to work with her and she freaks out. She refuses and begs her mom to keep Chloe away from her, little does she know that she will be stuck running the truck alone with chloe in less than a week.
Fallon's mom breaks said news of running the truck alone with Chloe at a very big festival to Fallon and she flips. Fallon doesn't think she'll be able to do it. But she does to please her mom and because she has no other choice, due to her mother having to go to Dallas with her Company partner, Carmen who is Chloe's Mother. Fallon also knows she has to do this trip because she desperately needs the money.
Chloe and Fallon set off on their 3 day journey to Tennessee where there is plenty of bumps along the way, Chloe wants to make up with Fallon even though she isn't totally sure what happened between them, Fallon wants nothing to do with it even though Chloe is going above and beyond for her. Chloe plans out an elaborate road trip plan to impress Fallon and hopefully fix their friendship. By the end of the roadtrip, Chloe and fallon have made up but then lost it several times (which got extremely repetitive and annoying) but they finally come together to realize that Chloe has always felt the same way about Fallon, she didn't just see her as someone she could use.
It starts with introducing the main characters and the ongoing challenge. Fallon just graduated highschool and is spending her summer working for her mother's shared ice cream truck to save up money for her summer trip and college. Chloe is a college freshman, coming home to earn some money and work her mother's ice cream truck. Fallon and Chloe used to be best friends until they both jointly ruined the relationship by falling for one another but never expressing their feelings. Fallon finds out that chloe is coming home for the summer to work with her and she freaks out. She refuses and begs her mom to keep Chloe away from her, little does she know that she will be stuck running the truck alone with chloe in less than a week.
Fallon's mom breaks said news of running the truck alone with Chloe at a very big festival to Fallon and she flips. Fallon doesn't think she'll be able to do it. But she does to please her mom and because she has no other choice, due to her mother having to go to Dallas with her Company partner, Carmen who is Chloe's Mother. Fallon also knows she has to do this trip because she desperately needs the money.
Chloe and Fallon set off on their 3 day journey to Tennessee where there is plenty of bumps along the way, Chloe wants to make up with Fallon even though she isn't totally sure what happened between them, Fallon wants nothing to do with it even though Chloe is going above and beyond for her. Chloe plans out an elaborate road trip plan to impress Fallon and hopefully fix their friendship. By the end of the roadtrip, Chloe and fallon have made up but then lost it several times (which got extremely repetitive and annoying) but they finally come together to realize that Chloe has always felt the same way about Fallon, she didn't just see her as someone she could use.
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
3/5
Aw this book really made me miss summer. I loved the road trip plot and the romance. the ending was sweet (No pun intended) and the romance was really fun to read.
Aw this book really made me miss summer. I loved the road trip plot and the romance. the ending was sweet (No pun intended) and the romance was really fun to read.
tatertot21's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
thatpine's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
miraisenpaiii's review against another edition
3.0
Melt With You contains a variety of tropes from the adored one bed to the hated miscommunication. But with that being said I did enjoy the read, it's not one of my favorites by far but definitely not a total flop. Easy read, with some really cute parts here and there, the ship dynamic is also responsible x free spirted. And it's a friends to enemies to lovers dynamic as well - no bullying during the enemies phases just lots of miscommunication. The book is one massive miscommunication trope if I'm honest. Oh, and there is this one elderly wlw couple who I adored in the reading!
Now miscommunication tropes get a lot of slack because they are frustrating and often time just drag on and on but if I can add that miscommunication is one of the lowkey-relatable tropes for most of us. A lot of issues could be solved if we had better communication, and I feel like Fallon's difficulty with processing the situation and her own emotions was honestly an experience that gets a lot of hate but is a reality for a lot of people (myself included).
To some extent I related to the material, mainly relating to Fallon. It's complicated navigating relationships and I believe that Fallon was a good representation of someone who is constantly in their head, overthinking and anxious. That frustration she felt was well translated to the audience, a little too well at points if you know what I mean (the frustration I felt was crazy while reading this), and it added an organic feel to it. To some degree my being able to relate to Fallon made the reading more personal, it made me go "Dang I hope that I don't come off this frustrating in relationships".
Chloe was- I didn't hate her, if I'm honest for both of the girls I kinda wasn't a big fan of one over the other. They were both pretty just-yea. Which isn't bad they don't have to be like these fantasy characters- they were down-to-earth, flawed, and definitely early adult characters. Which fit the story they were trying to tell. I liked em.
Now something that I found less enjoyable was the way Fallon would address the audience, personally, it felt out of place at times. Sometimes it felt more like a "Hey reader hold on I can see you're frustrated but I'm going somewhere with this" feel to it. I just warn if you hate the miscommunication trope as much as most do this book will be frustrating to read.
If you made it to the end, thank you for reading!
Now miscommunication tropes get a lot of slack because they are frustrating and often time just drag on and on but if I can add that miscommunication is one of the lowkey-relatable tropes for most of us. A lot of issues could be solved if we had better communication, and I feel like Fallon's difficulty with processing the situation and her own emotions was honestly an experience that gets a lot of hate but is a reality for a lot of people (myself included).
To some extent I related to the material, mainly relating to Fallon. It's complicated navigating relationships and I believe that Fallon was a good representation of someone who is constantly in their head, overthinking and anxious. That frustration she felt was well translated to the audience, a little too well at points if you know what I mean (the frustration I felt was crazy while reading this), and it added an organic feel to it. To some degree my being able to relate to Fallon made the reading more personal, it made me go "Dang I hope that I don't come off this frustrating in relationships".
Chloe was- I didn't hate her, if I'm honest for both of the girls I kinda wasn't a big fan of one over the other. They were both pretty just-yea. Which isn't bad they don't have to be like these fantasy characters- they were down-to-earth, flawed, and definitely early adult characters. Which fit the story they were trying to tell. I liked em.
Now something that I found less enjoyable was the way Fallon would address the audience, personally, it felt out of place at times. Sometimes it felt more like a "Hey reader hold on I can see you're frustrated but I'm going somewhere with this" feel to it. I just warn if you hate the miscommunication trope as much as most do this book will be frustrating to read.
If you made it to the end, thank you for reading!
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to the publisher for granting me a digital ARC of the book.
When I started reading it I was disappointed. Fallon was such an immature, self-centered, annoying character. I actually stopped reading it. Then I remembered that this was exactly how I felt about Lou ([b:Hot Dog Girl|35843729|Hot Dog Girl|Jennifer Dugan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1540909666l/35843729._SY75_.jpg|57355155]) and decided to give the book a chance. What I learned is while Melt with You is no Hot Dog Girl, there were still moments of it that I truly enjoyed.
When I started reading it I was disappointed. Fallon was such an immature, self-centered, annoying character. I actually stopped reading it. Then I remembered that this was exactly how I felt about Lou ([b:Hot Dog Girl|35843729|Hot Dog Girl|Jennifer Dugan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1540909666l/35843729._SY75_.jpg|57355155]) and decided to give the book a chance. What I learned is while Melt with You is no Hot Dog Girl, there were still moments of it that I truly enjoyed.
tani_2307's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
4.0
amberelle's review against another edition
3.0
I put the star rating as 3 but it was more of a 2.5 for me.
I read the full book but found it challenging at times as I just wasn't enjoying it as much as I thought I would. It turns out this book is focused on the miss-communication trope and I think I just don't really like it. The two characters constantly bickering just bored me.
I read the full book but found it challenging at times as I just wasn't enjoying it as much as I thought I would. It turns out this book is focused on the miss-communication trope and I think I just don't really like it. The two characters constantly bickering just bored me.
ioana_iusan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
forestthing's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I am no hater of the miscommunication trope but this was a bit much for me.