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smalljillian's review against another edition
3.0
3
A super quick read for me, but honestly I was just kind of bored. It has some Hating Game vibes for sure, but whereas I found THG to be really hard to put down, I didn’t feel that way about this book.
It’s definitely a fun book! The banter between Evie and Carter is great! And I liked having a FMC who was a few years older than the MMC. The romance between them kind of missed the mark for me.
But I didn’t love the setting (Hollywood) and I didn’t love the careers (talent agents) and I don’t find either character particularly relatable, so I struggled to bond with them.
The bad guy I kind of saw coming from pretty early on, including what he was doing. And characters like the bad guy just infuriate me to no end, it’s hard to read a book where a guy is like so demeaning to women and no one just pushes back against that? Not that it doesn’t happen in real life (spoiler: it does) but as a woman in corporate America I see that enough that I don’t want it to make its way into my fictional escapes (lol).
Christina Lauren is such a fun author duo (and SO NICE) and I’ve really enjoyed their later, more recent works! But I haven’t been as much of a fan as their older works.
A super quick read for me, but honestly I was just kind of bored. It has some Hating Game vibes for sure, but whereas I found THG to be really hard to put down, I didn’t feel that way about this book.
It’s definitely a fun book! The banter between Evie and Carter is great! And I liked having a FMC who was a few years older than the MMC. The romance between them kind of missed the mark for me.
But I didn’t love the setting (Hollywood) and I didn’t love the careers (talent agents) and I don’t find either character particularly relatable, so I struggled to bond with them.
The bad guy I kind of saw coming from pretty early on, including what he was doing. And characters like the bad guy just infuriate me to no end, it’s hard to read a book where a guy is like so demeaning to women and no one just pushes back against that? Not that it doesn’t happen in real life (spoiler: it does) but as a woman in corporate America I see that enough that I don’t want it to make its way into my fictional escapes (lol).
Christina Lauren is such a fun author duo (and SO NICE) and I’ve really enjoyed their later, more recent works! But I haven’t been as much of a fan as their older works.
kellyhannahk's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
laurennpperry's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? No
3.5
maeframe's review against another edition
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.0
kaitiecakes's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly this book did nothing for me. I wasn’t invested in the characters or the storyline it just completely fell flat for me. The only reason I read it till the end is because Christina and Lauren wrote it. Otherwise I would have DNFed it at about 100 pages likely. Hopefully the next book I read by them will be better.
noeliacew's review against another edition
3.0
3’5/6
I didn’t love this book as much as Roomies, Josh and Hazel’s and my favorite half night stand but it was a really entretaining and funny book.
There was a few lines that really cracked me up, and I barely laugh while reading books.
I didn’t love this book as much as Roomies, Josh and Hazel’s and my favorite half night stand but it was a really entretaining and funny book.
There was a few lines that really cracked me up, and I barely laugh while reading books.
annarue22's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5