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rnshack's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
This was a super cute, super adorable easy to read romance with great one liners and Harry Potter references. I will always be on board with a book that references Harry Potter.
It was light, funny, and I was totally invested in the characters. Also, I loved how Ami confirmed Dane’s betrayal. Perfection. It was good and I’m glad I read it. I would read these authors again.
This was a super cute, super adorable easy to read romance with great one liners and Harry Potter references. I will always be on board with a book that references Harry Potter.
It was light, funny, and I was totally invested in the characters. Also, I loved how Ami confirmed Dane’s betrayal. Perfection. It was good and I’m glad I read it. I would read these authors again.
hobbiesofstefs's review against another edition
5.0
This book
I could not put this book down. I finished it in one day!! I loved the themes in this book. The relationships and how genuine everything fits together. It shows how people change with effort and how important it is to listen to others.
I could not put this book down. I finished it in one day!! I loved the themes in this book. The relationships and how genuine everything fits together. It shows how people change with effort and how important it is to listen to others.
plantzemoji's review against another edition
4.0
so cute, i did end up hating ethan and then loving him tho
mandaailey's review
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
Cute, but wish there were more spice.
thephdivabooks's review against another edition
5.0
The combination of enemies to lovers and a fake relationship—with outstanding characters, fantastic writing, and a bit of a twist—made this book a quick favorite for me! This is the second book by Christina Lauren that I’ve read, and I enjoyed The Unhoneymooners even more than the last one! This is a must-read vacation book, or even just an after-work unwind sort of book. I can’t recommend it enough!
In the spectrum of romance, this one is more rom-com than anything else. It has a bit of heat, a lot of laughs, and so much charm! I love how spunky the women in Christina Lauren books are—they always have that great mix of intelligence, sass, and imperfection.
About the Book
Olive and her sister Ami may be identical twins, but these two couldn’t be more different. Ami has it all together—the job, the man, the poise. Olive is a bit more of a mess—she is chronically unlucky, both in love and in life. She recently lost her job and she is in a skittle green satin bridesmaid dress serving as her sister’s maid of honor, when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning from infected seafood.
Everyone, that is, except for Olive and Ami’s husband’s brother Ethan, both of whom avoided the seafood (Olive is allergic and Ethan is bougie about buffets, of course). Now they find themselves pushed into taking the all expenses paid honeymoon that Ami won in a sweepstakes, despite the fact that they pretty much loathe one another.
But as they arrive in Maui as fake husband and wife, they soon realize that maybe they don’t hate each other quite as much as they thought. Maybe they misjudged one another, took signals the wrong way over the years. And pretty soon witty banter and teasing may start to turn towards something more… But there are some twists headed their way and it may throw a wrench in everything!
Reflection
One thing I really loved is that Olive and Ami don’t resent one another even a bit. Despite the fact that Ami had it all most of their life and Olive was the mess, only for things to turn the other way on them, these sisters love and support one another above all else! I’m a girls girl so I was so happy to see such a strong female bond! I also found their entire family to be absolutely hysterical and charming!
Ethan is also a really great character. He was a bit hard to figure out at first, mostly because we see him through Olive’s eyes. Getting to know the real him throughout the story was wonderful. I’d have to say, really every character (even the ones I didn’t like) were outstanding! On my second book by Christina Lauren, it seems creating likeable characters that feel like people you’d know in real life is one of their strengths.
I can’t recommend this book enough! Thank you to Gallery Books for my copy. I read this with the book besties, and we all loved it!
In the spectrum of romance, this one is more rom-com than anything else. It has a bit of heat, a lot of laughs, and so much charm! I love how spunky the women in Christina Lauren books are—they always have that great mix of intelligence, sass, and imperfection.
About the Book
Olive and her sister Ami may be identical twins, but these two couldn’t be more different. Ami has it all together—the job, the man, the poise. Olive is a bit more of a mess—she is chronically unlucky, both in love and in life. She recently lost her job and she is in a skittle green satin bridesmaid dress serving as her sister’s maid of honor, when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning from infected seafood.
Everyone, that is, except for Olive and Ami’s husband’s brother Ethan, both of whom avoided the seafood (Olive is allergic and Ethan is bougie about buffets, of course). Now they find themselves pushed into taking the all expenses paid honeymoon that Ami won in a sweepstakes, despite the fact that they pretty much loathe one another.
But as they arrive in Maui as fake husband and wife, they soon realize that maybe they don’t hate each other quite as much as they thought. Maybe they misjudged one another, took signals the wrong way over the years. And pretty soon witty banter and teasing may start to turn towards something more… But there are some twists headed their way and it may throw a wrench in everything!
Reflection
One thing I really loved is that Olive and Ami don’t resent one another even a bit. Despite the fact that Ami had it all most of their life and Olive was the mess, only for things to turn the other way on them, these sisters love and support one another above all else! I’m a girls girl so I was so happy to see such a strong female bond! I also found their entire family to be absolutely hysterical and charming!
Ethan is also a really great character. He was a bit hard to figure out at first, mostly because we see him through Olive’s eyes. Getting to know the real him throughout the story was wonderful. I’d have to say, really every character (even the ones I didn’t like) were outstanding! On my second book by Christina Lauren, it seems creating likeable characters that feel like people you’d know in real life is one of their strengths.
I can’t recommend this book enough! Thank you to Gallery Books for my copy. I read this with the book besties, and we all loved it!
scrappyhooker's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.75
nandaisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5
I love The Hating Game and I was hoping I would also love this one. But it fell flat. For half the book I was just hoping something would actually happen.
Olive was soooo annoying, she acted like a child most of the time. The banter could have been great if the reason for her to hate him was not so stupid.
And despite mentioning private parts in jokes the spicy was almost not there. A bummer.
But the reading is fast, the Torres family is great. The story had potential.
I love The Hating Game and I was hoping I would also love this one. But it fell flat. For half the book I was just hoping something would actually happen.
Olive was soooo annoying, she acted like a child most of the time. The banter could have been great if the reason for her to hate him was not so stupid.
And despite mentioning private parts in jokes the spicy was almost not there. A bummer.
But the reading is fast, the Torres family is great. The story had potential.
tmtiofolklore's review against another edition
3.0
i liked this for the most part but the 3rd act conflict was so frustrating.