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andredeyanira's review against another edition
2.0
2024 PopSugar Challenge #29: A book with a neurodivergent main character
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melissarochelle's review against another edition
3.0
WHOA! This is a whole lot spicier than I was expecting -- made for a very uncomfortable reading experience when smushed between two 50-something year old dudes on an airplane. HOWEVER, my expectations for a light-romance does not mean this disappointed.
This is a fun, contemporary romance with wonderfully unique characters. It follows the traditional romance plotting, but includes a non-white romantic interest and a nontraditional leading lady. I really loved it.
If you like [a:Sarah MacLean|1598076|Sarah MacLean|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1499444204p2/1598076.jpg] - read this book. If you like [b:The Rosie Project|16181775|The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)|Graeme Simsion|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1371651741s/16181775.jpg|22084678] - yep, you might just like this one, too.
Thanks to the publisher for the advance reading copy.
This is a fun, contemporary romance with wonderfully unique characters. It follows the traditional romance plotting, but includes a non-white romantic interest and a nontraditional leading lady. I really loved it.
If you like [a:Sarah MacLean|1598076|Sarah MacLean|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1499444204p2/1598076.jpg] - read this book. If you like [b:The Rosie Project|16181775|The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)|Graeme Simsion|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1371651741s/16181775.jpg|22084678] - yep, you might just like this one, too.
Thanks to the publisher for the advance reading copy.
j_rowley's review against another edition
4.0
Stella, successful businesswoman, who is not so successful at love or even at dating, hires an escort to teach her how. Michael Phan doesn't realize his work is cut out for him because Stella has aspberger's, he just knows he is intrigued.
Good for the modern take. More believable than most.
Good for the modern take. More believable than most.
tiffany_bibliophage's review against another edition
3.0
⭐️3.75 Stars⭐️
The first half was amazing. I was excited to see Stella and Michael’s “not relationship” grow. Michael was amazing for Stella, who is autistic. I liked them as a not couple, they fit together nicely. But by the end I grew tired of the daddy issues being his issues, issue, ya know? For me, the story got a little flat, but the first half was still a good read.
The first half was amazing. I was excited to see Stella and Michael’s “not relationship” grow. Michael was amazing for Stella, who is autistic. I liked them as a not couple, they fit together nicely. But by the end I grew tired of the daddy issues being his issues, issue, ya know? For me, the story got a little flat, but the first half was still a good read.
linzgaff's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars from me! A fun romance that doesn’t make you roll your eyes every other paragraph.
shereadsceaselessly's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the story of [b:The Kiss Quotient|36199084|The Kiss Quotient|Helen Hoang|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1527983633s/36199084.jpg|57828311] well enough, but I wish someone had mentioned to me that this was basically soft porn posing as a romance novel. There was so much sexy time in here, it crowded out the entirely implausible, but fairly cute and formulaic, story about a painfully shy and awkward young woman named Stella, who falls for Michael, the dashing escort she's hired to teach her how to become a skilled lover.
I started out liking this predictable little love story, and may have loved it, if there were more of it. But disappointingly, this story existed for the sex, and the plot line was just there to loosely tie together Stella and Michael's intimacy training sessions. It got boring, repetitive, and entirely unrealistic.
Speaking of unrealistic, remember how I mentioned Stella is shy? Well, she's spectrum shy and rigid, which is a level I totally get. So how could someone like Stella who freaks at the idea of eating out of a microwaved plastic container or overlooking any step in her hygiene routine, be okay with having constant sweaty and invasive sex with a man who HAS SEX WITH OTHER WOMEN AS HIS JOB? She spends forever washing out her mouth after one creep kisses her, once, but an escort who's been with hundreds of women puts his tongue all over and inside her, and this doesn't even inspire a shower?
Why didn't Stella insist upon going through every line in a clean bill of sexual health for Michael first? That should have been a chapter unto itself. She's great with details, and this is one that should have been vital to her very being.
To summarize: too much sex, not enough story, and totally unrealistic in very basic ways. I think this is why I don't read much romance or chick-lit, because I'm scared it will all be frustrating like this.
I started out liking this predictable little love story, and may have loved it, if there were more of it. But disappointingly, this story existed for the sex, and the plot line was just there to loosely tie together Stella and Michael's intimacy training sessions. It got boring, repetitive, and entirely unrealistic.
Speaking of unrealistic, remember how I mentioned Stella is shy? Well, she's spectrum shy and rigid, which is a level I totally get. So how could someone like Stella who freaks at the idea of eating out of a microwaved plastic container or overlooking any step in her hygiene routine, be okay with having constant sweaty and invasive sex with a man who HAS SEX WITH OTHER WOMEN AS HIS JOB? She spends forever washing out her mouth after one creep kisses her, once, but an escort who's been with hundreds of women puts his tongue all over and inside her, and this doesn't even inspire a shower?
Why didn't Stella insist upon going through every line in a clean bill of sexual health for Michael first? That should have been a chapter unto itself. She's great with details, and this is one that should have been vital to her very being.
To summarize: too much sex, not enough story, and totally unrealistic in very basic ways. I think this is why I don't read much romance or chick-lit, because I'm scared it will all be frustrating like this.
leighstvdiner's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book! The characters had chemistry and they were just cute together. I was so invested in the story I didn’t want to put the book down. My only criticism is that the author used the third act breakup trope at the end which I truly dislike. Otherwise, I just enjoyed this book! I thought it was just the right amount of funny, cute, and steamy moments.
realliety's review against another edition
3.0
The audiobook made it weird to listen to, probably a better read. It's very much like the movie on hulu called "sex appeal." Three stars because it's entertaining, predictable, and has likable characters.
runekeon's review against another edition
4.0
Really good story but a few places I thought Michael did unrealistic things.
mindymwm's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.25