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emzy2202's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
meesha_mo's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 I guess. It’s just fine. The ending felt rushed. I don’t think Aidan was written well.
deidrelj's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
5.0
rachelini's review against another edition
4.0
Hooray for diverse romance! The story was entertaining, I even felt the setup, while a reach, fit the lead character, but the ending was terrible and forced. (I read this at the same time as the Julie Anne Long, and unlike that one which tried to pretend it was in some sort of alternate world, this was a great example of how you can easily make the sex sexy *and* safe.)
shaniquekee's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to love this, but the ending was kinda disappointing in the way it unfolded.
tita_noir's review against another edition
3.0
I had the hardest time getting into this book. Right from the beginning I didn't easily engage because I have a hard time with humiliation mined for humor. And that is how the book starts. With Eva being dumped on national tv by her fiance after winning a wedding competition and then having her meltdown caught on film by a network camera man. I felt sympathy for her. But that sympathy only lasts through the starting chapters.
I the end, I give this three stars because as a romance novel goes it ticks off all the check boxes. It has a pair of attractive protagonists, it has conflict and it has a happy ending. It is also a nice enough book and easy to read. But on the whole nothing really elevated the book beyond 'fine.' I think it came down to the fact that I had a really hard time becoming emotionally invested in Eva and Aiden. Instead of fully realized characters they felt like plot tropes. They are pitched into each other's company under contrived circumstances and they bicker quite a bit. So nothing unusual for a romance novel.
The plot had a lot of potential and I think the author did a good job with creating the type of atmosphere surrounding a reality show as well as all of the modern social media that goes into it. But that couldn't sustain an entire story where I really wanted to feel the chemistry between the two main characters.
I the end, I give this three stars because as a romance novel goes it ticks off all the check boxes. It has a pair of attractive protagonists, it has conflict and it has a happy ending. It is also a nice enough book and easy to read. But on the whole nothing really elevated the book beyond 'fine.' I think it came down to the fact that I had a really hard time becoming emotionally invested in Eva and Aiden. Instead of fully realized characters they felt like plot tropes. They are pitched into each other's company under contrived circumstances and they bicker quite a bit. So nothing unusual for a romance novel.
The plot had a lot of potential and I think the author did a good job with creating the type of atmosphere surrounding a reality show as well as all of the modern social media that goes into it. But that couldn't sustain an entire story where I really wanted to feel the chemistry between the two main characters.
arielkirst's review against another edition
3.0
The writing style was fun, the premise was adorable.
I felt it got bogged down in a lot of angsty emotion that detracted from the fun of it.
Still, it was a good read, and damn nice to see a WOC as a main character.
I felt it got bogged down in a lot of angsty emotion that detracted from the fun of it.
Still, it was a good read, and damn nice to see a WOC as a main character.
em_reads_books's review against another edition
3.0
Fun and funny and sometimes more emotional than I was really prepared for, among the jokes and fluff. I love Jackson's voice, if not the mechanics of her writing... there are some repetitive bits and copyediting issues here and there, but just as in reading Bounce they didn't bug me for long before just enjoying the ride kicked in. In this one, though, I felt like there was way too much telling-not-showing about our hero; apparently he was a playboy who was with a different woman every night before meeting Eva, but that just feels so out of character I can't help but see it as a Romance Hero Trope that needed checking off. Same with his tense relationship with his dad; the conflict felt so forced. That kind of thing was so much better developed on Eva's side; she was such a believable "ice princess" carefully crafting her own image right up til the delightful last scene.
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