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Love at First Set by Jennifer Dugan

19 reviews

the_lesbrarian's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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slburg's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Lots of underdeveloped plots lines that seemed to resolve very quickly. It feels like the main character stayed in many toxic relationships. I' m not sure if there was much growth or just her going from one toxic thing to another. Her best friend kind of sucks. You can clearly tell the main character is traumatized, but this plot line was so underdeveloped that it felt superficial. I thought the slow-ish burn (physically and sexually) between the main character and love interest was good. However, it also felt like the emotional chemistry was lackluster because they really didn't talk about deep issues, and then they were just all of a sudden in love even though you could tell there were some steps missing to get from A to B. Overall, I did enjoy it, but the lack of depth caused me to not love it.

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torikate7's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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theespressoedition's review against another edition

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4.0

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tereza_lpz's review against another edition

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I started this book because it sounded really cute and I heard about it from BookTok. I went into it, giving it a fair shot with this being a new to me author. Ultimately, I just did not like the writing style. I think that certain phrases were not my sense of humor. I also did not love the main characters, personality, or the personality of her best friend. And since I read this via audiobook, the narrators voice was also some thing I did not like. there was just a lot of factors that made this book not enjoyable for me and I decided 15% was enough.

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mothie_girlie's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Really cute actually, just didn't personally like James

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meggg508's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted

Loveable characters? No

2.5

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ezwolf's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

3.0

I think my biggest downfall when it comes to romance books is that I expect there to be more of a focus on setting of the romance. In this case, I expected there to be more weightlifting involved and was disappointed there was very little.

The found/chosen family aspect and the idea of putting your needs and wants first sometimes was good and it had potential, it just came after I'd already decided I didn't like Cara or James. This book could have benefited from having alternating POVs which is not something I would usually say, but I think I would have liked Cara (and possibly James as well) more if I'd been able to see some of the story through her.

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kshertz's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Adorbs. Sexy gym rat and rich real estate agent? I can get with it! It’s a sweet little rom com. Nothing super unique but I love their love story for sure. ❤️

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justnicole's review against another edition

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3.75

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