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fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition
3.0
She was the boss, he was the intern. I expected more back and forth, more angst, more passion... Just more everything.
Ah. I expected to be obsessed. I'm not happy.
Ah. I expected to be obsessed. I'm not happy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
ecobookworm's review
I just can't get past the power imbalance of having a boss sleeping with her intern. It's not okay just because the boss is a woman! I can see the author tries to do it sensitively as they do have conversations about consent and it does seem like enthusiastic consent, but the power dynamic is such that it feels wrong - Corinne even says so in the book. The build-up isn't adequate to justify them hooking up or for them to have significant feelings for each other, and in fact they don't. Which makes it worse, because IMO you would need to have a really good reason to sleep with your intern or boss and there wasn't a significant reason here beyond attraction, horniness and emotional vulnerability. There's lots of sex but I didn't enjoy reading it very much as the premise is so questionable, and the first scene so very random. It feels rushed and careless and not thought through. Like, couldn't they wait until his internship is done? She's his direct superior! And they KNOW it would be career-ruining for them both, her especially, but it's kind of just waved aside. Corinne is established as someone super driven and strategic, I don't buy it. I do like them as characters, but I think a different dynamic or setup would've been necessary to make it not seem like an irredeemably bad idea. I'm willing to set aside my expectations of realism to some extent when reading romance, but this didn't work for me.
I know that the boss/employee dynamic can be done well (eg. Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner) but this doesn't reach there for me. The quality of writing is fine, it's pretty steamy, I'm sure it's very enjoyable for other people, but the whole thing just made me feel uncomfortable. I'll skim through the rest to see what happens but this book isn't for me.
I know that the boss/employee dynamic can be done well (eg. Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner) but this doesn't reach there for me. The quality of writing is fine, it's pretty steamy, I'm sure it's very enjoyable for other people, but the whole thing just made me feel uncomfortable. I'll skim through the rest to see what happens but this book isn't for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
decklededgess's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
trigger warnings: age gap relationship, sexual harassment in the workplace, sexist commentary, parents with cancer, dead parents, estranged parent, premarital pregnancy mention, sex and nudity
Well 9 sex scenes really is something else. I will say the age gap paired with a boss-intern relationship was WEIRD. The intern is 25 the boss is 30 so it's not gross in that creepy sense. The book does explore power imbalances in an interesting way where it really takes into account how that affects the relationship. As someone who is really squicky about that...this book didn't feel like it was exploitative. It certainly felt like an even playing field.
Well 9 sex scenes really is something else. I will say the age gap paired with a boss-intern relationship was WEIRD. The intern is 25 the boss is 30 so it's not gross in that creepy sense. The book does explore power imbalances in an interesting way where it really takes into account how that affects the relationship. As someone who is really squicky about that...this book didn't feel like it was exploitative. It certainly felt like an even playing field.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit
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