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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Cancer, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
sydfitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
diana_raquel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I must confess that I was reticent about this book. Not because it used to be star wars fanfiction (I only discover that after buying the book) but because it is a popular book. Popular books are 50/50 to me, and I'm always reticent about starting one. But I really liked it.
As far as romances go, this isn't the best romance that I ever read. But it's damn entertaining and I was engaged all the time. And that makes all the difference to me. It's a little cliché at some points but there are some plot points that caught me by surprise. The characters are interesting and funny, which was also a good point for me!
So, I really liked this book, and I do recommend it if you want something light and entertaining. Its a really good beach read.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Vomit, and Bullying
cstein's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Violence
sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Olive a grad student at Stanford enters into a fake relationship with Dr Adam Carlsen, the arrogant ass professor. Why you ask? As a far fetched plan to convince her friend to date someone else and to convince the university to release Adam’s grant funds.
And thus the classic fake dating trope unfolds.
This was a fun little book but I did find Olives over thinking annoying and her wild on the spot decision making unrealistic. It was great to see a woman working in STEM represented as someone intelligent and doing great work in her field.
One issue I had was the gaslighting. It has to be my pet hate and I didn’t really think it fit the way Olives character has been built up. Yes she was insecure but she was so feisty it just seemed not quite right that she would be a victim and fall for this.
Other trigger warnings include cancer, sexual assault and mental abuse and some 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ spice (18+ recommendation)
All in all a fun and easy read (or listen in this case).
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cancer and Emotional abuse
meganpbennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Well, it was quite good, and fell into several tropes that I really like, including fake dating and real feels. It features demi-sexuality rep, Jewish rep, and Olive discovered a lot about herself and what she really wants in life as the story goes on. There were aspects I thought could be better, but it was fun. Olive was witty and incredibly genre-savvy, and while Adam was pretty one-dimensional, he does grow a fair amount as a character.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Cancer, Death of parent, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Classism, and Mental illness
thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Cancer
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia
"jokes" about diabetes, animal testingsteffandbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I wanted to strangle Olive a few times because she was so oblivious but the also she so cute and adorable.
And Adam. *sigh* now I want a Adam in my life as well. He’s also so cute, but also so other 😏 the perfect combination if you‘d asked me. ☺️
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Cancer, and Gaslighting
readandfindout's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 5 stars
Plot: 5 stars
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Gaslighting, and Death of parent
saurahsaurus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Classism, Excrement, and Vomit