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jillkaarlela's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Taylor swift songs: “blank space”, “sparks fly”, Tara is a “mirrorball” girlie 100%
This is a Swiftie book! I think this book is based on the idea of the song “blank space” (mentioned in epigraph)! I counted 6 direct Taylor Swift references + ATWTMV reference!
This was just a really quick, cute and fluffy (not in a bad way) borderline insta-love Romcom! It also had a really interesting social commentary about how men often call women “crazy” for expressing their emotions without taking responsibility for their faults/making them feel like they can’t trust him. The concept was cute, if a girl going through her Exes to find a date for Valentine’s Day gala! I also like how she’s a book reviewer/influencer (b/c same!) This was forced proximity, extroverted FMC who wears her heart on her sleeve and shy/introverted MMC who is closed off but secret sweetheart. It took me about 30% to get into this, but I did like it. The second half was very cute! I think if you are a more extroverted/“mirrorball” girlie you would like this more than I did (I relate more to the MMC). I liked this enough to want to read the other books in the universe/series (“Set on You”, and I expect the next book to be about Mel). However, if you do read this one first, there is a spoiler for the plot twist/main conflict of “Set on You”, so beware of that.
One thing I’m not a huge fan of is how much the language/slang tried to be current, like millennial and Gen Z. It just wasn’t quite right so it kinda took me out of the book at those points.
Overall, was it my favorite? No. But did I enjoy it and think it was cute? Yes!
Age rating: 15+ (language, lots of suggestive content, but only 2 actual spicy scenes 2/5🌶️)
This is a Swiftie book! I think this book is based on the idea of the song “blank space” (mentioned in epigraph)! I counted 6 direct Taylor Swift references + ATWTMV reference!
This was just a really quick, cute and fluffy (not in a bad way) borderline insta-love Romcom! It also had a really interesting social commentary about how men often call women “crazy” for expressing their emotions without taking responsibility for their faults/making them feel like they can’t trust him. The concept was cute, if a girl going through her Exes to find a date for Valentine’s Day gala! I also like how she’s a book reviewer/influencer (b/c same!) This was forced proximity, extroverted FMC who wears her heart on her sleeve and shy/introverted MMC who is closed off but secret sweetheart. It took me about 30% to get into this, but I did like it. The second half was very cute! I think if you are a more extroverted/“mirrorball” girlie you would like this more than I did (I relate more to the MMC). I liked this enough to want to read the other books in the universe/series (“Set on You”, and I expect the next book to be about Mel). However, if you do read this one first, there is a spoiler for the plot twist/main conflict of “Set on You”, so beware of that.
One thing I’m not a huge fan of is how much the language/slang tried to be current, like millennial and Gen Z. It just wasn’t quite right so it kinda took me out of the book at those points.
Overall, was it my favorite? No. But did I enjoy it and think it was cute? Yes!
Age rating: 15+ (language, lots of suggestive content, but only 2 actual spicy scenes 2/5🌶️)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
vivid_reads's review
2.5
For me, this started out strong and kept getting harder and harder to read. I think this book needed a dual POV, because it's so hard to believe why the hero would be head over heels for the heroine based on the heroine's POV.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness and Gaslighting
lizgriffinwords's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
This one was a MISS for me, which is a shame because I liked the author’s debut and hoped I’d enjoy the book influencer sister even more. Unfortunately I found Trevor wildly unappealing as a love interest. I couldn’t get past his revolving-door playboy introduction and his copious personality red flags. Tara (and other characters like Seth) were cartoonishly immature.
I’ll describe this book like a… cinnamon red hots candy. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t like it, you *really* don’t like it.
I’ll describe this book like a… cinnamon red hots candy. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t like it, you *really* don’t like it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Gaslighting
Minor: Chronic illness
kreadsromance's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment
krisalexcole's review against another edition
slow-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
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death, Abandonment, and Alcohol
samcanuel's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amy Lea truly outdid herself with her second book. I loved the chemistry between Tara and Trevor, Tara’s bookishness, and Trevor’s soft core hidden behind a tough exterior. Tara was very relatable to me and the main concept of the book, dating your exes, was interesting! Trevor was just the best leading man. I would highly recommend for rom com lovers!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Ableism, Death, Medical content, and Alcohol
kaydeedickins's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Chronic illness and Death of parent
nutmegvotour's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-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? Yes
5.0
I adores this book. I highly recommend giving it a read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Author has a note about content warningsonthesamepage's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Tropes: friends to lovers, slow burn
Steam level: 🌶🌶
Things I liked:
* A romance where one of the leads is a bookstagrammer? Adorable. Loved all the references to leaving books lying around for shots, book stack challenges, etc.
* Tara doesn't feel like she's "not like other girls", which is refreshing.
* The open and clear communication between Trevor and Tara when they got together was nice to see. I appreciate that Trevor was honest about his fears and needs instead of trying to pretend he was all in, only to backtrack later.
* The epilogue is fantastic.
* It's very readable and has a lot of humorous situations when it comes to Tara and her exes. Not quite laugh-out-loud for me, though.
* Starfishing
Things I didn't like:
* The brief snippets that were descriptions of videos Tara had done (for BookTok I'm assuming) didn't work for me.
* While I overall enjoyed the book, the romance left me fairly cold. Trevor and Tara are cute together, and I have nothing against them, but I wasn't aching for them to be together either. There were no butterflies.
* Something I've learned about my reading taste when it comes to romcoms is that good banter is really important to me. I missed it in this book.
Steam level: 🌶🌶
Things I liked:
* A romance where one of the leads is a bookstagrammer? Adorable. Loved all the references to leaving books lying around for shots, book stack challenges, etc.
* Tara doesn't feel like she's "not like other girls", which is refreshing.
* The open and clear communication between Trevor and Tara when they got together was nice to see. I appreciate that Trevor was honest about his fears and needs instead of trying to pretend he was all in, only to backtrack later.
* The epilogue is fantastic.
* It's very readable and has a lot of humorous situations when it comes to Tara and her exes. Not quite laugh-out-loud for me, though.
* Starfishing
Things I didn't like:
* The brief snippets that were descriptions of videos Tara had done (for BookTok I'm assuming) didn't work for me.
* While I overall enjoyed the book, the romance left me fairly cold. Trevor and Tara are cute together, and I have nothing against them, but I wasn't aching for them to be together either. There were no butterflies.
* Something I've learned about my reading taste when it comes to romcoms is that good banter is really important to me. I missed it in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Chronic illness and Toxic relationship
taylorelena's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It wasn’t anything special. A rom com just like all the others I’ve read. It was pretty predictable. The FMC is also 30 and acts 21 which drove me crazy. And then I feel like they put in the part about Angie/ just for shock value because it didn’t end up being a big part of the story and it seemed out of place
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness