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I Really Do

Emily K. Hardy

4.22 AVERAGE


Picked this one up randomly and went into it with no expectations, and I was blown away with how much I enjoyed it! I loved the dynamic between the MCs, and found myself super invested in their story! Pacing was good, and the tension build up was top tier, the wait for them finally getting together was well worth it
Loveable characters: Yes

Some things about it that bothered me: 
- Repetitive, both in verbiage and internal monologues.
- Due to it being independently published, there are spelling and grammatical errors; though not enough to really take away from the book. Plus, I enjoy red penning my way through books like this. Don’t judge me. 


Some things about it that I loved: 
- Usually I hate faking dating tropes, but this was a delicious slow burn that is completely worth it. 
- There’s a miscommunication towards the end that I personally found unnecessary, but I was so invested in the characters that I literally yelled “what the FUCK” and it was resolved quickly. 
- Solid plot where you actually like the characters, even the side ones.  
- That 🌶️ scene (chapter, really) fucking ate and kept me fed 👀 
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katerose2's review

3.5
emotional funny hopeful 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: Complicated
funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-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: No

This book was enjoyable! I liked the characters and the flow of events. There was a bit of humor which I loved and the story was well executed. It was light and fluffy, not a bad little romance book. It even had me giggling a couple times which is a feat of its own. 
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

WOW
funny relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
funny lighthearted fast-paced
lighthearted fast-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven: Character

They’re really bad at fake dating, your honor -

This is one of those books that could have been twice as long and I’d still eat it up - it has it all: mutual pining, fake dating, family drama, and some spice 🌶️ …ugh they’re so cute