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150 reviews for:

I Really Do

Emily K. Hardy

4.23 AVERAGE

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
emotional hopeful 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
emotional funny lighthearted 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
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny inspiring 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: No
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-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

This was a likeable enough book, fun to read. Though there was a few issues i had- one with the pacing. It felt like we were just thrown in and everything happened so fast despite how long the book was. I wish i saw more of Anna and Brooke before Brooke asked her to be her fake girlfriend. I would have loved to have seen them at Anna's restaraunt more before they left. 

I loved how cute they were together, they fit perfectly to me. Though the pet names were a little cringe and very, very much repetitive i could get past it because, like i said, they were so cute. I just chose to ignore it when they called each other by them. To add to this, there was quite a lot of repetitve things in this book. Like with the blushing constantly? And Brookes ears never seemed to not be pink. And Anna smiling every second, which was fine, but the way it kept telling us she was smiling was not great to read about. Some of it was also a little bit cheesy but i could deal with that.

I liked the way Brooke dealed with her family and how Anna was there to support her every single second throughout. The way Brooke didn't let her mother ruin her time with Anna and the way she kept her head held high through everything her mother put her through was admirable and written really well.

The side characters were fun, i loved Anna's roomate that we met at the end and both of Brooke's friends. 

Despite those things, this was a cute, solid, easy read that i got through in hours and did actually really like. Anna's character was loveable and Brooke treated her amazing. They were perfect together. I liked the epilogue, though it was only two days after everything, i found myself cheesing at the end of it anyway. 
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm not usually a fan of the fake-dating trope, but this surprised me in the best way. Cute, funny, filled with gay panic and excellent side characters - this is my first read from this author and I will be following her from here on out!
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes