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lim'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
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Infidelity and Abandonment
leonormsousa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
meghansarmiento97's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
diana_raquel'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
3.5
I didn't know what to expect from this book. Looking at the synopsis it looked like something that I would like, but then, I started seeing this book recommended more and more, and I got suspicions. Every time a book that I'm interested in gets some hype, I become suspicious because hyped books are always 50/50 to me.
But I really like it! It's cute. I certainly have read better romance books, but this one was close to being a solid 4-star read. It just fell a little short, but that's definitely a "me thing" rather than a "book thing". My guess is, because I didn't understand some references to British culture, I was out of the loop and didn't understand the setting of some situations. And that affected my reading experience.
However, what absolutely won me in this book was the character development. To be honest I didn't like Luc at first. I thought that at some times he has whiny and unreasonable, without having a real reason to be it, but, for some reason, I kept rooting for him and Oliver. And, with time, I started to like its development of Luc.
Furthermore, another positive point is that this book was able to surprise me since some plot twists were completely unexpected.
Overall, I quite liked this book. It's a cute romance story that I recommend. I can't wait for the sequel.
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cancer and Classism
coffeeatthebeachwoodcafe's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer and Eating disorder
ttumbletree'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
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
saffyre's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Eating disorder
thereadinghammock's review against another edition
- 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
Now, on to our wonderful garbage fire of a narrator Luc. As I said, he was so unlikeable at first. He was so despondent that it was clear why he had such a hard time connecting with anyone, even his friends (the ever changing What's App group name was a hilarious running gag). I'm pretty sure I liked Oliver from the start, despite his prickly introduction. He came off as the kind of person who was "Always Right" and although he didn't rub it in your face, also couldn't stand to not correct an error or mistake, if only because he wouldn't want anyone to think he also thought that misinformation was correct. I wasn't expecting, however, for Oliver to also want in on the "fake relationship" deal.
It was clear from early on, Oliver was having real feelings for Luc pretty quickly and he was so panicky about it. He was trying to build up walls so hard and so fast because he clearly had a lot of big feelings, and Luc was being self-defeatist and caught up in his own shit for so long it took him forever to realize he had those big feelings too! I spent a lot of my listening time flapping about in the car to and from work, faux crying about how much they liked each other and they just didn't know it yet!!
I definitely wasn't expecting to fall so madly in love with these two adorable train wrecks, and I loved how wildly different they were and how different their issues were from each other. I am SO EXCITED to learn that the sequel is only a few months away and I can't wait to see these two numbskulls navigate their for-real relationship a bit more.
Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
ruthiedr89's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Cancer and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Grief, and Gaslighting
aaminak'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
3.75
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting