Reviews - First-Time Caller

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First-Time Caller

B.K. Borison

4.17 AVERAGE

jarstoll's review against another edition

3.75

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

meg_01's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging funny informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thevargoyle's review against another edition

4.75

emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

jadeanastasiax's review against another edition

2.0

medium-paced

darceysimmons's review against another edition

2.75

DNF 85%
I thought we were better than the miscommunication trope and yet here we are. I'm not mad... I'm just disappointed.

Also for once I agree, the cartoonish cover was deceptive, this was smuttier than I expected. Normally that's fine by me but, in this case its kind of all that the romance was. Lucie and Aidan were tossed around for the convenience of the plot, rather than having a driving inner conflict, and the rest of the book (the side characters, the premise, the dialogue) was forced to be as ridiculous as possible to make up for the inherint inactivity of the main characters.

And no, I wouldn't count the couples instant attraction to each other a driving factor, seeing as they make a point to avoid the aforementioned lust for little to no reason.

It wasn't until the third act conflict kicked in that I looked up from my phone and wondered WHY I should want their relationship to survive it if all I can root for is the fact that Aiden has a big dick and Lucie really wants it.

If half decent banter and lust is what you want, this booktok stereotype does not disappoint. If you ask for anything more, I would suggest something else.

katiegurnett17's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny 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

beatriz555's review against another edition

3.25

funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

sar_lion's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good enough. The writing style was not for me. The book felt too long and also not long enough. I just felt like there were paths left open for these characters that would have been better explored than the ones the author chose to go down. The characters felt good enough and there wasn't too much set up for the next books, which I appreciated.

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breezy_books33's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

krabby99's review against another edition

3.0

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

i am unsure of this book. it has good points here and there but also had bad areas. i got a bit bored with the book towards the end but i think it was an okay book overall. was it worth the hype, not sure. but would i recommend and probably re read, sure.

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