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mlottermoser's review
- 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: Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual content, and Fatphobia
rachminick'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
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse
Minor: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
kshertz'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
4.75
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death of parent
susanpevensie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
alfie made me wish that men were real.
anyway, it’s been a while since i last picked up a charlotte stein book. to my best recollection, her books were always considerably dark. so when i found out she was releasing a romcom, i simply had to pick it up. and i’m glad i did because i enjoyed it a whole lot.
alfie can be a bit bizarre at times; the things that comes out of his mouth get me shaking my head in laughter. not to worry though because mabel is just as bizarre as her. together, they make the perfect pair. they simply clicked and it’s fun to see how their brain works—especially their banter and all their back and forth. i thought to myself, “god they’re crazy because who says that??!”but of course alfie and mabel would.
at some point, i’ll admit i got frustrated with the both of them because goddamn, these two yap so much. just two yappers in love. i almost wanted to slap their mouth to make them have sex because it was taking way too long! they talked so much! and this is saying something considering i’m a slow-burn, yearning kinda girl.
but overall i enjoyed the book and would recommend it to the people who enjoy grumpyxsunshine romance (of course), intelligent banters, and occasional unhinged leads.
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Fatphobia
katelynnelawson's review
- 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
The first half feels slow as Mabel is very in her head, but the banter kept me going. However, that dialogue grew tiresome in the finale. While the steamy scenes and the eventual slow burn resolution are amazing, the Mabel and Alfie have pages of dialogue in the finale that sure, THEY needed to have, but contain information the reader is aware of. (Yes, y’all were idiots, now kids already!!) Definitely could’ve been shaved down.
Overall, this is a swoon-worthy, steamy, cheeky romantic read!
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Minor: Child abuse and Alcoholism
bookshelves_by_kezia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
My best description is that this feels like polished fan fiction (not sure of what, maybe of romcoms in general). Could’ve used a good editor and stronger plotting; I was confused about plot points much of the time. Also, as I don’t read romance for the sex and generally skim those, the absence of an actual story was fairly blatant.
The banter between them was hilarious, however, and with better plotting/editing I think I would’ve really enjoyed these characters.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism
hazelgirl21'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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Classism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexism, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent and Stalking
sariereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
3readingcircus's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Sexual content
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment
Includes Author’s CWs in beginning pages.