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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
I'm amazed how much I loved this book! I'm really excited to see what else Jenny L Howe puts out because the improvement from her debut, The Make Up Test to this.... INCREDIBLE!
It was sweet and funny with the perfect level of cheese. I think she did such a great job capturing both the experiences of adult dating in the 21st century as well as the experience of dating in a fat body. I laughed I felt emotional, and swooned at the tender parts.
This is how you do a love triangle!
There are only a few frustrations for me keeping it out of the five star favorite class. The first one is the exaggerated pressure the main character's family puts on her to date and be partnered. It reads unrealistic and annoying. For adults to think a 25 year old, perpetually single woman wanting to take a 6 month hiatus from the dating apps is the fast track to old maid... get a grip. Also who cares if you have a plus one to your sister's engagement party.... The other complaint I had was related to the primary characters' general anxiety representation. I think she did an excellent job capturing the headspace these characters could be in and illustrating how it impacts relationships. (She also presents different preferences for treating anxiety which is wonderful. but also bro... take the pills.) However as someone with anxiety... I think she did too well. It hit very close to home and I was getting anxious about their unhealthy communication that simultaneously fed into their specific neurosis. So like good job, but also what gives you the right?
It was sweet and funny with the perfect level of cheese. I think she did such a great job capturing both the experiences of adult dating in the 21st century as well as the experience of dating in a fat body. I laughed I felt emotional, and swooned at the tender parts.
This is how you do a love triangle!
There are only a few frustrations for me keeping it out of the five star favorite class. The first one is the exaggerated pressure the main character's family puts on her to date and be partnered. It reads unrealistic and annoying. For adults to think a 25 year old, perpetually single woman wanting to take a 6 month hiatus from the dating apps is the fast track to old maid... get a grip. Also who cares if you have a plus one to your sister's engagement party.... The other complaint I had was related to the primary characters' general anxiety representation. I think she did an excellent job capturing the headspace these characters could be in and illustrating how it impacts relationships. (She also presents different preferences for treating anxiety which is wonderful. but also bro... take the pills.) However as someone with anxiety... I think she did too well. It hit very close to home and I was getting anxious about their unhealthy communication that simultaneously fed into their specific neurosis. So like good job, but also what gives you the right?
funny
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:
Yes
A cute, funny read with a fat positive lead, supportive and amazing side characters, and lgbtq+ representation.
In the beginning, I was hesitant on liking Haleigh, as she seems slightly immature, but she definitely grows as the story goes, and she eventually starts to "grow up" and attempts to get her life in order. I loved Jack from the beginning but grew skeptical of him after learning about his reaction in Hawaii, which led to the two leads making a list of rules in order to maintain their friendship. I won't lie as much as I love the two main characters. I really fell in love with Brian in this love triangle and would love to see him get a story of some kind.
As someone who suffers from anxiety herself, I think the author realistically shows how anxiety can really drag you down, cause mental havoc, and create a domino effect on life (i.e., Jack in Hawaii or Haleigh constantly comparing herself to her sister and friends).
This is a first from Howe for me, and I now know she also wrote On the Plus Side, which has been on my list of romances to read, so I will eventually make my way back to reading it and look forward to other books she writes in the future.
In the beginning, I was hesitant on liking Haleigh, as she seems slightly immature, but she definitely grows as the story goes, and she eventually starts to "grow up" and attempts to get her life in order. I loved Jack from the beginning but grew skeptical of him after learning about his reaction in Hawaii, which led to the two leads making a list of rules in order to maintain their friendship. I won't lie as much as I love the two main characters. I really fell in love with Brian in this love triangle and would love to see him get a story of some kind.
As someone who suffers from anxiety herself, I think the author realistically shows how anxiety can really drag you down, cause mental havoc, and create a domino effect on life (i.e., Jack in Hawaii or Haleigh constantly comparing herself to her sister and friends).
This is a first from Howe for me, and I now know she also wrote On the Plus Side, which has been on my list of romances to read, so I will eventually make my way back to reading it and look forward to other books she writes in the future.
Jenny Howe has given us what we want yet again with How To Get a Life in Ten Dates. A new play on friends-to-lovers, we follow FMC Haleigh as she navigates the (awful, treacherous, fill-in-the-blank-here) space of online dating. Add in the pressure and complexities of familial pressures - drama and comedy ensues. Jenny expertly tells a tale of a 20/30something trying to find themself as a person and what they bring to their multitudes of relationships, realizing what may have been right beside them all along.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Aggravating plot, just a bunch of bad dates and anxiety, not entertaining for me
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was a little cringe but to be cringe is to be free. It’s cute. (although I wasn’t a fan of being proposed to at someone else’s wedding... )
I wanted to like this more than I did. I didn't dislike it because there was something wrong with it, and I'm sure many people will love it, but for me it was just an okay reading experi nice. BUT I can acknowledge that a good part of that is my fault because:
•I requested if after reading the author's previous book and loving it without knowing much about it
•if I did read the blurb at one point, it was long ago because I certainly didn't read it before I started it and I think that had me confused for a large part of it
•based on the cover and the way the story went until very nearly the end, it was unclear to me which guy would win out. It was way too much of a love triangle for someone who prefers for it to be why choose (I knew it wasn't), and because I really liked the other guy she doesn't end up with so I felt really bad for him. I honestly think if I'd read the blurb it wouldn't have felt so unclear how it was going to end and it wouldn't have bugged me as much. That said, I like the cover a lot but they are literally positioned in a triangle and I'm guessing that was intentional, so this book may just be evidence that I don't like love triangle stories.
This won't stop me from reading more from this author in the future, and I still liked her writing even if this particular story wasn't as for me. I did appreciate seeing characters from On the Plus Side again, though!
•I requested if after reading the author's previous book and loving it without knowing much about it
•if I did read the blurb at one point, it was long ago because I certainly didn't read it before I started it and I think that had me confused for a large part of it
•based on the cover and the way the story went until very nearly the end, it was unclear to me which guy would win out. It was way too much of a love triangle for someone who prefers for it to be why choose (I knew it wasn't), and because I really liked the other guy she doesn't end up with so I felt really bad for him. I honestly think if I'd read the blurb it wouldn't have felt so unclear how it was going to end and it wouldn't have bugged me as much. That said, I like the cover a lot but they are literally positioned in a triangle and I'm guessing that was intentional, so this book may just be evidence that I don't like love triangle stories.
This won't stop me from reading more from this author in the future, and I still liked her writing even if this particular story wasn't as for me. I did appreciate seeing characters from On the Plus Side again, though!
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes