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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A RH romance crawling with angst and laughable moments! Thank god it’s why choose because I honestly couldn’t choose one if I tried. Workaholic Layla lives across the hall from three guys who run a successful relationship advice podcast: Josh, Zack, and Luke. The guys help her learn how to date by each “fake dating” her. A really fun plot that provides the perfect amount of history and baggage for each MC. Themes of trauma, grief, vulnerability, trust, exploration, bullying, independence, and forgiveness. And spicy too obviously so it’s a winner for me
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
Complicated
Spicy romcom
My first time reading reverse haram romance. The writing was light, the banter was fun and the scenes spicy. You lose some depth of character and relationship development when it's a relationship between 4 people.
My first time reading reverse haram romance. The writing was light, the banter was fun and the scenes spicy. You lose some depth of character and relationship development when it's a relationship between 4 people.
Story started off good with hot neighbors trying to help her date but once they got together, it got boring.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
I loved the chemistry between characters, I thought everyone individually was well developed, and the roles each character played were interesting. My one and only gripe with this book is the fact the author missed the opportunity to have some mm action. I was kind of shocked when I realized all three men would only be focused on Layla and WOULD NOT INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER in the bedroom!
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'll admit that I liked this a lot more than Triple-Duty Bodyguards although I did like the small Briar cameo.
Overall, this was interesting. I liked the guys' figuring out Layla's hangups/issues and the way they went about trying to get her to let loose. I did like the way the guys kind of played off each other. Even before things changed and they were all a couple/in a relationship, the guys still read each other and Layla really well.
I did feel like Luke's problems were a little bit ridiculous. Student/Teacher would be a problem only if one or the other of them had made a move back when they were actually in that situation. It's fine for Layla to acknowledge that she'd had a crush but since she didn't do anything, and Luke didn't pay attention anyway, it's fine. Luke let Amy get in his head and I felt really bad for him honestly. Amy was a manipulative shrew and the revelations on how she treated Layla back then were horrible. I know it was for the drama but it was insane. I wish there'd been a little bit more on how things were handled after Luke realized he'd been basically turning a blind eye all this time.
While I acknowledge that there was some need for conflict/drama, did we really need 2.5 (because I'm counting Amy/Donny as one since they are basically the same just different POV) storylines that boiled down to people calling Layla a tramp? And the Amy part of things was just disgusting. What adult allows that to happen? (Yes, I know it was explained away but still). And then when everything blew up, why was everyone blaming Layla when the whole point of the segment was that she was dating all three of them? Like how was that a perfect logical explanation? (Again, I know drama, but how stupid do people have to be?)
Similar to TDB, this book is supposedly set somewhere London/UK, but I didn't really get that kind of a feel. In this book, the language was a little more British English (extra u's in words, s instead of z a lot, etc) but setting didn't really give me anything to really say "oh yeah, they're obviously in London" all the time. Not saying that everyone needs to run around saying "God save the Queen" or anything but it just felt difficult trying to remember that they're in London, not LA.
Overall, this was interesting. I liked the guys' figuring out Layla's hangups/issues and the way they went about trying to get her to let loose. I did like the way the guys kind of played off each other. Even before things changed and they were all a couple/in a relationship, the guys still read each other and Layla really well.
I did feel like Luke's problems were a little bit ridiculous. Student/Teacher would be a problem only if one or the other of them had made a move back when they were actually in that situation. It's fine for Layla to acknowledge that she'd had a crush but since she didn't do anything, and Luke didn't pay attention anyway, it's fine. Luke let Amy get in his head and I felt really bad for him honestly. Amy was a manipulative shrew and the revelations on how she treated Layla back then were horrible. I know it was for the drama but it was insane. I wish there'd been a little bit more on how things were handled after Luke realized he'd been basically turning a blind eye all this time.
While I acknowledge that there was some need for conflict/drama, did we really need 2.5 (because I'm counting Amy/Donny as one since they are basically the same just different POV) storylines that boiled down to people calling Layla a tramp? And the Amy part of things was just disgusting. What adult allows that to happen? (Yes, I know it was explained away but still). And then when everything blew up, why was everyone blaming Layla when the whole point of the segment was that she was dating all three of them? Like how was that a perfect logical explanation? (Again, I know drama, but how stupid do people have to be?)
Similar to TDB, this book is supposedly set somewhere London/UK, but I didn't really get that kind of a feel. In this book, the language was a little more British English (extra u's in words, s instead of z a lot, etc) but setting didn't really give me anything to really say "oh yeah, they're obviously in London" all the time. Not saying that everyone needs to run around saying "God save the Queen" or anything but it just felt difficult trying to remember that they're in London, not LA.