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cemsreadingcorner's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Fantastic book!! The characters were great. I learned a lot about life and fame through them. I hated Hannah’s ex-boyfriend. He dumped her right after her mom’s funeral and then said she was a bad kisser. He then hooked up with her best friend and then broke up with her. What a sleaze-bag! After all that, he tried to get back with his ex, Hannah (you know, the one he dumped, then dissed). It’s a good thing she told him to go fuck himself (she didn’t say it in those words, though—although, she should have). I didn’t care for the parts where it would say “He looked at me, like Really?” I wish the author did not do that so much. Other than that, the story was enjoyable. It deserves the four and a half stars that I gave it. This was an entertaining, light read. I would recommend it to fans of romance books. 👍🏼👍🏼
Friday, October 13, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Friday, October 13, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcoholism and Abandonment
3readingcircus's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident and Stalking
Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Gun violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse
josoko's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, and Stalking
bailey_the_bookworm's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Funny, adorable, fast-paced. Exactly what I was hoping it would be. The MC’s voice is sharp and fun, the story is cotton candy light, and the whole thing is just a delight. Single-POV romances aren’t usually my favorite (and this book is on the tamer side), but overall a rollicking good time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Stalking
alexreadshere's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gun violence and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcoholism
tanvi45's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Stalking
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts
champagnemami's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
i LOVED this book! it's a great clean romcom, quick fun read, with hannah being the grumpy bodyguard and jack being the ray of sunshine "world's sexiest men" hollywood star, so much chemistry involved (i wish it was a little bit more steamier) but also heartfelt and comforting for the hannahs out there <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
larrakyleen's review against another edition
4.5
Some parts are a bit predictable, but others are sweet, sad, surprising, and absolutely wild.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Car accident
Minor: Alcoholism
kdscolley's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Jack and Hannah are client and "protective agent" respectively, but this story is so much more than that. Jack's struggle with grief and spotlight are so well executed. Hannah is fresh off a breakup from a year long relationship with...her co-worker. The way he speaks to and about her was horrible, so watching her find herself again was amazing. What a fun mix of "mystery" and romance.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Gun violence
madanxiety's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
3.25
Overall a sweet novel. There were a couple things I didn't like. Firstly, Kennedy Monroe's character was so flat in such a cliché way, it was disappointing. It's just so uninteresting when women are pitted against each other in this way. She was just ridiculously vapid, and the closest we get to seeing any depth in her is a brief comment form Jack about how she's super insecure. The stalker/attempted murderer had more depth than her! I suppose he's a more significant character, but I still don't think there's much justification for such lazy writing. It's the bimbo vs. the pick me; have we not, by the 2020s, evolved beyond that? Have we not determined that actually, the real women that exist who like attention and are conventionally attractive, are still multifaceted people with histories and interests like anyone else? I can tolerate tropes like fake dating that simply move the plot forward, but I cannot tolerate tropes that work solely to demonize women.
The second thing I didn't like all that much was the twist at the end. This isn't a major gripe tho. I was just so caught off guard because it seemed to so clearly be a nightmare that would never end, which seemed logical because Jack struggled with nightmares, and I was like oh he'll be able to return the favor and comfort her. Like when she was walking back to the car and it took a million years, that seemed to obviously signal to how slow you are in your dreams. I think I wouldn't have minded the twist too much if it had been revealed a little sooner. Because by the time she was watching the footage (which is when I finally became convinced it wasn't a dream - probably later than most, I'll admit lol), I had to replay the whole last like 30m I feel like lol bc I'd spent most of it impatiently grumbling, waiting for the supposed dream sequence to end already. Am I an idiot for this lol? Maybe, but it was a little too Twlight Breaking Dawn for me.
I also wished there'd been a little more romance between Hannah and Jack. We only really got two scenes of them together communicating/acting in their feelings. Obviously the whole book was them like developing the feelings, and that in itself isrl romance, but I'd have liked if they got more time actually together. Which is funny bc I saw a similar comment under a different book I recently read and thought they were crazy. So it's probably a to each their own kind of situation.
I know this has been a mostly critical review, but I really didn't hate the book. The style of narration was interesting; it reminded me of voice-over narrators in film and TV, both humorous and personal. I think it's just one of those books you can breeze through quickly, needing to know the resolution, but that won't really stick with you all that much.
The second thing I didn't like all that much was the twist at the end. This isn't a major gripe tho. I was just so caught off guard because it seemed to so clearly be a nightmare that would never end, which seemed logical because Jack struggled with nightmares, and I was like oh he'll be able to return the favor and comfort her. Like when she was walking back to the car and it took a million years, that seemed to obviously signal to how slow you are in your dreams. I think I wouldn't have minded the twist too much if it had been revealed a little sooner. Because by the time she was watching the footage (which is when I finally became convinced it wasn't a dream - probably later than most, I'll admit lol), I had to replay the whole last like 30m I feel like lol bc I'd spent most of it impatiently grumbling, waiting for the supposed dream sequence to end already. Am I an idiot for this lol? Maybe, but it was a little too Twlight Breaking Dawn for me.
I also wished there'd been a little more romance between Hannah and Jack. We only really got two scenes of them together communicating/acting in their feelings. Obviously the whole book was them like developing the feelings, and that in itself isrl romance, but I'd have liked if they got more time actually together. Which is funny bc I saw a similar comment under a different book I recently read and thought they were crazy. So it's probably a to each their own kind of situation.
I know this has been a mostly critical review, but I really didn't hate the book. The style of narration was interesting; it reminded me of voice-over narrators in film and TV, both humorous and personal. I think it's just one of those books you can breeze through quickly, needing to know the resolution, but that won't really stick with you all that much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Cancer, Gun violence, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism