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kaseybereading's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism, Grief, and Sexual harassment
kabrahams's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Weirdly enough the other romance novel I'm currently reading ("Romancing the Duke") is also involves forced proximity between enemy roommates to lovers because someone gave the heroine a home in their will that the hero is currently living in and refuses to move out of while she is determined to move in. Not mad about it.
I feel like they moved from enemies to flirty friends to lovers a bit quickly, but it's a novella, so that's expected. I liked how we get snippets over time showing their growth and that it touches on wider issues like sexism in STEM workplaces and climate change. However the family dynamic didn't seem fleshed out enough (again, that's probably due to the shortness of the form, I get it). Overall, a lovely read-in-one-sitting rom-com with a dash of spice.
I feel like they moved from enemies to flirty friends to lovers a bit quickly, but it's a novella, so that's expected. I liked how we get snippets over time showing their growth and that it touches on wider issues like sexism in STEM workplaces and climate change. However the family dynamic didn't seem fleshed out enough (again, that's probably due to the shortness of the form, I get it). Overall, a lovely read-in-one-sitting rom-com with a dash of spice.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism
allisonwonderlandreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
fjejsiamdnwgaofkwmana. Hi hello. The only way I can respond to this book is to resort to fandom speak. Because *the feels* and *the tension* and *the adorableness factor* can only be truly appreciated in *squee* form. It turns out that Ali Hazelwood could take anything, make it a STEM romance, and I would be left as a puddle on the ground, too happy to care about my new state of matter. Because people, romance novellas are rarely my faves. They move fast, and I'm left in the dust. BUT. What if there was a romance novella with not one but two demisexual protagonists? And what if it were a forced proximity roommates/enemies-to-lovers romance?? And what if it was built on these little domestic vignettes where we watch their feelings grow over time??? And what if they are both such adorable dumbasses that they both think their attraction and affection is unrequited???? Wow, I'm a bit mentally out of breath from all those question marks.
Guys. People. Humans. This audio novella is SO funny and sweet in Ali Hazelwood™ fashion. The narration is 10/10. The scenarios are well-framed and pack serious oomph, including but not limited to a Bachelor-watching session, a "let's use our body heat to retain warmth" moment, and banter around who is or is not stealing someone's coffee creamer even though they don't drink coffee. And we get TWO MORE of these in the coming months. Be still, my heart, etc.
Guys. People. Humans. This audio novella is SO funny and sweet in Ali Hazelwood™ fashion. The narration is 10/10. The scenarios are well-framed and pack serious oomph, including but not limited to a Bachelor-watching session, a "let's use our body heat to retain warmth" moment, and banter around who is or is not stealing someone's coffee creamer even though they don't drink coffee. And we get TWO MORE of these in the coming months. Be still, my heart, etc.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Cancer and Grief
clairestream's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism
theskiddlyboop's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A total delight. I listened to the audiobook and it’s so engaging. Sweet, novella-length fluff
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism
jnl00700's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I would read Ali Hazelwood’s grocery list. But joke aside, her writing feels like home to me. She is also very very good at writing aspec characters and as an ace person, I love seeing that representation in her books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
raccoonbirb_'s review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
My only major complaint is that it’s more diet culture-y than I’d hoped!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexism
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