Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - The Bodyguard

I LOVED the narrative voice of this book. The way the story is told made the story and the characters come alive. Also, I love a little bit of snark in a narrator's voice. So many beautiful moments sprinkled throughout a funny, delightful story. I don't remember the last time I stayed up too late to read a book. I think I "just one more chapter-ed" myself a dozen times before I actually went to bed.

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

This was a fun lighthearted romcom, all the fluff I needed in my life! I’m a sucker for all things fake dating and this was no different. I really loved the action at the end, where I finally believed she was actually a real bodyguard. I hated the epilogue though—took away the fun of imagining what happens next.

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funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

4.0

This was a cute read and super quick. I had some trouble with the author's writing style though. The constant fragments throughout the book drove me a little crazy sometimes. If there were only one or two back to back as a sort of stream of consciousness thing, that would be fine, but when there are nearly ten all stuck together, it's annoying to read.

I think the author achieved her goal of balancing the dark with the light, and while the scenario was more than a little unbelievable, the characters were relatable and lovable. The story worked, and it was fun!

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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lauramparis's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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brokenbodybitch's review against another edition

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sad

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

1-2 ⭐️
so yes don't get me wrong I really enjoyed the reversal of the bodyguard idea, HOWEVER, this book is filled with lines shaming others appearance for the fmc's self esteem. His ex is a famous like model or something; essentially she was famous for being attractive (or smth) and the plot hinged an uncomfortable amount on shaming her; either negative comments about how she got cosmetic surgery/wore makeup/got dressed up a certain way and she was made into this kinda negative stereotype, then compared against the fmc, who was 'real' according the the LI 🙄 it was like Yes, this was fun at times and had a decent level of emotion but the woman bashing for the sake of the fmc alone was a bit much for me.

Also there is a lot of tragedy in this book it is not really a happy book, fair warning… ‼️ SPOILERS? ‼️ it starts with her mom dying and his brother is also passed and it was just a lot of possible triggers (PLEASE CHECK TW/CW) packed into one book which like is fine but the description doesn’t really prepare you for the way some of these things are handled and it's like not all that light tbh especially towards the end. I think there are some people who will enjoy this book but definitely check tw/cw (especially suicide and such) and be prepared for some women bashing on women and not great stereotyping of the LI’s ex.

I enjoy the idea but this book missed the mark for me and I didn’t even want to re read the parts of it for the review, and doing that made it drop in my enjoyment of it immensely

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

This book was a no-brainer for me, bodyguard trope, but the bodyguard is a woman looking after a man? Sign me up. For the most part, this book was good. The writing was a little dialogue heavy and sometimes I felt like I was getting whiplash reading it, but that also made it go by faster. This had a true rom-com feel to it while also dealing with themes like familial trauma, death of a loved one, and some other pretty trigger heavy stuff, but I thought that it was dealt with with sensitivity.

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Some aspects I didn't really enjoy were the way a lot of the women in this book were portrayed. There was your "stereotypical vapid Hollywood girlfriend" trope in there, and I get that tropes are tropes for a reason, but the way that our main character, Hannah, was often held up as being better than other women in LA because she...doesn't get plastic surgery? I guess? I thought that was weird and misogynistic on the part of the author, probably inadvertently, but misogynistic nonetheless. Very "not like other girls" of her.

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