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The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

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danajoy's review

Strong character development? Yes

2.5

Neil REALLY got on my nerves.

Judgemental and entitled Neil was a difficult protagonist to root for. Especially when the reasoning behind the fake dating ruse was to break the heart of their friend with benefits even more because of his emotional unavailability.

I really liked Wyatt. I don't see what they see in Neil.

I'm not really a fan of grand gestures.

I acknowledge that I am not the target demographic.

I was pretty upset that Wyatt's first kiss and first sexual experience were on the same day. Especially when the characters were struggling to communicate and be vulnerable with one another. I understand that we needed a third act conflict and grand gesture but it really soured it for me. It felt rushed. I especially think it was reckless of Neil to escalate things when he is struggling with commitment issues.

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miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

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This was rly good and v cute, my only problem with it was the wise conversations at the end with other who y’know teach Neil about love were a little bit to on the nose and also there were a lot of them lol

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siriface's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

4.75

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emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed reading this. It was very cute and I like the growth that the mc underwent. He was very self centered and insufferable at moments but that’s part of his growth as a character. I also enjoyed reading them fall in love. ( also a very quick read! Once I started I didn’t put it down)

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4.0

This was a quick read! And wow, Neil is likeably unlikeable. XD It was great to see him open up to Wyatt. I was definitely rooting for him, even though he's a pretentious idiot.

CW: transphobia, homophobia, deadnaming/misgendering, light sexual content, previous death of parent, dysphoria, very brief derogatory HP reference

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emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.5

Okay I actually don’t know what to write. This book was great, informative and heartbreaking, and loving and sad and happy and intense and all the words rolled into one. I can’t believe I got it as a library book cause now I have to go out and buy it because this will ba must have in my collection. Neil and Wyatt are a love story for the books and I would love to read more about characters like them.
The pop culture references were a little cringe at times, but can be completely overlooked because this book puts all of the feelings on paper.

Crying score: How could you not?

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