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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Meh.
More of the characters, less of the experiment would've made this work for me.
Cute but not memorable.
More of the characters, less of the experiment would've made this work for me.
Cute but not memorable.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The Love Simulation was a quick read with a good amount of tension between the MC and the love interest as well as some platonic relationship development that was unexpected.
This book was obviously different than the first book, following Brianna Rogers (Vincent’s sister from the first book) and Roman Major the science teacher. They are at odds as they have been sort of avoiding each other’s orbits, but on a collision course. When they end up participating in the NASA Mars simulation experiment that would award them the money needed to remodel the school’s library they end in close proximity with no other choice than to work together. Brianna is still kind of suspicious about Roman’s motives since his dad is the principal at the school they both work at, and has been making Brianna’s work life a living nightmare.
As weeks go by and they get thrown into multiple scenarios and tasks to complete for the sim things get interesting between them.
Honestly, my favorite part of this book is the simulation aspect, how they problem solved, the different tasks they had to complete. The romance aspect was cute, there was a decent amount of tension.
Overall this book was exactly what I needed after reading multiple fantasy books with emotional plots.
This book was obviously different than the first book, following Brianna Rogers (Vincent’s sister from the first book) and Roman Major the science teacher. They are at odds as they have been sort of avoiding each other’s orbits, but on a collision course. When they end up participating in the NASA Mars simulation experiment that would award them the money needed to remodel the school’s library they end in close proximity with no other choice than to work together. Brianna is still kind of suspicious about Roman’s motives since his dad is the principal at the school they both work at, and has been making Brianna’s work life a living nightmare.
As weeks go by and they get thrown into multiple scenarios and tasks to complete for the sim things get interesting between them.
Honestly, my favorite part of this book is the simulation aspect, how they problem solved, the different tasks they had to complete. The romance aspect was cute, there was a decent amount of tension.
Overall this book was exactly what I needed after reading multiple fantasy books with emotional plots.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thought this was really sweet. I liked that the set up for this book was so different than other romances I've read and I'm always a sucker for forced proximity. I liked both main characters and thought their motivation for joining the simulation was interesting. Brianna's thoughts about remaining professional vs getting closer to Roman were a bit all over the place; in one moment she would declare that her crush was unequivocally over and in the next second be lusting over him again, which I get but it happened a lot and the back and forth was a little much for me.
All that said, I genuinely did enjoy this book and enjoyed the time I spent reading it.
All that said, I genuinely did enjoy this book and enjoyed the time I spent reading it.
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved this! This book was the epitome of “a black girl gets loved fully and well” and I loved that for Brianna. The mars simulation was such a fun concept and I love forced proximity as a trope - it really made this one work. I was worried that a book below 300 pages wouldn’t have enough development to make a good romance but honestly the pacing was tight and worked! My only wish was that the epilogue was given a time frame because the engagement felt a little rushed but honestly this might just be because I didn’t realize it was the epilogue until it was over, lol. I thought this was better than Etta Easton’s debut and I can’t wait to read more from her!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Cute but kind of boring. I like Brianna and Roman separately. But them as a couple didn’t make me swoon.
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Silly and light