Reviews

You've Been Served by Kristen Alicia

brandece1's review against another edition

3.0

You've Been Served was such a cute closed door romance. I love how this one started and thought the premise was different and fun. I really enjoyed seeing Simone decide she was ready for a change and actually make that happen. The friend group in this one was fun, and I really liked Silas as the MMC. i liked Simone as the FMC, but she won't go down as my favorite FMC ever. I liked the relationship between the FMC's; I thought that they had fun banter, and I could see how they were attracted to each other, I don't know if I saw love in that amount of time, but I also can't remember if they actually said the words either. There were some other things that threw me off but ultimately it was a good time and I will look into this author in the future.

virgo_reader's review against another edition

I got 18% in and just wasn't enjoying this. The writing, the plot, etc. I have so many books checked out on Libby I don't have time for lackluster.

jodeezle's review

3.0

This was a cute book. I enjoyed the storyline. The characters were all well done. I just wish it was either a little longer or maybe there’s a sequel. I’d like to know what happens to them all.

bookishlucy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.0

This book was really cute and funny.
Silas was adorable, and Simone was a very relatable character. I found out the author is an attorney so it was fun to read about the law without it being too overwhelming or confusing. 
While Simone wasn't perfect, I loved how self-aware she was and how her friends called her on her shit when it was necessary.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident

10tlgibs's review

lighthearted medium-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

3.5

ridgewife's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

georgia_sara93's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

After a career as a Chef Simone has had enough of her terrible boss and the industry and seeks advice from her magic 8 ball to decide if she should go to law school or not. Well, results are in and off she goes! Balancing a new field of education, friends help make or break coping and so does getting her eyes set on a handsome fellow student…

This has all the right markings for me, Black FMC seeking a new career, romance but I just found transition scenes sometimes lacking within the same chapter and it didn’t seem like a clear break between scenes in the same chapter and the romantic feelings weren’t always obviously built up to. But overall it’s a cute story!

Thanks NetGalley and Publishers for this ARC!

caitlinscamera's review against another edition

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

5.0

aldarakamey's review against another edition

5.0

School rivals? School rivals.

It's a story with a quick pace, the characters made the story so easy to read. The romance happened in a way that feel organic and real. Now i don't know about law school, but this story feel like realistic because compared to the movies didn't feel too hollywood.

lanise's review

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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? It's complicated

3.75