Reviews

The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

ritaslilnook's review against another edition

3.0

“You know how the saying goes. Act like a dick, lose said dick.”

so many good quotes taken out of context the book almost seems way too good to be true

When I read the synopsis of this book, my Disney dreams were promised to come true.

I’m a sucker for a good romance, so imagine one that reminded me of a fanfiction about Walt Disney’s grandsons.

Disney is Dreamland and The Fine Print is the first book of the Dreamland Billionaires Series.

After their grandfather’s passing, the three Kane brothers find themselves with a challenge in hand. In order to gain access to the inheritance they were left, a set of conditions must be met.

TFP tells us the story of Rowan and Zahra. He is the grumpy, unhappy man who must renovate and hold the fort down at Dreamland, a place he loathes. Zahra is the free spirit that works at the park’s salons, turning kids into princes and princesses for the day.

This is the moment I should have stopped believing fairytales exist because this is the most unnatural relationship I have ever read.

The chemistry seems feigned, and the brokenness we read so much about on either end tells me more about why Zahra settled for Rowan than anything else. It’s not cute. It was not because she was cheated on, no. Instead, it was because her self-worth was so far down to the pits that she believed the groveling he did was enough for what she was put through.

Regardless, even if this is a superficial story, I enjoyed Zahra’s personality and the representation of people with special needs. Her sister is a gem. This reminds me… the fact she almost built him an altar just for treating her sister like a human being… WOW. Laughable. Should we talk about self-worth again?

The burn wasn’t slow at all as it wasn’t even there to begin with.

One other thing that bothered me and I haven’t seen anyone else write about this so, here goes: must the author remind us countless times that Zahra’s skin color is brown? I didn’t see her writing about Rowan’s white skin (nor his rugged undereye brown skin, words she uses to describe Zahra’s father). Does she want an award for writing about an interracial couple?

If you’re looking for arrogant selfish dumbass x naive sunshine, this one is for you. Good luck.

Three stars for me. And that's stretching it.

dianaiuri's review

1.0

Dnf at 50%. Terrible

highlandmeg's review

funny relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

jesssmonet's review

hopeful 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

3.5

micol_'s review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

09_caithy's review

emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

lemoni3_reads's review

5.0

I CANNOT express how much I love this book, it has me in a CHOKEHOLD.

It was so beautifully written and the plot was out of this world amazing.

The connection between Rowan and Zahra? BEAUTIFUL. All the moments between them? PERFECTION. ❤️

I was giggling and kicking my feet throughout and the ending? DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED. I SOBBED (happy tho) THEY ARE SO PERFECT I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH.

I would do ANYTHING to be able to read this for the first time again.

I will cherish this book forever, it’s absolutely one of my favourites and deserves all the love ❤️

pitubea's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

natkstensberg's review against another edition

3.0

I loved how inclusive it was, both with the main character, but also disability wise. I kinda saw Rowan's character arc coming, but I still liked it very much. The story gets better further in, and the ending was cute, but still a little meh.

The teeny tiny chapters were the absolute worst, why is there like 50 chapters in a 430 page book? Also it was very fanfiction-ish, it wasn’t bad, but I have read fanfiction with more depth than that.

I still wanna read the other ones, who knows they might be better.

snippie99's review against another edition

4.5

This book was just so damn cute. Not too much miscommunication, just a few insecurities and the relationship was beautiful. Maybe a bit too insta love but I ate it up. Can’t wait to read the rest.