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3.59 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh my goodness, I could easily spend the next hour of my life talking about how much I freaking love every second it! Crystal and Scott are the perfect ‘gym nemesis’ to lovers romance!
The plus size representation is perfect, Crystal is the type of woman I would love to see representing the plus size community and especially as a fitness influencer, I follow her in a heartbeat! I could not stop giggling with excitement, just imagining her having her happily ever after with a man that loves her for her, in every way possible!
The plus size representation is perfect, Crystal is the type of woman I would love to see representing the plus size community and especially as a fitness influencer, I follow her in a heartbeat! I could not stop giggling with excitement, just imagining her having her happily ever after with a man that loves her for her, in every way possible!
Firstly you should add this book to your tbr immediately!
This is Amy Lea’s debut novel. Amy is a fellow bookstagrammer and that blew my mind! This book is a light-hearted rom-com with an important message. It is a quick, entertaining, steamy, and banter-filled story.
I was hooked from the first chapter. The characters are likable and very funny. Crystal and Scott’s interactions and banter from the start of the book had me laughing and swooning. Amy’s writing style is fun, witty, and easy to follow. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the third-act breakup. It made little sense and honestly felt a little unnecessary.
I think this book does an incredible job of showing an important message about mental health that self-love and body positivity aren’t attainable every day and that it’s okay to have those bad days but to focus on body acceptance instead. This message is written in such a relatable way that you can’t help but think this book was written exactly for you. Amy did a great job of balancing this important message and still being able to keep this story light and fun.
My favorite part was the spotlight on social media use and how it can damage someone’s self-respect. Social media can be a great comfort or support space but is also a place with people like trolls who just want to be hateful.
Definitely a must read book, It had me laughing out loud, swooning, and grinning like crazy throughout.
Read this if you like :
- Curvy Fitness Influencer Heroine
- Firefighter Hero
- Debut Novel
- Enemies to Lovers
- Romantic Comedy
- Forced Proximity
- Body Positivity
- Funny Banter
- Guy Falls First
- Slow Burn
It is an entertaining and deep story and I highly recommend it to anyone who ever struggled with body image.
Thank you Penguin Random House SA for the gifted review copy!
This is Amy Lea’s debut novel. Amy is a fellow bookstagrammer and that blew my mind! This book is a light-hearted rom-com with an important message. It is a quick, entertaining, steamy, and banter-filled story.
I was hooked from the first chapter. The characters are likable and very funny. Crystal and Scott’s interactions and banter from the start of the book had me laughing and swooning. Amy’s writing style is fun, witty, and easy to follow. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the third-act breakup. It made little sense and honestly felt a little unnecessary.
I think this book does an incredible job of showing an important message about mental health that self-love and body positivity aren’t attainable every day and that it’s okay to have those bad days but to focus on body acceptance instead. This message is written in such a relatable way that you can’t help but think this book was written exactly for you. Amy did a great job of balancing this important message and still being able to keep this story light and fun.
My favorite part was the spotlight on social media use and how it can damage someone’s self-respect. Social media can be a great comfort or support space but is also a place with people like trolls who just want to be hateful.
Definitely a must read book, It had me laughing out loud, swooning, and grinning like crazy throughout.
Read this if you like :
- Curvy Fitness Influencer Heroine
- Firefighter Hero
- Debut Novel
- Enemies to Lovers
- Romantic Comedy
- Forced Proximity
- Body Positivity
- Funny Banter
- Guy Falls First
- Slow Burn
It is an entertaining and deep story and I highly recommend it to anyone who ever struggled with body image.
Thank you Penguin Random House SA for the gifted review copy!
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Loved loved loved this book! Best book boyfriend ever! Relatable, funny, unique, and un-put-down able. I highly recommend to all romance novel lovers!
4.5 ⭐️
This book… THIS BOOK… gave me all the feels.
The first, I’d say, 10-15% was a bit difficult for me to get through, Crystal annoyed me slightly & I didn’t like how she wasn’t really happy or supportive of her friends & family.
BUT the book definitely took a turn when her & Scott started becoming closer & getting to know Crystal on a deeper level just gave her character so much more substance and safe to say I absolutely ADORED her!
Scott was just the perfect golden retriever book boyfriend who was the perfect mix of cheeky and sweet! The way he doted on Crystal and supported her was perfection. Also he’s a sexy firefighter AND a dog dad to Albus doodledore - what more do you want?! (Also he’s a Chris Evans look alike
This book… THIS BOOK… gave me all the feels.
The first, I’d say, 10-15% was a bit difficult for me to get through, Crystal annoyed me slightly & I didn’t like how she wasn’t really happy or supportive of her friends & family.
BUT the book definitely took a turn when her & Scott started becoming closer & getting to know Crystal on a deeper level just gave her character so much more substance and safe to say I absolutely ADORED her!
Scott was just the perfect golden retriever book boyfriend who was the perfect mix of cheeky and sweet! The way he doted on Crystal and supported her was perfection. Also he’s a sexy firefighter AND a dog dad to Albus doodledore - what more do you want?! (Also he’s a Chris Evans look alike
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
I really wanted to like this one more than I did. The entire book had almost no realistic conflict, and the news articles in it were supremely terribly written. It was fun but felt entirely pointless. One quarter of this book is just the main character being mean to the love interest for basically no reason. I don’t regret spending my afternoon reading it but I did eye roll quite a few times. Here for the happy ending though.
“Suddenly it’s not socially acceptable to feel bad about yourself.”
I love this redefinition of what it means to love yourself. This book was so needed, especially in this current day and age we live in. Being on this journey with Crystal was inspiring. I love that I thought this book was going to be all about "how we should love ourselves no matter what, and fuck all the haters." In a sense that is what we got but not in the delivery that I expected.
“How can he be in love with me if I’m not even sure I’m in love with me anymore ?”
Scott and Crystal were really cute together. I would describe their relationship as almost a slow burn but not quite there because they weren’t shy to admit to each other their attraction early on. Their relationship illustrates how personal insecurities can be detrimental to relationships. I found these parts of the book very realistic. I also like that their relationship didn’t overpower Crystal’s own personal story where she is still learning what it means to love herself, help people with their own journeys, and navigate the world of social media.
I love this redefinition of what it means to love yourself. This book was so needed, especially in this current day and age we live in. Being on this journey with Crystal was inspiring. I love that I thought this book was going to be all about "how we should love ourselves no matter what, and fuck all the haters." In a sense that is what we got but not in the delivery that I expected.
“How can he be in love with me if I’m not even sure I’m in love with me anymore ?”
Scott and Crystal were really cute together. I would describe their relationship as almost a slow burn but not quite there because they weren’t shy to admit to each other their attraction early on. Their relationship illustrates how personal insecurities can be detrimental to relationships. I found these parts of the book very realistic. I also like that their relationship didn’t overpower Crystal’s own personal story where she is still learning what it means to love herself, help people with their own journeys, and navigate the world of social media.
wait this was actually sooo cute and it had great messages. considering this was the author’s first romcom it’s actually amazing
hopeful
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