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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a highly entertaining read.
A unique story with a brilliant concept. The author flips the world of dating on its head. The idea of being in a couple becomes strange and almost wrong in this novel, being single is the preferred option and is actually encouraged.
Millie, who is our main protagonist, is content with life. She has great friends, she's near to reaching her career goal, she is happy.
Well that's what she thought, until Ben turns up. The more she works with him, the more she starts to feel.
Can love really be that bad?
This is a smart, engaging and though provoking novel. A romance, but not as we know it. A refreshing read with some hilarious dialogue and a storyline that gives us a new outlook on love.
A unique story with a brilliant concept. The author flips the world of dating on its head. The idea of being in a couple becomes strange and almost wrong in this novel, being single is the preferred option and is actually encouraged.
Millie, who is our main protagonist, is content with life. She has great friends, she's near to reaching her career goal, she is happy.
Well that's what she thought, until Ben turns up. The more she works with him, the more she starts to feel.
Can love really be that bad?
This is a smart, engaging and though provoking novel. A romance, but not as we know it. A refreshing read with some hilarious dialogue and a storyline that gives us a new outlook on love.
4.5⭐
This was such a cute, unique, funny and brilliant read!
I loved the premise, which I thought was so clever. In the author's note, Helly Acton said the book was inspired not by a single moment, but "a series of being single moments", and that she wrote The Couple to "shut down the single pity party and put relationships attitudes into reverse".
I also really enjoyed how the book is set in a dystopian-like world: Being "in a couple" is not only frowned upon, but also subjects you and your partner to discrimination such as:
- Extra taxes
- Higher rent as "two people cause twice the damage"
- Inflated insurance fees because "couples have a higher risk of suffering from mental stress".
Awesome world-building aside, the lingo (i.e. having sex is known as Sliding) was also really fun!
One of my favourite things about this book is that the male love interest, Ben, was never a jerk to anyone. He was so sweet and funny and charming! I loved all of his scenes and the hangman puzzles were so cute.
The only minor downside is that I would have loved to hear more from the other couples who got interviewed and Millie's friends. But overall, this was an absolute delight to read!
This was such a cute, unique, funny and brilliant read!
I loved the premise, which I thought was so clever. In the author's note, Helly Acton said the book was inspired not by a single moment, but "a series of being single moments", and that she wrote The Couple to "shut down the single pity party and put relationships attitudes into reverse".
I also really enjoyed how the book is set in a dystopian-like world: Being "in a couple" is not only frowned upon, but also subjects you and your partner to discrimination such as:
- Extra taxes
- Higher rent as "two people cause twice the damage"
- Inflated insurance fees because "couples have a higher risk of suffering from mental stress".
Awesome world-building aside, the lingo (i.e. having sex is known as Sliding) was also really fun!
One of my favourite things about this book is that the male love interest, Ben, was never a jerk to anyone. He was so sweet and funny and charming! I loved all of his scenes and the hangman puzzles were so cute.
The only minor downside is that I would have loved to hear more from the other couples who got interviewed and Millie's friends. But overall, this was an absolute delight to read!
I read this after I read the Shelf, which I adored. I also loved this - what an incredibly unique concept. I’ve never read anything like this and the happily single me ate it up! It raised some amazing points about how people who are in a couple (would transfer to single people in the world we live in) and I related to almost every page. It was such an easy read that raisede such good points whilst you laughed along with the characters. One of my favourite things was St Bridgets day instead of Valentine’s Day - a stroke of genius!
If you enjoy a rom com then you will love this, single or not! Helly - you knocked it out the park again!
If you enjoy a rom com then you will love this, single or not! Helly - you knocked it out the park again!
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
