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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
relaxing
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:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
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
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a cute story, but I found the romance to be shallow at times. The whole premise of the story was fun, I just wanted a little more out of the story!
First thing’s first, again, thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this early!
I attend a college in the heart of my city and commute there from the suburbs when my classes need me to (infrequently, in the world of COVID). Every time I drive there, I drive by a billboard advertising “Romantix”, an adult store nearby. The billboard has changed twice in the past few months; at first it was a suggestive picture of a halved orange. Currently, it’s a photo of a hand holding a pair of black lace panties. The point is, this store seems to be mostly focused on female sexual pleasure, so naturally, I’ve thought of Satisfaction Guaranteed every time I see it.
God, I loved this story. Watching Cade and Selena meet in the middle, learn from each other, compliment each other, fight and make up, all in this… utterly perfect surreal background of a failing sex shop in Portland, it was genuinely one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I’ve recently had. There’s something for nearly every popular trope: fake dating? Got it. Enemies to lovers? Yep. Angst? You know it. Snowed in? … not quite, but the vibes are there and they are immaculate. Antithesis of a meet cute? I don’t think that’s a trope, but it was easily one of my favorite things about this book. There’s a certain absurdity to it all that the author leans into brilliantly; it makes the story feel like a safe place to be unapologetically and wildly queer.
All in all, don’t walk to read this book, run. Go. Go now.
I attend a college in the heart of my city and commute there from the suburbs when my classes need me to (infrequently, in the world of COVID). Every time I drive there, I drive by a billboard advertising “Romantix”, an adult store nearby. The billboard has changed twice in the past few months; at first it was a suggestive picture of a halved orange. Currently, it’s a photo of a hand holding a pair of black lace panties. The point is, this store seems to be mostly focused on female sexual pleasure, so naturally, I’ve thought of Satisfaction Guaranteed every time I see it.
God, I loved this story. Watching Cade and Selena meet in the middle, learn from each other, compliment each other, fight and make up, all in this… utterly perfect surreal background of a failing sex shop in Portland, it was genuinely one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I’ve recently had. There’s something for nearly every popular trope: fake dating? Got it. Enemies to lovers? Yep. Angst? You know it. Snowed in? … not quite, but the vibes are there and they are immaculate. Antithesis of a meet cute? I don’t think that’s a trope, but it was easily one of my favorite things about this book. There’s a certain absurdity to it all that the author leans into brilliantly; it makes the story feel like a safe place to be unapologetically and wildly queer.
All in all, don’t walk to read this book, run. Go. Go now.
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:
Yes
This wasn’t bad per se, but I didn’t really love the characters and the romance was okay. I was kind of relieved when I finished this.
Also “she came with a beautiful, hawklike cry” is the funniest line I’ve ever read in a sex scene. I would have DNFed then if I hadn’t been 95% through.
Also “she came with a beautiful, hawklike cry” is the funniest line I’ve ever read in a sex scene. I would have DNFed then if I hadn’t been 95% through.