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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
DNF. Oh my god. I’m so fed up with contemporary romance. Why is it so hard to write an actual good romance? This book sucked. Sucked. Sucked. And honestly, I think this is why I mostly stick to historical romance, at least there, you actually get tension and that swoony feeling. Contemporary romance just… misses something, and this book was proof of that.
Right from the first few pages, I could tell the female lead was an asshole. Immature, annoying, and for some reason, the guy, who’s actually decent, likes her? Why? 🤷🏾♀️. I get it, she has “trauma” or whatever: divorced mom, unstable home. Fine. But that still doesn’t excuse her behavior.
And the whole thing with her running to the divorce lawyer to complain about her friend’s divorce? Girl. That is literally his job. It’s not your relationship. Sit down.
I tried to keep going, but she stayed irritating, and If I continue, I might just get a headache. Nope. I’m out. On to the next book.
Right from the first few pages, I could tell the female lead was an asshole. Immature, annoying, and for some reason, the guy, who’s actually decent, likes her? Why? 🤷🏾♀️. I get it, she has “trauma” or whatever: divorced mom, unstable home. Fine. But that still doesn’t excuse her behavior.
And the whole thing with her running to the divorce lawyer to complain about her friend’s divorce? Girl. That is literally his job. It’s not your relationship. Sit down.
I tried to keep going, but she stayed irritating, and If I continue, I might just get a headache. Nope. I’m out. On to the next book.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
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
I would have given this 4+ stars except for the repeated and annoying inaccuracies about law school. (See below). If those things weren’t constantly annoying me, I would have truly loved this book. I read it mostly in one sitting. The banter was good for “enemies to lovers”. At first I didn’t get the FMC’s anger but as she looked more at herself it made her make more sense. I liked that her “family” was her friends. I’d give it 2🌶️🌶️ - two scenes relatively short and not very detailed with some use of euphemisms for anatomy.
Okay. The things that are wrong and could have been easily fixed. 1. Third year law students are called 3Ls, not L3s 2. The FMC is often grading “assignments” for for 1L class she TAs - the VAST majority of law school classes and almost certainly all 1L classes are graded solely on the final exam. Is that a good way to grade? Hell no. But it’s the way it’s done. 3. In part of one afternoon in which the FMC does a variety of tasks, she reads the “next 3 weeks” of case law readings. I literally laughed out loud. Three weeks of reading for all of her classes would be at least several hundred pages of dense case law. Unless you have amazing comprehension skills, memory, and speed-reading, you aren’t doing that in a few hours. 4. The FMC reads “The Bar Exam & You”. Seriously. No. And she’s not studying for the Bar during 3rd year. That’s what the time from graduation until the Bar is for. Third year classes are way more intense than the author describes. 5. The MMC is not “her colleague,” he’s the adjunct professor that she is a TA for. I’m not saying relationships don’t happen in that situation, but he’d be fired.
Okay. The things that are wrong and could have been easily fixed. 1. Third year law students are called 3Ls, not L3s 2. The FMC is often grading “assignments” for for 1L class she TAs - the VAST majority of law school classes and almost certainly all 1L classes are graded solely on the final exam. Is that a good way to grade? Hell no. But it’s the way it’s done. 3. In part of one afternoon in which the FMC does a variety of tasks, she reads the “next 3 weeks” of case law readings. I literally laughed out loud. Three weeks of reading for all of her classes would be at least several hundred pages of dense case law. Unless you have amazing comprehension skills, memory, and speed-reading, you aren’t doing that in a few hours. 4. The FMC reads “The Bar Exam & You”. Seriously. No. And she’s not studying for the Bar during 3rd year. That’s what the time from graduation until the Bar is for. Third year classes are way more intense than the author describes. 5. The MMC is not “her colleague,” he’s the adjunct professor that she is a TA for. I’m not saying relationships don’t happen in that situation, but he’d be fired.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-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
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No