Reviews - How Freaking Romantic

658 reviews for:

How Freaking Romantic

Emily Harding

3.81 AVERAGE

bekab20's review against another edition

1.0

fast-paced

raedles's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Bea's friends are getting a divorce and the last thing she expecting was Nathan, the lawyer representing her best friends soon to be ex husband. Now she just has to navigate this messy situation and her own complicated relationship with love in order to be with this man she's falling for. Easy, right?

This was a fun read! I was invested in the characters, and just wanted them to figure out how to be together haha. I feel like you really got to know Bea and some of her layers. I appreciated the angry female character, it was an interesting change (at least from my usual). At the same time, there was almost a little TOO much back and forth and arguing between the main characters at times. It was a little roller coaster for sure. I wanted like a chapter or something from the MMC POV, I think it would have helped provide some balance or something else to the story.

Tropes:
-forced proximity
-"we can't do this." "why not?"
-Secret relationship
-"let's just get it out of our systems"
-banter banter banter
-Fighting before kissing
-He falls first and hard
-1 open door scene. (Chapter 20)
-other fade to black/ mentions of intimacy.

Trigger warnings:
Substance use, and addiction recovery by side character
Divorce

zinniazoomies's review

3.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_kaylapaige123_'s review

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

*Audiobook*

I really like the view point that love isn't easy, just simple. I wanted to throttle the main character Bea a million times this girl drove me crazy but I'm glad she got some happiness in the end. I think I would have enjoyed a deeper dive into the friendships and addiction -- I feel like we are told but not shown as much as we could have been as readers. But I think the reason was to market this a romance novel. I appreciated minimal spice.

Cute and quick read, rom-com vibes, reads like a movie