3.83 AVERAGE

medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

lindsaykjones's review

3.5
funny lighthearted

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

It’s what you want and what you expect - a classic enemies to lovers trope centered around two NYC lawyers. It’s funny, charming, with a lot of bite and grit and love of friends (looking at you Bea).  

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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

Not my favorite book. I did not connect with the FMC and found her to be quite cringey - she didnt have to be that rude all of the time. Her life wasnt that bad.. I did adore Nathan and liked to see some real life elements interwoven, but the love was a little too quick for my liking.  
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momof6reads's review

4.0
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

dhrutibc's review

3.0
emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I get the idea behind Bea's character, but the execution of it makes her really unlikable. We don't really see the moments where she cares about people and softens, we are just told that's what she has done in the past. She mostly expresses her care for others by yelling at them. But this makes her pretty intense and unlikable. I think her character needed a little more variation for her to seem real.

Also as someone who used to work with lawyers, Bea, a law school student, should know better about how lawyers actually work. This really frustrated me. It's called out once in the book, and then not really addressed later.

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

maggie87's review

3.5
emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes
emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

saraelzahed's review

5.0
funny hopeful 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

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