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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
“I want to make sure you’re giving up on your old romantic ideals because you don’t want them, not because you think you don’t deserve them.”
The Bachelor meets mentally ill gays. The way they showed mental health issues felt genuine and real, Dev and Charlie are the cutest couple and I caught myself falling in love with them. It’s a cozy light book to have fun and giggle.
The Bachelor meets mentally ill gays. The way they showed mental health issues felt genuine and real, Dev and Charlie are the cutest couple and I caught myself falling in love with them. It’s a cozy light book to have fun and giggle.
this book is so good i wish that reality tv was real
I started it: Meh, it's cute
I ended it: Well, damn.
I rated this high, despite the story telling being kinda surface level, because it has one of the most devastating lines I've read in a story???
"He doesn't know how to show someone they're worth of being loved. So he just stays."
It has the usual moments of pamphlet LGBTQ exposition that made my eyes glaze over, but the way the story talks about love got to me.
Also liked the mental health inclusion though the characters might want to get a second opinion on their diagnoses, but idk I'm not a doctor.
I ended it: Well, damn.
I rated this high, despite the story telling being kinda surface level, because it has one of the most devastating lines I've read in a story???
It has the usual moments of pamphlet LGBTQ exposition that made my eyes glaze over, but the way the story talks about love got to me.
Also liked the mental health inclusion though the characters might want to get a second opinion on their diagnoses, but idk I'm not a doctor.
this book tries so hard to check all the boxes with representation and it feels so forced. everyone has a mental illness, everyone's lgbtq+, everyone's a poc (though you actually could never tell if the author didn't tell you "look, he's indian, he has an indian name"). the romance was lackluster, they mostly bond over their mental illnesses. the last scene was cringe-worthy. not that bad but not very good
emotional
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was looking forward to this book because everyone said it had good mental health and asexual representation. Though I had no real problems with the asexual/demisexual representation, I thought the mental health stuff was over the top and less relatable than overly cringeworthy.
Dev was not nice to Charlie and I didn’t understand why any of the characters liked each other. The romance felt forced and unnatural, the conflict was too convoluted to the point of being annoying and in the end it was never actually resolved. Dev was afraid to commit to a relationship but what did he do to show that he had got over that fear? Charlie did all the work.
I get that the characters are supposed to have flaws but isn’t the point of that to develop and become better? Charlie should have dumped Dev and let him chase after him when he realised he was unhappy without him. Overall it was a very unsatisfying ending to an already disappointing story.
Dev was not nice to Charlie and I didn’t understand why any of the characters liked each other. The romance felt forced and unnatural, the conflict was too convoluted to the point of being annoying and in the end it was never actually resolved. Dev was afraid to commit to a relationship but what did he do to show that he had got over that fear? Charlie did all the work.
I get that the characters are supposed to have flaws but isn’t the point of that to develop and become better? Charlie should have dumped Dev and let him chase after him when he realised he was unhappy without him. Overall it was a very unsatisfying ending to an already disappointing story.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
i’m not crying! you are!
the most adorable (and heart-crushing) couple, they deserve the world. the emotional depth explored in this romcom is unmatched, i would give anything to have my heart tossed around by alison cochrun all over again
the most adorable (and heart-crushing) couple, they deserve the world. the emotional depth explored in this romcom is unmatched, i would give anything to have my heart tossed around by alison cochrun all over again
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes