Reviews

Him by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen

gillianw's review against another edition

2.0

Attempted re-read June 2023: I gave up on page 10 so I think this qualifies as some sort of record. Within the first minute of reading, one of the college-aged MC’s calls a female barista “doll” like he’s a 50s movie gangster and a few pages later the other MC’s female love interest is described as being the “clingiest, bitchiest craziest chick”. Such feminism! If I keep reading I’m sure we’ll find one of the MCs has a dead or exclusively career driven mother to really ensure we hit all the ‘bad female’ tropes.

For the life of me I’m not sure what kept me reading back in 2015 but my taste has definitely changed for the better. So, I’m bailing now before I get even more annoyed with this book than I am now.

kelly_dmh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

mcornell's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

lenaoknihach's review against another edition

4.0

Za knihu v rámci #spoluprace mockrát děkuji @albatrosmedia ✨

Pár hokejových romancí už mám za sebou a třeba série Off-Campus patří k mým nejoblíbenějším. Myslíte, že se k ní teď přidá tato duologie?

Nejlepší kamarádi spolu po jednom osudovém létě stráveném na hokejovém táboře už nepromluví. Teď se po letech střetnou jejich univerzitní týmy a Wes má konečně šanci se Jamiemu omluvit.

Nebýt druhého vydání, ke knize bych se nedostala a to by byla strašná škoda. Ti dva jsou totiž naprosto skvělí a dohromady tvoří parádní tým. Někdy jsem si nebyla jistá, z jakého pohledu právě čtu, protože si byli charakterově celkem podobní, ale to nic nemění na tom, že byste tuto baronetku určitě neměli vynechat.

Elle Kennedy je prostě sázka na jistotu a že v tomto případě spojila síly se Sarinou Bowen, se rozhodně vyplatilo.

emmasbelovedbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

4.5

logan_singleton's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

michelle904's review against another edition

5.0

This was book #37 for Romanceopoly 2020.

Pack: Moon
Square: New View
Challenge: Read a friends to lovers new adult romance

laurasauras's review against another edition

5.0

I read this in one sitting and it was GLORIOUS! Such a spectacular book. Wes and Jamie had such distinct and amazing voices and the alternating perspectives was a really fantastic way to tell the story.

jcbrinson's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

kassophia's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars