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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
The Honey-Don’t List was good. It was not my favorite of the duo, but I still had fun reading it. Christina Lauren’s characters & stories are so funny, quirky, overall great & lovable!
I loved the plot & the dynamic between Melly, Rusty & Carey. Their relationship was so complicated. I enjoyed reading about it and would have loved more of that, especially after the big fallout.
James & Carey’s relationship felt a little rushed to me. One chapter he had a crush on her and the next he was in love with her. They only were together for a few days. I was also hoping for a little more smut. I know not every CLo book can be like Beautiful Bastard, but even a little would’ve been fun.
With the way the investigation was looking, I thought one of the Tripps were murdered. I was kind of disappointed of the fallout, what happened after, and what happened with the Tripps. It felt a little underwhelming. I also really would have liked an epilogue to see where Carey is in 5 years.
Overall I did enjoy this book. The characters are always one of my favorite parts of a CLo book & these characters were great, crazy, but great. I can’t wait to read more of their books!
I loved the plot & the dynamic between Melly, Rusty & Carey. Their relationship was so complicated. I enjoyed reading about it and would have loved more of that, especially after the big fallout.
James & Carey’s relationship felt a little rushed to me. One chapter he had a crush on her and the next he was in love with her. They only were together for a few days. I was also hoping for a little more smut. I know not every CLo book can be like Beautiful Bastard, but even a little would’ve been fun.
With the way the investigation was looking, I thought one of the Tripps were murdered. I was kind of disappointed of the fallout, what happened after, and what happened with the Tripps. It felt a little underwhelming. I also really would have liked an epilogue to see where Carey is in 5 years.
Overall I did enjoy this book. The characters are always one of my favorite parts of a CLo book & these characters were great, crazy, but great. I can’t wait to read more of their books!
4.5 stars ⭐️ so adorable!!!! no one writes lanky, nerdy, hopelessly endearing male love interests like christina lauren does!!!
I love Christina Lauren! They’re my favorite author. I usually devour their books and love every minute. This one just wasn’t it for me. I couldn’t get into it and I found myself not really caring. I know this isn’t one of their newer books, so that could be why. I probably won’t reread it but I’m glad to have it off my TBR.
Cute, short, funny, but a bit formulaic. Also some of the conflicts resolved themselves rather easily/quickly. I still love the writing of this author, but this one isn't my favorite of hers.
This is one of those books that wasn't really what I was expecting. In fact, I wasn't sure if I was going to like the direction this was taking, until the next thing I know, my nose is buried in my kindle cause the drama became very fascinating.
What I wasn't expecting, was for this book to feel more about Melissa and Russel's drama, and less about Carey and James romance. Melissa and Russel were like a train wreck that you just can't stop watching and I gotta say, I was riveted to it all.
While Carey and James didn't really feel like a romance until almost the end, the authors still had me swooning all over them when it was all said and done. So all in all, I enjoyed it. It may not have been what I thought it was going to be, but the writing was fantastic and this author duo really knows how to capture your attention.
What I wasn't expecting, was for this book to feel more about Melissa and Russel's drama, and less about Carey and James romance. Melissa and Russel were like a train wreck that you just can't stop watching and I gotta say, I was riveted to it all.
While Carey and James didn't really feel like a romance until almost the end, the authors still had me swooning all over them when it was all said and done. So all in all, I enjoyed it. It may not have been what I thought it was going to be, but the writing was fantastic and this author duo really knows how to capture your attention.
Not much to say about this one to be honest. It was a cute story just not a favorite of mine.
Dear Christina Lauren,
Girls. I can't believe this is our 25th book together. Congrats us!! But seriously ladies, bravo. You have completely taken the ability to grab me as a reader, connected me to the characters and led me through journey after journey, rapt with care, love, friendship, laughs and more. So I start this review with a thank you. Because of you I am able to escape the day in and day out of mom life, of wife duties, and of the stress of being a school manager to 300+ middle schoolers and staff that suck the life out of me (with love). I am able to unwind within the worlds you create and breathe outside of the realities I can find myself suffocating in. Bravo ladies. I owe you.
Now for this little gem of a story. Two of my loves have collided and had a little book baby, and I adored it. HGTV and romance. CHECK PLEASE. The slow burn of these two figuring out who and what they want. The sprinkled in angst that holds my heart in a vice and the absolute friendship and family that has a way of creating itself within the walls of the fiction fortress built for us in the pages. In this uncertain world we live in being able to escape for a few hours was the perfect distraction. I loved it. Per usual. Cute, easy to read with all of the aspects we have come to love from the amazing duo Christina Lauren. xo
Girls. I can't believe this is our 25th book together. Congrats us!! But seriously ladies, bravo. You have completely taken the ability to grab me as a reader, connected me to the characters and led me through journey after journey, rapt with care, love, friendship, laughs and more. So I start this review with a thank you. Because of you I am able to escape the day in and day out of mom life, of wife duties, and of the stress of being a school manager to 300+ middle schoolers and staff that suck the life out of me (with love). I am able to unwind within the worlds you create and breathe outside of the realities I can find myself suffocating in. Bravo ladies. I owe you.
Now for this little gem of a story. Two of my loves have collided and had a little book baby, and I adored it. HGTV and romance. CHECK PLEASE. The slow burn of these two figuring out who and what they want. The sprinkled in angst that holds my heart in a vice and the absolute friendship and family that has a way of creating itself within the walls of the fiction fortress built for us in the pages. In this uncertain world we live in being able to escape for a few hours was the perfect distraction. I loved it. Per usual. Cute, easy to read with all of the aspects we have come to love from the amazing duo Christina Lauren. xo
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well, I read the whole thing, which is something. This is a rom-com about the male and female assistants to a husband-and-wife team of TV decorators (think Fixer Upper, Hometown, etc.) who are not-so-secretly on the rocks. I very much enjoyed the send up of that genre because I have watched a lot of those shows and speculated about the couples' apparently adoring relationships etc. so it was fun to see the whole thing start toppling over, much like one of their shaky buildings (ha ha). I didn't enjoy the soft-core sex scenes between the assistants which are apparently now de rigeur for this kind of romance novel. (I prefer my pornographic literature hard core and separate from romance novels, thank you very much.) The female assistant was an appealing character and had health problems that gave her depth. So it wasn't bad. My problem was with the predictable plot twists and the sappy ending that tied everything up with a pretty bow. I wouldn't read this author again.