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madsalads01's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
papertraildiary's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't really have much fun reading this.. I wanted to like it more, it had all the right puzzle pieces but it just didn't seem to work. I think it was lacking in the chemistry department (since it starts with them already having hooked up, and ohmygahd I can't stand when characters repeatedly reference "that night" that the reader didn't get to read.. especially when "that night" was the hottest night ever for this couple). I'm feeling a bit puzzled by it all. I liked how diverse it was, how it featured a super successful lady and a sensitive guy, and delved into their baggage, but it wasn't very steamy, and I guess the pace seemed slow. I just wasn't engaged with it and that's personal preference!
steph01924's review against another edition
4.0
While not as drama-filled as Rai's Forbidden Hearts series, The Right Swipe still had a lot going for it! Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
slsmith118's review against another edition
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
thisboricuareader's review against another edition
5.0
I mean, I’ve owned this book for a while and I finally read it. To be honest, this was so good!
I liked the romance elements in this. Rhiannon is such a strong woman and her and Samson just had great chemistry. As much as Rhi wanted the distance to protect herself, they just couldn’t stay away from each other. I did also think that the whole third act was done great.
I just liked this couple and I can’t wait to read more books by this author.
I liked the romance elements in this. Rhiannon is such a strong woman and her and Samson just had great chemistry. As much as Rhi wanted the distance to protect herself, they just couldn’t stay away from each other. I did also think that the whole third act was done great.
I just liked this couple and I can’t wait to read more books by this author.
interplanet's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
2.5
pixiepages's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first Alisha Rai book and let me tell you she didn’t disappoint. I love how Rhiannon was a boss babe who didn’t need anyone in her life. She built her own company and is succeeding at it fine. Let’s talk about Samson and how he was so sweet and perfect. I liked how he was the one always investing in the relationship and he was an amazing friend. This book did get deep at the end but it is so relevant in so many ways. I definitely will be reading her next one.
jackiehorne's review against another edition
3.0
ARC courtesy of Netgalley
Rai shifts from erotic romance to straight-out contemporary with this story of an app developer with a chip on her shoulder and the man who hopes for a second chance to make a better second impression. Thirty-seven-year-old Rhiannon Hunter, an African-American entrepreneur, is looking to expand her dating app company by negotiating the purchase of a competitor. But her business plan becomes more complicated when the new spokesman for her target company turns out to be the hunky guy with whom she last hooked-up—and who later ghosted her.
The feminist underpinnings of Rai's romance are clear:
"The funny thing was, Rhiannon could be sweet and kind, and she was loyal to the death, if she loved a person. But no one would have ever described her as sweet, kind, and loyal. Because the world had decided long ago what a sweet, kind, and loyal woman looked like, and it wasn't her.... When she'd found herself heartbroken and alone four years ago, she'd made a promise to create an alternate universe for herself. One in which she didn't spend hours and days and weeks and months losing time mourning people who who treated her poorly. In the other universe, with her time reclaimed, she owned the world."
I loved reading about an African-American woman who had made it in the computer app world, especially one who had overcome sexism in her past work life. I did wish, though, that Rai had showed us, rather than just told us, about Rhiannon's kind and sweet side. She's so tough and closed off, even to the reader, it make it difficult to feel strongly for her or to relate.
I wasn't as charmed as some reviewers were with the story's depictions of app-dating life (having not experienced it personally myself), although young readers with whom I've talked about the book say that those depictions are hilariously dead-on accurate. Rai depicts the impact of the NFL's attitude towards CTE on one former football player and his family with skill and care, too.
The big disappointment here: the love story fell surprisingly flat. Rai's previous books have been emotional roller coaster rides, with strong chemistry between all protagonists and lots of feels for the reader. Not so much in this one. Rhi's continued bad feelings towards Samson, even after she discovers the very excusable reason for his ghosting her, made it difficult for me as a reader to like or relate to her, or to buy into the idea that her feelings for Samson are changing. Samson's repeated observation that Rhi is "tough and blunt" but also "super adorable" was a bit more convincing, but still, not as emotionally moving as I'm used to from Rai's previous books.
Rai shifts from erotic romance to straight-out contemporary with this story of an app developer with a chip on her shoulder and the man who hopes for a second chance to make a better second impression. Thirty-seven-year-old Rhiannon Hunter, an African-American entrepreneur, is looking to expand her dating app company by negotiating the purchase of a competitor. But her business plan becomes more complicated when the new spokesman for her target company turns out to be the hunky guy with whom she last hooked-up—and who later ghosted her.
The feminist underpinnings of Rai's romance are clear:
"The funny thing was, Rhiannon could be sweet and kind, and she was loyal to the death, if she loved a person. But no one would have ever described her as sweet, kind, and loyal. Because the world had decided long ago what a sweet, kind, and loyal woman looked like, and it wasn't her.... When she'd found herself heartbroken and alone four years ago, she'd made a promise to create an alternate universe for herself. One in which she didn't spend hours and days and weeks and months losing time mourning people who who treated her poorly. In the other universe, with her time reclaimed, she owned the world."
I loved reading about an African-American woman who had made it in the computer app world, especially one who had overcome sexism in her past work life. I did wish, though, that Rai had showed us, rather than just told us, about Rhiannon's kind and sweet side. She's so tough and closed off, even to the reader, it make it difficult to feel strongly for her or to relate.
I wasn't as charmed as some reviewers were with the story's depictions of app-dating life (having not experienced it personally myself), although young readers with whom I've talked about the book say that those depictions are hilariously dead-on accurate. Rai depicts the impact of the NFL's attitude towards CTE on one former football player and his family with skill and care, too.
The big disappointment here: the love story fell surprisingly flat. Rai's previous books have been emotional roller coaster rides, with strong chemistry between all protagonists and lots of feels for the reader. Not so much in this one. Rhi's continued bad feelings towards Samson, even after she discovers the very excusable reason for his ghosting her, made it difficult for me as a reader to like or relate to her, or to buy into the idea that her feelings for Samson are changing. Samson's repeated observation that Rhi is "tough and blunt" but also "super adorable" was a bit more convincing, but still, not as emotionally moving as I'm used to from Rai's previous books.