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kimib79's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
I hate all the cussing, but I loved the premise. It made me cry twice. Nothing groundbreaking, but what I wanted at the time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Cursing
Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Fatphobia
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
Okay I read this with high expectations and was slightly disappointed š I really liked it up until this "fight" between the two mc's bc Wes made a shitty decision that was addressed but not met with any reparations. I do see how it happens but I don't like how it went and how Wes turned out to be. I still love him though. Not enough smut for my taste. Also felt kinda slow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
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
3.75
There are so many things to love about this book, even though the plot balances on one of my *least* favorite tropes: lying. Wes and Britta donāt miss a single opportunity to not come clean about their real identities for most of the story. Gang. This bothers me. It makes me so anxious for the inevitable conflict when the couple finds out the lie and it laces every interaction with an uncomfortable power imbalance that makes it so hard for me to swoon as hard as I want to. I needed about 20% less lying and 20% more banging, but here we are.
That said, I loved Britta. And Wes! And Brittaās friends! The wedding scene in this book is super swoony, and following Britta fall in love with exercise and herself was really great. Brittās is supremely likable and relatable. Love love love her. Can we have more heroines like this please? Can we have more heroines who enjoy exercise at all sizes too? There is a trope where FMCs just donāt like working out and Iām here for a lazy day, but there are so many benefits to exercise beyond what you look like and I want more of that represented.
Denise Williams can write a toxic ex!!!! Wow. Kelsey?! š¤ This is after putting one of the worst fictional men into the universe in How to Fail at Flirting: Davis. This book is teeming with superbly unlikeable jerks. We have Ben, the toxic hipster, Mason the douche-y marketer (who totally redeems himself!), and Wesās mom, who more than anything is sad, but woof, also brutally difficult to deal with (great redemption arc here, too!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Eating disorder, Racism, Medical content, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail
siad's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Plot:āāāā/5
Characters:āāāā/5
Spice:š¶ļøš¶ļø/5
Synopsis: Britta didnāt plan on falling for her personal trainer, and Wes didnāt plan on Britta. Plans change and itās unclear if love, career, or both will meet them at the finish line.
Britta Colby works as an assistant for a lifestyle website who's dream is to became a write. She's asked to collaborate with another employee to each write a review for a different fitness app and whoever wins will get the position.
Wes Lawson is the CEO of the FitMe app and his ex girlfriend who broke up with him to work at a rival company tries to reconnect with him. He also has some family issues so he needs a distraction.He decides to get back to what he lovesācoaching. Brittaās his first new client and they click immediately.
Review: Their romance was really cute and that fact that they met anonymously showed that they genuinely cared about each other. They both tried to date other people, but they always came back to one another. It was pretty obvious that Britta writing the article would cause conflict but I really enjoyed the way they figured thing out. I was also really glad to see the plus size representation.
Characters:āāāā/5
Spice:š¶ļøš¶ļø/5
Synopsis: Britta didnāt plan on falling for her personal trainer, and Wes didnāt plan on Britta. Plans change and itās unclear if love, career, or both will meet them at the finish line.
Britta Colby works as an assistant for a lifestyle website who's dream is to became a write. She's asked to collaborate with another employee to each write a review for a different fitness app and whoever wins will get the position.
Wes Lawson is the CEO of the FitMe app and his ex girlfriend who broke up with him to work at a rival company tries to reconnect with him. He also has some family issues so he needs a distraction.He decides to get back to what he lovesācoaching. Brittaās his first new client and they click immediately.
Review: Their romance was really cute and that fact that they met anonymously showed that they genuinely cared about each other. They both tried to date other people, but they always came back to one another. It was pretty obvious that Britta writing the article would cause conflict but I really enjoyed the way they figured thing out. I was also really glad to see the plus size representation.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Sexual content
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