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Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

8 reviews

rebakesl's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.75

I so badly wanted to like this book, and the characters. This is one of those stories that would have benefited SO much from dual POV— too many of Quinn’s behaviors left alarms going off in my head (so much unasked-for touching, getting her drunk without anyone else around, selective truth-telling, etc.) without enough good stuff to balance it out. Janie is quirky and sweet and honestly kind of relatable, but the rambling thought processes were sometimes frustrating to follow and just the whole format of the book was frustrating and I found myself scanning a lot to get though it. Additionally, most of the secondary and tertiary characters were frustrating, if not infuriating ; Jon and Jen in particular— SO toxic. I know I love most of Penny Reid’s works from the Winston Brothers and Good Folks series, so I’ll probably try the other books in this series, but this one just didn’t do it for me.

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brittanylee0302's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

This was one of those books that started out really great in the beginning & then tapered off for a while and then had a really great ending. I listened to the audiobook and thought the narrator was absolutely fantastic. I also LOVED Jane as a character. I felt like she was quirky and could relate to her diarrhea of the mouth when in everyday situations cause SAME GIRL! However, I sometimes felt like her internal monologues went on too long and found myself losing interest at some points in the story. It also didn't help that I loathed Quinn's character as I felt like he was as interesting as a brick. Like I get overbearing protective MMC, but sheesh, he could have had a personality of some sort. I also felt like the underlying story could have been more prominent throughout the story and made the book more interesting, instead of piling it all on at the end. Like half the book I was like, is there an underlying story? Not really sure... I loved the idea of the book, and the knitting club as a cute little background thing with witty side characters who I know are featured in the other books but having a line up like Mr. BrickMcHotPants and then TERRIBLE side characters like John and Gem just made me struggle to get through this book.

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tea_rea's review against another edition

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challenging funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Cute story but a bit flat, especially in comparison to "Marriage Of Inconvenience", which takes place later in the series but I read it first.
I liked the characters and the story but I didn't love them. There where a few story lines that were just dropped at some point, so I'm left with a few unanswered questions and I don't really like that.
Also at least one spicy scenes would have been nice. Not just for the spice alone but also to see how the fmc would have coped with that after her previous experiences and because of how she is in general. Sounds weird now but once you start reading you'll know what I mean. I don't want to spoil to much but her brain is constantly on and running at full speed in every possible direction but the one most fitting for the situation and she is kind of blind to social clues.

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magpi3's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I didn't like either character and just didn't feel any chemistry between them. Janie seems to be on the spectrum and Quinn acts like a serial killer throughout the book. Blech.

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