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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
unlike many, this book had me gripped. i love the dual pov, the characters changed throughout. the main characters asperger's syndrome really spread light on the concept for me, and it was really interesting to read her perspective of events. the smut was also extremely good in this book.
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
More like 3.7 stars.
Stella is great at econometrics. (this is the first time I have heard of such a career. Seems like they make tons of cash.) She is autistic, hates sex and hates French kissing even more. She hires Micheal to teach her his ways and things take off from there.
Stella has quite a lot going through her mind and the author did great job of portraying her nature. I haven't read many books or watched movies on this so it was eye opening for me. Her perspective on different things made be do a double take. She was such a lovable character and memorable in every sense of word. Micheal the hero, has his issues but he was understanding and a pretty descent guy. He had his flaws and so did Stella but I thought they made a great couple.
The culture representation was beautifully done and the family dynamic felt completely natural. (at 19 I still fight with my 10 yo brother
Stella is great at econometrics. (this is the first time I have heard of such a career. Seems like they make tons of cash.) She is autistic, hates sex and hates French kissing even more. She hires Micheal to teach her his ways and things take off from there.
Stella has quite a lot going through her mind and the author did great job of portraying her nature. I haven't read many books or watched movies on this so it was eye opening for me. Her perspective on different things made be do a double take. She was such a lovable character and memorable in every sense of word. Micheal the hero, has his issues but he was understanding and a pretty descent guy. He had his flaws and so did Stella but I thought they made a great couple.
The culture representation was beautifully done and the family dynamic felt completely natural. (at 19 I still fight with my 10 yo brother
i have no words. the ending got me crying. stella and michael take my money, take my soul, i don’t want it
i will never see sweet potatoes the same way ever again
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i liked the first ~60% of this book. it wasn’t like classics level or anything but it was fun, light, pretty easy to read. idk if i just woke up more on the latter half or if the book just got 50x faster, and the writing got 1000000x worse. The miscommunication trope is already awful but the way it’s done here like ohhhh boy. The 1 star is for what a great reminder this was of the danger in hating yourself and trying to be with someone and believe they don’t hate you too. like ohh girl you look dumb let’s not be so self involved. cutting down on my “would you still love me if” numbers TREMENDOUSLY. Michael’s repeated use of my stella and the stupidity of like oh i came in my pants as a grown man thinking about how much i miss her. or the crazy just nonsensical descriptions of their feelings on each other their rightness. HATED IT!!!!!! like im actually baffled by how this book plummeted in my eyes i want to go back in time to stop myself from reading it sorta. there is chemistry between the characters and there is more to them than sex or occupation or whatever but i feel the real substance of the book was missing. the larger conflicts/ minutiae of their problems gets explicitly brought up and then also resolved in the span of like 2 seconds!!! it’s like we’re WORKING on ourselves, OOP! CLOCKING OUT!!!!! it just didn’t make sense. i’m going to decide to change this fundamental flaw of mine all in one go!
i feel like the “nina nina just vote” girl looking over this review like WOW i didn’t know i was going to be this harsh
i feel like the “nina nina just vote” girl looking over this review like WOW i didn’t know i was going to be this harsh
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have thoughts. Review coming
This is such a sweet book that highlights just how much care and devotion each of us deserves in a romantic relationship and how it is important that these things go both ways. Stella and Michael were both such a lovable characters that you couldn’t help but cheer them on from the moment they met. Even though it was set up as Michael teaching Stella how to be in a romantic relationship, I loved how the lessons went both ways, with each character getting the chance to learn valuable lessons from each other.
I also loved how the author added diversity by showing Stella’s struggles as an autistic working woman. This is not a dynamic I had read before and after I learned of the author’s own struggles with autism, the text took on a much deeper and more heartfelt meeting. Such a sweet story overall, and I can’t wait to read more from this author.
I also loved how the author added diversity by showing Stella’s struggles as an autistic working woman. This is not a dynamic I had read before and after I learned of the author’s own struggles with autism, the text took on a much deeper and more heartfelt meeting. Such a sweet story overall, and I can’t wait to read more from this author.