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what_karla_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual content
Minor: Sexism, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Cancer, Death of parent, and Cursing
lynini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexism
Minor: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
leahfoko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I do love a fake dating trope. I would absolutely die for that trope, so therefore I very much enjoyed this book. I also enjoyed the science references, as a STEM nerd myself.
Another issue I had with the book was the way that Olive kept just lying out of her ass to Adam and not just being honest about her feelings drove me kind of crazy. I understand that she was afraid of admitting feelings and being rejected, but I also felt like she needed to tell him that her feelings had changed because it wasn’t fair to keep him in the situation when he didn’t know the full story. It feels like in that kind of situation it’s important that everyone is on the same page at a certain point. I understand her reasoning, it just annoyed me and there was like 20% of the book where she was just not telling him important stuff and I was like girl. what. I just felt like having him continue the fake dating once he thought she liked someone else seemed unfair because she wasn’t being fully honest with him. I also thought the fact that she kept assuming that he just like someone else, for absolutely no reasoning, irritated me a lot. I guess this is my long winded way of saying that Olive as a character kind of got on my nerves.
All this said, the book was fun and had some tropes that I love to death. I am an absolute sucker for fake dating and grumpy-sunshine. I just think that this was not my favorite of the fake dating/grumpy sunshine books that I have read. But if you like that trope I would still recommend this book.
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
bibliothekderliebe's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cancer, and Death of parent
Minor: Grief
lizzye33's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Cursing
kelleyedwards_96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual violence and Grief
sarahkarine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book requires you to put up with some pretty insufferable choices on the main characters side.
I loved the addition of the friends. That got me through.
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Grief
slayharrie28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
baearles's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Grief, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Sexism, Cancer, and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol
booking_along's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
fast and easy to read but just the right amount of quirky snarky bantering characters to keep it light and entertaining without being too silly.
i really enjoyed the setting and how science was part of the plot without making it necessary for the reader to be a scientist or knowledgeable a lot the topics themselves to understand what’s happening but it still being a big enough part of the entire story to make it something not only important to and for the characters but also part of the story itself.
i really enjoyed of this fake-dating trope was handled and how the characters behaved towards each other.
sure there where some silly moments and i personally always dislike the “let’s create a conflict to break it all up only to come back together” trope but it wasn’t horrible here and had actual real reasons that any woman should be able to understand in some small part.
the writing was nice. easy to read and understand but not simple. it kept the story entertaining and fun and light but also added enough substance to the needed moments without making them dramatic.
“it will be fine, olive.” his smile softened. “and if not, at least it will be over.”
honestly the only moment i didn’t love but sadly is too realistic and i can understand why it was included as it was was the entire Tom situation. i could have done without that entire character and i do think with him the book would have been just as good with the small changes that would have done anyway with him completely and nothing would have changed on the overall story.
but i didn’t write it and as i said i understand why it was included and it’s sadly a very common thing especially male dominated fields.
i enjoyed myself a lot with this book and defiantly enjoy this authors romance works.
if you want something quirky and quick with a fun tone but still da static characters that will at least make you smile but might bring you a whole range of emotion?
Hazelwoods books are a good option!
Moderate: Grief, Sexual harassment, and Blood