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bookishinseattle's review against another edition
4.0
This book is seriously adorkable and was one of my favorite books of 2019. This really was the rom-com of my nerd dreams. I was grinning like a fool throughout the entire time that I devoured this book. A slow burn, enemies-to -lovers’ romance set in the woods with pirates, wenches and royalty? Yes, please.
erachelc's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ladycroft33's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
4.5
maddie_readsalot's review against another edition
4.0
A cute book, makes me think of summer! The tension between characters was fun. My only criticism is the dialogue during spice scenes is anything but spicy. Really takes away from it. If you like good dirty talk you will be disappointed.
amberwallace2012's review against another edition
5.0
Such a sweet story! It was a well paced and fun read.
Spice level:
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shellanor_rigby's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
bnanacub's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
happylilkt's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars
There were some things I liked about this romance. The premise was interesting and the chemistry between the leads was good. It was a quick read and some of the bantering scenes were fun. This book could easily have been a 3.5/4 star read for me, so I get the high ratings! Here's where things went wrong for me...
Dock 1/2 star — The love/hate relationship wasn't very strongly established. It was a lot of telling, rather than showing. Some of it was there, but it was just kind of weak.
Dock 1/2 star — The heroine was extremely insecure, which made the plot very predictable and also very this-boyfriend-will-complete-me. Which leads me to....
Dock 1/2 star — The heroine drove me crazy. 1) Her language was immature and coarse in spite of being "a Shakespeare nerd." I can tolerate some cursing, but when the most common curse word involves male genitalia... Well, where was your editor? 2) I thought there would be more literary references, more evidence of her lit-loving ways, but that was disappointing, too. She didn't talk or act like someone who loves literature.
Dock 1/2 star—Unfortunately the character growth in the novel seemed to be centered around the man, rather than the woman. I kept waiting for her to not be codependent on a man / relationship... And while she showed some promise, I'm still really annoyed she didn't go back and finish her degree. Gahhhhhh Not that I'm not sympathetic to valid reasons for dropping out of college, but her reasons were NOT those and there were not valid ones for not picking it up again. (I did like that she was good at organizing.)
Dock 1/2 star — explicit sex scenes. I skimmed through them but blah. Really takes the fun out of the sexual tension, if I have to skip due to too much detail
There were some things I liked about this romance. The premise was interesting and the chemistry between the leads was good. It was a quick read and some of the bantering scenes were fun. This book could easily have been a 3.5/4 star read for me, so I get the high ratings! Here's where things went wrong for me...
Dock 1/2 star — The love/hate relationship wasn't very strongly established. It was a lot of telling, rather than showing. Some of it was there, but it was just kind of weak.
Dock 1/2 star — The heroine was extremely insecure, which made the plot very predictable and also very this-boyfriend-will-complete-me. Which leads me to....
Dock 1/2 star — The heroine drove me crazy. 1) Her language was immature and coarse in spite of being "a Shakespeare nerd." I can tolerate some cursing, but when the most common curse word involves male genitalia... Well, where was your editor? 2) I thought there would be more literary references, more evidence of her lit-loving ways, but that was disappointing, too. She didn't talk or act like someone who loves literature.
Dock 1/2 star—Unfortunately the character growth in the novel seemed to be centered around the man, rather than the woman. I kept waiting for her to not be codependent on a man / relationship... And while she showed some promise, I'm still really annoyed she didn't go back and finish her degree. Gahhhhhh Not that I'm not sympathetic to valid reasons for dropping out of college, but her reasons were NOT those and there were not valid ones for not picking it up again. (I did like that she was good at organizing.)
Dock 1/2 star — explicit sex scenes. I skimmed through them but blah. Really takes the fun out of the sexual tension, if I have to skip due to too much detail