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tuckysinclaire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Death, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Religious bigotry and Lesbophobia
smleeth93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Car accident
Minor: Death, Sexism, Transphobia, and Homophobia
amford's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Grief
Minor: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
slowburnsrus's review against another edition
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, and Stalking
Minor: Car accident
trussell12'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Alcohol
joannchristine'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
jgarrin93's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Alcohol, Homophobia, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Biphobia, Medical content, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia
wanderonwards'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Terminal illness
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Car accident
caseythereader'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
3.5
- FLY WITH ME has such a silly premise, and yet it's fairly serious for a romance novel. This book deals with everything from workplace sexism to end of life care for relative in a coma.
- As much as I loved the opposites-attract dynamic between Olive and Stella (and we know how much I love fake dating!), this book went around in circles, having the same conversation a few too many times for me. There was also a third act breakup a literal 20 pages from the end of the book, which felt totally unnecessary after all the previous back and forth.
Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Dementia and Homophobia
dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
After saving a man’s life on an airplane, Olive Murphy is thrusted into the spotlight once again. Meanwhile, after a connection developed between the two, pilot Stella Soriano tries to convince Olive to be her fake girlfriend in order to finally get the promotion she’s been working towards at her airline. Yet, as the two spend more time together, Olive wonders if they can make this relationship a reality.
I enjoyed reading Burke’s debut novel, Fly with Me, and it’s worth the read for readers looking for a queer fake dating rom-com. Olive and Stella were good MCs and I liked the depth that Burke brought to both of their character development. While I feel like this could have worked really well as a dual POV, I appreciate the effort Burke put into Olive’s overall growth in the book. Their romance was cute and I rooted for them to get together till the end of the book.
Burke also provides a good writing style in this debut. Burke makes it easy for the reader to get into the plot and utilizes the fake dating trope very well. As a small critique, I have mixed feelings about the epilogue. For me, I didn’t see much need for it since it doesn’t show much of a “where are they now” as well as the fact that it was very short. I think it would have worked better if the epilogue was extended a bit or not there at all.
Other than the epilogue, I thought Fly with Me is a solid debut and I look forward to reading Burke’s future works.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Dementia
Moderate: Stalking and Misogyny
Minor: Car accident