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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
I LOVE fizzy and Connor sooo freaking much, finished the book in 1 day. This is one of those satisfyingly cute but realistic romance stories that fills your heart with joy and happiness
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexism
i really enjoyed the soulmate equation when i read it last year - i really felt like jess and river had some amazing chemistry, and i loved jess as a main character. i even felt like i wouldn't have minded if the book were a little bit longer, so we could could get more from the characters, including fizzy
however, something about the true love experiment just didn't work for me. i didn't love the element of the reality tv show, and something about about fizzy and connor's relationship just felt off to me. i don't know if this will make sense to anybody but me, but fizzy in connor's pov didn't feel like the same fizzy we got from her pov.
there were a lot of things i did like about this one - for one, i loved the meta-romance aspects! readers that enjoy reading romance often feel like that makes them 'less than' (i know that I've definitely felt like this from time to time), and it was interesting to see how fizzy combats that from the perspective of a romance writer.
i also really loved connor, though i kept forgetting to imagine him as being with a British accent. i absolutely loved his relationship with stevie, and the fact that he wasn't this perfect love interest, and that he knew that there were things he needed to work on.
and, of course, CLo's writing is just so effortless and fun that i found this book super readable and fun!
however, something about the true love experiment just didn't work for me. i didn't love the element of the reality tv show, and something about about fizzy and connor's relationship just felt off to me. i don't know if this will make sense to anybody but me, but fizzy in connor's pov didn't feel like the same fizzy we got from her pov.
there were a lot of things i did like about this one - for one, i loved the meta-romance aspects! readers that enjoy reading romance often feel like that makes them 'less than' (i know that I've definitely felt like this from time to time), and it was interesting to see how fizzy combats that from the perspective of a romance writer.
i also really loved connor, though i kept forgetting to imagine him as being with a British accent. i absolutely loved his relationship with stevie, and the fact that he wasn't this perfect love interest, and that he knew that there were things he needed to work on.
and, of course, CLo's writing is just so effortless and fun that i found this book super readable and fun!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I <3 romance.
I was pulled into this world and I loved it. Sexy banter, fun side characters, kind of a STEM-adjacent dating app. Very cute all around.
I found some of the "1,2,3 smash the patriarchy" and "in Harry styles we trust" pop feminism a bit eye-rolly, but it's a small weak point in an otherwise immersive story.
I was pulled into this world and I loved it. Sexy banter, fun side characters, kind of a STEM-adjacent dating app. Very cute all around.
I found some of the "1,2,3 smash the patriarchy" and "in Harry styles we trust" pop feminism a bit eye-rolly, but it's a small weak point in an otherwise immersive story.
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun read! Books based around TV dating shows are a niche that I have unexpectedly found myself to really enjoy (perhaps founded in the fact that I read quite a few good fanfics with this premise?)
True Love Experiment was definitely better than Soulmate Equation. I liked both Fizzy and Connor a lot and they had such good chemistry. I really liked how Fizzy was unafraid to speak her mind, even if it made things more difficult. And there were some genuinely profound and thoughtful comments about love sprinkled throughout.
Christina Lauren are definitely very reliable romance writers and this is another fun one to read!
True Love Experiment was definitely better than Soulmate Equation. I liked both Fizzy and Connor a lot and they had such good chemistry. I really liked how Fizzy was unafraid to speak her mind, even if it made things more difficult. And there were some genuinely profound and thoughtful comments about love sprinkled throughout.
Christina Lauren are definitely very reliable romance writers and this is another fun one to read!