9.65k reviews for:

The True Love Experiment

Christina Lauren

4.12 AVERAGE

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

alisaaa's review against another edition

3.25

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i saw the potential, but it sadly didn’t deliver 

mary_g_reads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cl1cm's review against another edition

2.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read one other book by this author (Love and Other Words) and didn't like it at all. The True Love Experiment seemed a little more up my alley. The overall atmosphere was fun and flirty and the writing style was solid. However, there is something about the pacing that didn't work for me again. The dating show promised in the summary did not start until late in the book (after around 40 percent). The book was way too long for what actually happened.  
The drama after around 75 percent of the book annoyed me so much that I only skipped through the rest because I didn't even care anymore if the protagonists got a happy ending.

It really annoyed me how much cheating was rationalized and excused in this book.

From the very beginning, I couldn't connect with Fizzy. I also felt a growing dislike toward Connor.
I didn't read the Love Equation before and didn't feel like it was necessary. After this secon trial, i came to the conclusion that Christina Lauren is not for me

jessalynn_grace's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

lvasser15's review against another edition

3.0

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

sarabeth86's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

cattastic211's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous 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

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I totally fell in love with Fizzy (and Connor but mostly Fizzy) she’s beautiful and complicated and deeply relatable. This book is a love letter to this beloved genre and if you’re a romance fan, this one is so much fun. Christina Lauren can’t miss!!

pollyb23's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

catsandcoffeebycc's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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