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I'm So (Not) Over You by Kosoko Jackson

22 reviews

minimaiasaura's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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danajoy's review

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lighthearted

3.0

The story was overall sweet but Kian was a bit insufferable. He was at times quite rude and hyperfixated on himself as a journalist. The pop culture references were pretty constant.

The real issue is for a second chance romance we don't really get to understand at all why they didn't work the first time. With all Kian's insecurity/discomfort about Hudson being rich and the basically zero backstory we get this should've just been fake dating a FWB you stopped getting the benefits from. Honestly that whole aspect felt flimsy to me. Even the fake dating didn't make sense. Hudson's family wanted to see them together? They barely know him and he antagonises the dad.

There were some writing choices that felt clunky that could've been streamlined - you don't need to show off all the synonyms for said/ordered that you know!

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pawtory's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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? Yes

2.0

I feel bad rating this so low because I almost never rate below a 3, but it felt like I was being gaslit at times due to inconsistencies that should have been caught by an editor if not the author. There were also things I'd think would be important to include in a book about getting back together with an ex - like why he broke up in the first place - that weren't?? I slogged through it just hoping for a reason to cheer for them but it just seemed really shallow without that. The pacing felt weird and events and conversations all over the place, the characters contradicting themselves from mere chapters earlier. I give it one star for representation and one for the writing "voice" being decent, including the sex scenes even if I felt uninvested in them. I wish I hadn't wasted my time tbh and recommend you don't either.

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amandalorianxo's review against another edition

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funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I did this backward aka I read K Jackson's second book first then his debut. This was similarish to his second book. Small town gay guy tries to make it in the big city and well... it doesn't turn out like their dreams intended. I did like the humor in this one but the pop culture references were sprinkled a little too much throughout the book. It took me away a bit. I also wasn't the biggest fan of Hudson and Kian as a couple. I think it's because I thought Kian deserved someone who treated him better. We never really did get a reason as to why Hudson broke up with Kian in the first place. So the "fake dating" trope doesn't make sense with this one. I think a second chance would make more sense. I also wish Jackson's editor caught the mistake that happened with Wallace, how did no one catch that?

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kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

3.5

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passedduebooks's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

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sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

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challenging funny 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

4.0

4 ⭐️
2 🌶️

This book has some messy family drama in it that made it seem more realistic because let’s face it families can be messy.

I loved the fake dating aspect and have not seen fake dating with recent exes that made for some more challenges with them pulling off the fake dating.

I would definitely pick up more from this author.

CW: alcoholism, driving while drunk and causing an accident recounted, homophobia, sexual harassment, and physical altercation

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