Reviews

The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen

livgives's review against another edition

4.0

Honestly really liked! Such an interesting concept. The whole time I was waiting for someone to do die but that’s a me problem for reading so many thrillers. I would recommend. One of my favorite romance books I’ve read this year.

emomaggie's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

I liked it! Not my favorite, but it was emotional and sweet.

maika's review against another edition

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

emilywilliams97's review

challenging emotional

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

4.5

Really interesting book and the ending... gooped and gagged

eshwarya05's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

3.5

bibliotequeish's review against another edition

2.0

The Arc- a new, super invasive, highly personalized matchmaking service that is guaranteed to find your perfect mate.

I think I understand what this book was suppose to be about, a look at love and what happens when your $100,000 perfect relationship hits some not so perfect bumps. But I saw was more- what happens when your perfect mate is jealous and accusatory, or when your communication skills is so lacking on either side that you can’t even have a discussion about the what kind of dog to get. If these two people were scientifically proven to be perfect for each other, why did their relationship feel kind of toxic?

An interesting concept but not a book I will find myself recommending.

I’m a big fan of Sally Rooney and Taylor Jenkins Reid, this book was recommended for fans of these two brilliant yet wildly different authors….. that is a really tall order and a pretty bold statement, unfortunately I saw no similarities to either.

genfletch's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

zzoemchh's review against another edition

4.0

Very ambitious for a debut at 432 pages. I originally planned on giving this book 3 stars. It felt unnecessarily long with far too much time between the beginning of the book and the beginning of the relationship. Ultimately thought it was an interesting and unique tale on the contemporary romance. The slight twist at the end was also entertaining.

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Ursela and Rafael both want to find love and find a super secretive matchmaking service to do it. The company promises them their perfect person, but how do they make sure it works out in the long run? The premise of this book is really interesting but since it was labeled as humorous romance I was expecting something different from it. I found this book to be more mysterious than anything, I was trying to figure out the plan of the Arc and how their strange strategies actually worked. I didn’t really like the main characters though, so I had a hard time rooting for them, so I just felt sad reading this, waiting for something bad to happen. 

mayashenoy's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0