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Adam Carlson. He was the highlight of the book tbh and I loved the setting. Dont like how much he was referred to as big and she was referred to as little and small in comparison. Felt a bit wattpad-esc at times but that might just be a me problem. I believe Anh shouldve been more included towards the end. I did also find their lack of communication and honesty to be annoying as it created tension for no reason. But, all in all a fast, funny and cute read.

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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dayniw's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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? It's complicated

4.75

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

3.75

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funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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iarinas's review against another edition

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fast-paced

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

2.0

I knew that that this book would be a bit cliché with the fake dating trope (which I’m okay with) but at times it seemed so much like a fanfiction written by a 14 year old on Wattpad it was painful. The lack of emotion maturity from every character in the book only amplifies the feeling that it was written by a child that has no idea how adult relationships work.

I HATED how the unconsensual kiss between the main characters especially because of how reporting this as sexual misconduct was joked about??

The characters also lack dimension and Adam is described in the exact same way over and over again. All we know about him is that he is moody, sullen and massive. For a main character, he is just bland. This is just another romance book that reminds you in every paragraph about how big and strong the male character is and how small and petite the woman is, which I am SO tired of.

Malcom and Holden are thrown together at the end as the token queer relationship, which seems lazy.

I enjoyed how the book highlighted the challenges women in STEM can face, but this wasn’t enough to make up for where the story fell flat.

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emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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katie_in_creativeland_'s review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

If you like a good ole fake dating trope than look no further this one is for you.

Olive makes it her mission to convince her best friend she is over her ex, but this is easier said than done she needs to appear to have moved on. Enter Adam her fake boyfriend. After Olive kisses him and proposes a crazy fake dating situation he agrees even to all her rules, like meeting for coffee once a week.

Things even seem to be looking up for Olive when she finally hears back from a professor at one of the many universities she’s reached out to so she can finish her research next year. And even more exciting her research her accepted and Olive is asked to speak at a science conference on a panel of other scientists.

Olive is terrified though. She doesn’t exactly do public speaking, but her advisor helps her through it. When prepping the recording to send to her advisor she and her friends over hear what one of the professors said to Olive.

At first she doesn’t want to do or say anything about it. But after realizing that Adam is interviewing to take a position in the same lab as the professor who tore Olive down she finds the courage to speak up, or at least the the recording speak for itself.

I absolutely adored this book and I know I say that a lot but hey what can I say sometimes I’m easy to please. I loved the execution of the fake dating romance and how it evolved over the course of the book. And the science back drop was so fun, but also really easy to follow if you’re not into science. I didn’t feel like anything was over explained, but just enough for a reader who’s not into science to be able to understand. And while the book doesn’t go too deep into this, but sets it in motion for the characters after the story wraps is dealing with the aftermath of what Olive experienced. I can’t wait to read more by this author.

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