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2.5 stars really. Perfectly average. It was enjoyable enough to keep me reading though I did consider moving to something more exciting. I don’t really have anything bad to say about it either though.

meigothic's review against another edition

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5.0

7/22/22 - I had just finished reading a really intense book before jumping into The Ex Talk, boy am I glad this was the follow-up because this was a perfect palette cleanser for me! First off, I'm a huge fan of NPR and talk radio so it was so fun seeing all the Easter eggs and name dropping of shows and hosts, hahaha. I could really feel Rachel's love for talk radio when she really gets into what it's like behind the scenes.

I always enjoy a good enemies to lovers book with lots of headbutting, so I was honestly so pleasantly surprised by how little there was of that and how much this really just leaned more into forced proximity and the twist on fake dating w/ them pretending to be exes. I also love lighthearted reverse age gap so that was just a cherry on top. (The gap is about 5ish years btw).

Right from page one, I was ALL in for following Shay's POV because whewie, she describes Dominic with so much, ahem, respectful appreciation.

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3.0

This started off really cute, but got annoying the further along we went. The big fight around the 85% mark is so dumb and if I wasn't so close to finishing, I would have quit.

Also, what grown adults talk obsessively about Buffy in 2021???

heyne303's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

mariekev's review against another edition

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emotional 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? No

4.5

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