A review by valreadssometimes
The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

2.25

Honestly, this reads like a Disney wattpad story, but it wasn’t bad enough that I couldn’t finish it. The main female lead is bubbly, bright, and boring and the main male love interest is the dark, brooding, and secretly emotional one. 

Rowan, the main lead, felt really rude and spoiled in the book, so much so that I was kind of disappointed with Zahra for putting up with him.
After the whole hospital breakup thing I was rooting against him. The fact that Zahra just forgave him and got back together after he gave ONE speech about inclusivity and caring for employees  made me so irritated with the book.
Even though there were some sweet moments and nice exchanges between the two, they were always followed up by Rowan doing or saying something to negate his actions.

Fun fact: a main plot line of this book is “caring and hardworking billionaire solves the minimum wage issue because he met a woman.” Poor thing, I didn’t know billionaires struggled with being accepted by others because of the way they mistreat and underpay their workers. Yeah, I didn’t like Rowan.


Zahra, the main female lead, is kinda boring. I understand that she’s meant to be the typical person people can relate to, but the way she acts and speaks does NOT let you forget that what you’re reading is just someone’s fantasy dream of working at Disney. She never stops drooling over the park and treating it like it’s her life, even to the point where I was mentally screaming at her internal monologues. Also, I would have liked to see a bit more of a strong personality, since she basically just went along with Rowan all the time.
What self respecting person accepts someone who lies constantly and decides to end things with you AT A HOSPITAL just because they said that inclusivity is a good thing? That’s the bare minimum!


There’s a trauma dump section near the end of the book that kinda comes out of nowhere too, so watch out. 

Anyways, this book made me feel things, but not the good ones. I know a lot of people love this book and I wanted to love it too, but it just wasn’t it.
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