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The Next Best Fling
by Gabriella Gamez
This book introduced me to a trope I didn't know existed, and didn't know I hated. There's really no name for it, but we'll go with "fall-back options" I guess?
I didn't mind that Marcela and Theo came together via their unrequited love for other people. But to say this was a fake dating story would be incorrect. There was none of the traditional staged appearances, forced proximity, forced PDA, any of it. There was a misunderstanding, they didn't correct it, then they decided tohave a no-strings-attached fling so it wasn't even FAKE dating. They were dating, lying about it, and pretending to fake date.
It bothered me that for the majority of this book, Theo and Marcela felt like they were only together because they couldn't be with the ones they really wanted. If I'm reading a romance novel, I want FIRST CHOICES. I want yearning. Excitement. Dedication. I just didn't feel that in this book.
What I did enjoy was how Marcela was a plus-sized woman with realistic hangups about her body. Yes, body positivity and confidence is amazing, but she mentions how it sort of depends on the day. I liked that realistic representation rather than this unattainable idea that we ALWAYS have to be happy with our bodies.
I would read more from this author in the future. I just think this particular story was not one I connected with.
I didn't mind that Marcela and Theo came together via their unrequited love for other people. But to say this was a fake dating story would be incorrect. There was none of the traditional staged appearances, forced proximity, forced PDA, any of it. There was a misunderstanding, they didn't correct it, then they decided to
It bothered me that for the majority of this book, Theo and Marcela felt like they were only together because they couldn't be with the ones they really wanted. If I'm reading a romance novel, I want FIRST CHOICES. I want yearning. Excitement. Dedication. I just didn't feel that in this book.
What I did enjoy was how Marcela was a plus-sized woman with realistic hangups about her body. Yes, body positivity and confidence is amazing, but she mentions how it sort of depends on the day. I liked that realistic representation rather than this unattainable idea that we ALWAYS have to be happy with our bodies.
I would read more from this author in the future. I just think this particular story was not one I connected with.