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A review by happysnail
The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book is enjoyable in the same way a wattpad book is and if you go into it with that mindset you will probably enjoy it.
However, people on booktube had me believing it would be a well written novel so I really struggled at points. In the first 100 pages or so the author really bashes us over the head with how good and amazing the main character is to the point my eyes were almost permanently rolled to the back of my head. The way the characters appearances are described is pure cringe throughout. There is lots of unrealistic melodrama in the final third of the book that honestly made it a struggle to finish. There are lots of sex scenes that aren't necessarily bad, just not quite to my taste. I had to skim through some parts as the dialogue during the spicy scenes really pulled me out of the moment and diminshed my enjoyment of them.
All that being said I did grow to care about the characters and it did provide some fun but forgettable escapism.
However, people on booktube had me believing it would be a well written novel so I really struggled at points. In the first 100 pages or so the author really bashes us over the head with how good and amazing the main character is to the point my eyes were almost permanently rolled to the back of my head. The way the characters appearances are described is pure cringe throughout. There is lots of unrealistic melodrama in the final third of the book that honestly made it a struggle to finish. There are lots of sex scenes that aren't necessarily bad, just not quite to my taste. I had to skim through some parts as the dialogue during the spicy scenes really pulled me out of the moment and diminshed my enjoyment of them.
All that being said I did grow to care about the characters and it did provide some fun but forgettable escapism.