A review by rianlion
The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.0

One of the main plot points is that Marcela has been pining for Ben for 10 years. There wasn't anything in the book showing how they were even friends all this time later. Everything you see about Ben is that he's selfish, utterly self-centered, manipulative, and clearly using Marcela for free emotional labor while keeping her on the back burner "just in case." I almost DNFed this book a bunch of times because the Ben plotline took soooo long to get resolved. The main thing that kept me reading was what a great cinnamon role MC Theo is.