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A review by shakgraph
The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West
4.0
This was my first Kasie West novel, and I really enjoyed it.
I like how the story starts out with Gia at the prom, getting dumped, and then meeting Hayden. I liked that Hayden seems very bookish at a first glance. Then we find out he's an actor(I didn't see that coming) Hayden being an actor made the story so much fun! I couldn't tell whether or when he liked Gia(he was a good actor).
I liked that as the story moves you learn how other people have seen Gia, from Gia's perspective. After Gia meets Hayden, she comes to the realization of how she treated people when she tried to come out of her box. Gia was the most dynamic character. I wasn't expecting that change and it was refreshing.
I really liked Bec. She was the most fun character. It was nice to see Gia form an honest friendship.
Gia and Hayden were cute. I thought it was funny that Gia was, at first, ashamed with herself for liking him. Even though he wasn't her "type" she still went out of her way to dress up and all that. Plus, Hayden acting as a loving boyfriend he was TOO good! It was cute.
I DON'T LIKE JULES!
I enjoyed Kasie West's writing on the relationship Gia had with her family. It was relatable to me, how her family never confronted any tough topics. It isn't healthy, it hurts. I liked the small resolution that got made. It was realistic and it tied up that part of the story enough for me.
I like how the story starts out with Gia at the prom, getting dumped, and then meeting Hayden. I liked that Hayden seems very bookish at a first glance. Then we find out he's an actor(I didn't see that coming) Hayden being an actor made the story so much fun! I couldn't tell whether or when he liked Gia(he was a good actor).
I liked that as the story moves you learn how other people have seen Gia, from Gia's perspective. After Gia meets Hayden, she comes to the realization of how she treated people when she tried to come out of her box. Gia was the most dynamic character. I wasn't expecting that change and it was refreshing.
I really liked Bec. She was the most fun character. It was nice to see Gia form an honest friendship.
Gia and Hayden were cute. I thought it was funny that Gia was, at first, ashamed with herself for liking him. Even though he wasn't her "type" she still went out of her way to dress up and all that. Plus, Hayden acting as a loving boyfriend he was TOO good! It was cute.
I DON'T LIKE JULES!
I enjoyed Kasie West's writing on the relationship Gia had with her family. It was relatable to me, how her family never confronted any tough topics. It isn't healthy, it hurts. I liked the small resolution that got made. It was realistic and it tied up that part of the story enough for me.