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The Dating Ban
by Dani Elias
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
“I don’t know what went wrong. It’s like we tried to be something else and forgot to be us.”
The Dating Ban probably is my favorite book by Dani Elias and if you know me, you know I enjoy reading Dani every single time… I loved Ivy, her little “Bridget Jones side” as she goes to date after date then the “little disasters” (always super funny).
But the difference is that Ivy wants to change. I loved her therapist’s role, how she helps her to see herself independently of what a man could think of her, how she encourages her to try things for herself and not to please someone. That’s the whole thread in the book and I loved that –and that makes this book a true slow burn, of course. We need more FMC who are happy “by themselves”.
Yet, Theo enters her life early in the book, and they instantly click. I loved the friendship that blooms between them, and the relationship Ivy develops very quickly with his daughter. This book takes its time (but is a page turner as usual), and develops a true intimacy between the characters, well before anything physical. That’s pretty refreshing because more and more romances forget about that. Their relationship builds itself on solid foundations, a lot of fun and sweetness between them. I loved seing the trust grow, how Theo became (very) protector, how the little girl was involved, how everyone reflected on their feelings before anything romantical happened –the whole story being peppered by very funny situations.
Thank you to the author for the eARC. My opinions are my own.
The Dating Ban probably is my favorite book by Dani Elias and if you know me, you know I enjoy reading Dani every single time… I loved Ivy, her little “Bridget Jones side” as she goes to date after date then the “little disasters” (always super funny).
But the difference is that Ivy wants to change. I loved her therapist’s role, how she helps her to see herself independently of what a man could think of her, how she encourages her to try things for herself and not to please someone. That’s the whole thread in the book and I loved that –and that makes this book a true slow burn, of course. We need more FMC who are happy “by themselves”.
Yet, Theo enters her life early in the book, and they instantly click. I loved the friendship that blooms between them, and the relationship Ivy develops very quickly with his daughter. This book takes its time (but is a page turner as usual), and develops a true intimacy between the characters, well before anything physical. That’s pretty refreshing because more and more romances forget about that. Their relationship builds itself on solid foundations, a lot of fun and sweetness between them. I loved seing the trust grow, how Theo became (very) protector, how the little girl was involved, how everyone reflected on their feelings before anything romantical happened –the whole story being peppered by very funny situations.
Thank you to the author for the eARC. My opinions are my own.