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citrus_seasalt 's review for:
The Dos and Donuts of Love
by Adiba Jaigirdar
Sped through this. It was fun and sugary sweet(not just because of the desserts!), with a small little mystery of sabotage, and had an unexpectedly believable sideplot of writing dealing with online harassment and bigotry. I’m not going to lie, I wish we got more character development, especially with *both* parts of the love triangle, but Shireen was a pretty well-written flawed teenage character. She semi-frequently erred but it wasn’t enough to make me want to bash my head against a wall lol. (Probably because she also didn’t make that many major mistakes, even if she could be unintentionally self-centered at times?)
I’m bummed we didn’t spend more time on some of the challenges, but I’m really most disappointed by the romance itself. I could pick up on when there was some romantic tension, and I was biting my nails through the love triangle drama, but there wasn’t anything that seemed truly believable or swoon-worthy. And the resolution was a little rushed.
Still though, I liked how the reality TV backdrop/plot was handled, both on and off the camera, and I liked most of the cast. (Fatima and Shireen’s friendship was my favorite, through their ups and downs. But I’m biased, Fatima kind of reminded me of one of my cousins haha.) Also, I can’t fully speak on the fat rep, but it was nice to have Shireen’s story exist without all the traumatic content usually present in stories with fat MCs.
I can still see myself recommending this because it was overall an enjoyable read, even if the romance part that’s advertised and focused on fell through.
I’m bummed we didn’t spend more time on some of the challenges, but I’m really most disappointed by the romance itself. I could pick up on when there was some romantic tension, and I was biting my nails through the love triangle drama, but there wasn’t anything that seemed truly believable or swoon-worthy. And the resolution was a little rushed.
Still though, I liked how the reality TV backdrop/plot was handled, both on and off the camera, and I liked most of the cast. (Fatima and Shireen’s friendship was my favorite, through their ups and downs. But I’m biased, Fatima kind of reminded me of one of my cousins haha.) Also, I can’t fully speak on the fat rep, but it was nice to have Shireen’s story exist without all the traumatic content usually present in stories with fat MCs.
I can still see myself recommending this because it was overall an enjoyable read, even if the romance part that’s advertised and focused on fell through.