A review by foldingfictions
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams

emotional funny fast-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

4.5

I really loved this book.  Naya is a fantastic main character, and seeing everything from her perspective worked well (sometimes I wish we had the romantic partner as well in romances, but in this case it was good having just one perspective).  I liked how realistically yet healthily characters communicated their feelings and needs mostly- not too much miscommunication for people who are turned off by that.  The cheesy jokes were fantastic and I found the banter very compelling- lots of grinning along while I read and a few LOLs.  I found myself opening the app store to re-download bumble after the first third of the book- Jake is very much so a swoon-worthy love-interest.  Not only were our main couple wonderful, but the cast of friends and other characters were interesting and- for the most part -fun as well!  The story unfolded nicely- it was paced in a way that kept my attention but didn't feel like it was going at break-neck speed.  The last fourth of the book had my heart pounding though- very intense.  Lastly, I personally enjoyed the steamy scenes, even more because the chemistry out of the bedroom was also top-notch.
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