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kelseyfontaine 's review for:
The Unhoneymooners
by Christina Lauren
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a lighthearted, classic enemies-to-lovers romcom. While the trope isn’t typically my favorite, I did enjoy it overall as an easy read. It definitely went slow at first, but it picked up toward the end. I absolutely loved the tropical setting, so that helped me get into it a lot more. However, once Olive and Ethan got back to Minnesota, I didn’t enjoy it as much. Olive being complacent with Ethan calling her a liar about Dane, and easily forgiving him in less than 5 sentences really rubbed me the wrong way. After that moment, I couldn’t get behind their romance as much. Not to mention, there were some cheesy lines, and the whole “arguing with each other” thing and calling one another the wrong name started to get old. Compared to other, newer books by Christina Lauren, this didn’t quite meet the bar for me. But, it was an easygoing summer read that did have a lot of good qualities as well.
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit
Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
Minor: Fatphobia, Alcohol