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A review by cheye13
Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was cute, quick, and readable, but clear it was self-published.
I've seen others complain about romances that are too long, but this one was wayyy too short for me. The entire book felt kind of like the first act. The characters felt shallow and the conflicts contrite, and precious page space was spent on sex rather than character or relationship development. A lot happens off-screen, and while it didn't feel like we were missing much, that could've been expanded into some more useful scenes.
I didn't dislike anything about it, though. It felt like all the starting ingredients were there, but they were just stacked together instead of baked into a full cake.
I've seen others complain about romances that are too long, but this one was wayyy too short for me. The entire book felt kind of like the first act. The characters felt shallow and the conflicts contrite, and precious page space was spent on sex rather than character or relationship development. A lot happens off-screen, and while it didn't feel like we were missing much, that could've been expanded into some more useful scenes.
I didn't dislike anything about it, though. It felt like all the starting ingredients were there, but they were just stacked together instead of baked into a full cake.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness and Grief
Minor: Homophobia and Alcohol
The book includes a content warning page, listing: alcohol and/or drug use/abuse, mentions of child neglect, mentions of homophobia, on-page sex scenes. There are allusions to one character's anxiety, and the other is processing the grief of a recently passed grandparent.