A review by carefulfearanddeaddevotion
Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey

lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I liked the characters at first, and I love a fake dating enemies to lovers plot, but they got so annoying and melodramatic as the book went on.

Not the biggest fan of the way this author writes. Like every other sentence was a metaphor -and not a good one either. Like, give it up bro. "My heart was beating like a horse running down a burning racetrack." Just say "my heart was beating out of my chest." Like???? Maybe romances aren't for me? Or maybe just this author isn't for me.

That your father won't release your (30 year old woman) trust fund unless you get married--and that he's allowed to do that--is actually crazy loco. But you know what? I'm willing to suspend my disbelief.

A bit annoyed that
Natalie decided to give up her whole New York financier dream for a man she hated three weeks prior but whatever. She found ~acceptance~ and ~belonging~ and ~love~ or some inane shit like that


Also, I'm pretty sure Tessa Bailey has a knee fetish. Secretly Yours was full of mentions of Hallie's "dirty knees." And knees make more than a couple guest appearances in Unfortunately Yours, too. Icky.
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