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The View Was Exhausting
by Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta
2/5
I didn't care for celebrities and their relationships before this book, and I cared even less afterwards
I think we all have differing opinions on what fake dating constitutes... whatever this book was, it was not the fake dating that I've envisioned.... I think it's a lot more interesting when the pair involved in the fake dating haven't already gone the full nine yards like the only thing left is you guys just dawdling over the fact you don't have an official label... Hannah Montana did celebs fake dating better than this lmao
I don't think either main character was likeable, Leo was a privileged white brat. Literally what did he bring to the table other than the fact he had no aim in life because poor little rich boy and public eye blah blah like rich ppl probs boohoo, and it was soooo funny to me how the writers and Leo himself tried to portray him as like not like other white men (even tho the writers had a moment of 'actually he is like the others bc he doesn't understand consequences and repercussions faced by woc') overall thought he was an annoying and unattractive love interest, what was his personality? Smoking and being snarky? I literally could not tell you
Win was... herself I guess idk she made no impression on me. I understand that due to her position as a woc in hollywood she had to sanitize her image and everything, picking and choosing battles but it was wild to me how she didn't pick any battles... apparently girl could act which good for her, but I don't know who she was outside "I have to be perfect all the time and also I like Leo but the distance between us".... writers were so intent on showing how she has to keep a blank image for the public to be successful that the writing for her fell short too.. I think the most we get is how she really does not take other people's feelings into consideration, her mom's/leo's/and even her bestie's...
Also... their relationship.... I could not understand it... Everything I read from Leo's pov was just his physical attraction... dude liked Lila's personality at least and how easy she was to talk to, but all he could think of when thinking of Win was her body... as for Win I was like.... girl.... this trend of you dating white men is you trying too hard to be palatable to the western audiences, this is why you keep getting fucked over every breakup like you walked into that yourself lmao
Their argument the first time was THE dumbest thing ever I could not believe it, Leo was a moron like hello you're a PR stunt... you should let people know what nonsense you been getting up to because it can affect the efficacy of the PR stunt... Win was acting like he murdered her dog and left the entrails on her lawn... was like what the fuck is wrong with both of you... truly. The blowup the second time made sense to me because like Leo... you dumb brat... we been through this... you can't keep hiding shit, you were born to be a PR stunt!! Live like it!!!
I got some other thoughts but I'm keeping them to myself bc they might be too concherversal but anyways yea, I was close to dnfing this multiple times but I'm tryna hit my book goal for the year and I did it with this book so weo!!!
I didn't care for celebrities and their relationships before this book, and I cared even less afterwards
I think we all have differing opinions on what fake dating constitutes... whatever this book was, it was not the fake dating that I've envisioned.... I think it's a lot more interesting when the pair involved in the fake dating haven't already gone the full nine yards like the only thing left is you guys just dawdling over the fact you don't have an official label... Hannah Montana did celebs fake dating better than this lmao
I don't think either main character was likeable, Leo was a privileged white brat. Literally what did he bring to the table other than the fact he had no aim in life because poor little rich boy and public eye blah blah like rich ppl probs boohoo, and it was soooo funny to me how the writers and Leo himself tried to portray him as like not like other white men (even tho the writers had a moment of 'actually he is like the others bc he doesn't understand consequences and repercussions faced by woc') overall thought he was an annoying and unattractive love interest, what was his personality? Smoking and being snarky? I literally could not tell you
Win was... herself I guess idk she made no impression on me. I understand that due to her position as a woc in hollywood she had to sanitize her image and everything, picking and choosing battles but it was wild to me how she didn't pick any battles... apparently girl could act which good for her, but I don't know who she was outside "I have to be perfect all the time and also I like Leo but the distance between us".... writers were so intent on showing how she has to keep a blank image for the public to be successful that the writing for her fell short too.. I think the most we get is how she really does not take other people's feelings into consideration, her mom's/leo's/and even her bestie's...
Also... their relationship.... I could not understand it... Everything I read from Leo's pov was just his physical attraction... dude liked Lila's personality at least and how easy she was to talk to, but all he could think of when thinking of Win was her body... as for Win I was like.... girl.... this trend of you dating white men is you trying too hard to be palatable to the western audiences, this is why you keep getting fucked over every breakup like you walked into that yourself lmao
Their argument the first time was THE dumbest thing ever I could not believe it, Leo was a moron like hello you're a PR stunt... you should let people know what nonsense you been getting up to because it can affect the efficacy of the PR stunt... Win was acting like he murdered her dog and left the entrails on her lawn... was like what the fuck is wrong with both of you... truly. The blowup the second time made sense to me because like Leo... you dumb brat... we been through this... you can't keep hiding shit, you were born to be a PR stunt!! Live like it!!!
I got some other thoughts but I'm keeping them to myself bc they might be too concherversal but anyways yea, I was close to dnfing this multiple times but I'm tryna hit my book goal for the year and I did it with this book so weo!!!