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A review by bella613
Better Than Fiction by Alexa Martin
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The blurb is basically the entire plot of the book, but it's cute and funny. Loved the narrator for the audiobook.
Tbf I don't really like reading super graphic sex scenes, plus I listen to most of my audio books at work, so I skipped some brief parts of the book. But if you're into "steamy" romance this is definitely the book for you.
I loved the detail in Drew's love of photography, nature, and hiking. She's a wonderfully, and heartbreakingly, self sufficient character. I think the author did a really good job of writing an interesting and believable FL. But it would have been nice to have literally anything plot-wise for Jasper. He was a supporting character, not a ML. Because of that, I didn't find the main relationship very believable, or the conflict and resolution all that compelling.
I would have appreciated a little more depth about Drew's relationship with her sister, and definitely felt that her dad and grandma were too "good guy/bad guy" flat characters for them to have any effect on the reader.
Overall, the story was nice. Cute, and an easy listen.
Tbf I don't really like reading super graphic sex scenes, plus I listen to most of my audio books at work, so I skipped some brief parts of the book. But if you're into "steamy" romance this is definitely the book for you.
I loved the detail in Drew's love of photography, nature, and hiking. She's a wonderfully, and heartbreakingly, self sufficient character. I think the author did a really good job of writing an interesting and believable FL. But it would have been nice to have literally anything plot-wise for Jasper. He was a supporting character, not a ML. Because of that, I didn't find the main relationship very believable, or the conflict and resolution all that compelling.
I would have appreciated a little more depth about Drew's relationship with her sister, and definitely felt that her dad and grandma were too "good guy/bad guy" flat characters for them to have any effect on the reader.
Overall, the story was nice. Cute, and an easy listen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, and Death