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A review by valpixels
Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter
2.0
this was torture.
if i had read this and "The Love Wager" before "Better Than The Movies" & "The Do-Over" i would've never given those a chance. i was giddy excited getting into this expecting a refreshing (and funny) rom-com but this was more pettiness turned twisted (in a way) love? i just don't understand the chemistry between colin and olivia, i really don't. the book claims it exists but i beg to differ.
i was halfway through insanity while olivia was getting over her self-pity and as i much as i wanted to feel bad for colin; his character was horribly written too.
and can we talk about how we never got closure on olivia's defensive mechanism assumptions about colin's lifestyle? like i would've liked to see them talk it out and have at least one understanding moment. and then i start TLW and they're getting married? like, personally, they'd be on my top 10 book couples most likely to break up after the story ends.
i also must stress how hard it is to get me to not like a rom-com; REALLY HARD. im so happy that i can see the obvious improvement in lynn's recent work and i'm dying for another book like her recents.
if i had read this and "The Love Wager" before "Better Than The Movies" & "The Do-Over" i would've never given those a chance. i was giddy excited getting into this expecting a refreshing (and funny) rom-com but this was more pettiness turned twisted (in a way) love? i just don't understand the chemistry between colin and olivia, i really don't. the book claims it exists but i beg to differ.
i was halfway through insanity while olivia was getting over her self-pity and as i much as i wanted to feel bad for colin; his character was horribly written too.
and can we talk about how we never got closure on olivia's defensive mechanism assumptions about colin's lifestyle? like i would've liked to see them talk it out and have at least one understanding moment. and then i start TLW and they're getting married? like, personally, they'd be on my top 10 book couples most likely to break up after the story ends.
i also must stress how hard it is to get me to not like a rom-com; REALLY HARD. im so happy that i can see the obvious improvement in lynn's recent work and i'm dying for another book like her recents.