fossilreads 's review for:

Hot Summer by Elle Everhart

4.0

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“It was ridiculous, very over the top, but each and every antic was bringing a smile to Ada’s face. And Cas knew then that she’d happily orchestrate a thousand stupid activities if it meant that Ada kept smiling like that.”

This was a fun, drama filled romance with some strong bisexual representation.

The dating show setting brought a very different vibe than I'm used to and for me it was refreshing and tiring at the same time. I loved having a slightly different set of issues for the couple to go through, but the drama central is exhausting to me. I didn't really care for all the rankings and such, but I understand why they were included as a part of the show.

I loved the friendships that were established during the show, and both Cas and Ada's friendships in their normal life. I also loved their commentary on how straight most dating shows are, even if they technically allow queer romances too.

Overall I enjoyed the experience, but at times I noticed just hoping to be further along the romance arc. This was also the first time I started skimming through the spice so I could get to the next part. The spice was good, I just wanted to get to the lovey-dovey parts this time.