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A review by bigtiddygothgf
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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REYLO WRITERS U LET ME DOWNNNN
this book is about a bisexual woman named ari who has major commitment issues to not only relationships but also her career and an uptight man named josh who wants to be a chef but has a fear of failure. they meet various times over eight years before finally becoming friends which leads to something more.
*spoilers in rest of review if you care about that*
i really liked the first half of this book. the two characters developed a really good authentic friendship and i appreciated the look at their characters individually too.
my problem with the book started when the romance started, which is a shame 1) because this is a ROMANCE book and 2) im always down for a friends to lovers romance. josh seemed to put ari in a corner and essentially force her to be in a relationship with him because they slept together. he then got angry when the emotionally unavailable woman who he slept with who HE KNEW was emotionally unavailable acted emotionally unavailable. then insisted she was the bad person??? thats like getting mad at a person with depression because they act sad. then SHE had to apologize to HIM??? NAHHHHHHHHHH ari frustrated me to no end but it was frustrating to see her being up front about her issues to josh and him getting upset when those issues still apply with him.
beside that it was alright but that third act conflict left me with a bad taste in my mouth and soured the rest of my reading experience. the writing was good as well, THAT ENDING JUST ANGERED ME
REYLO WRITERS U LET ME DOWNNNN
this book is about a bisexual woman named ari who has major commitment issues to not only relationships but also her career and an uptight man named josh who wants to be a chef but has a fear of failure. they meet various times over eight years before finally becoming friends which leads to something more.
*spoilers in rest of review if you care about that*
i really liked the first half of this book. the two characters developed a really good authentic friendship and i appreciated the look at their characters individually too.
my problem with the book started when the romance started, which is a shame 1) because this is a ROMANCE book and 2) im always down for a friends to lovers romance. josh seemed to put ari in a corner and essentially force her to be in a relationship with him because they slept together. he then got angry when the emotionally unavailable woman who he slept with who HE KNEW was emotionally unavailable acted emotionally unavailable. then insisted she was the bad person??? thats like getting mad at a person with depression because they act sad. then SHE had to apologize to HIM??? NAHHHHHHHHHH ari frustrated me to no end but it was frustrating to see her being up front about her issues to josh and him getting upset when those issues still apply with him.
beside that it was alright but that third act conflict left me with a bad taste in my mouth and soured the rest of my reading experience. the writing was good as well, THAT ENDING JUST ANGERED ME