A review by inconceivablybookish
The Dating Disaster by Saxon James

funny

3.5

★ ★ ★ ✬

This one could’ve easily been a 5 star read. The entire premise was PERFECT for that rating…

Size difference. Feisty twink. Virginal teddy bear. Bad first date. Roommates. Gah!!!!

But NO. These idiots had to miscommunicate for over 80% of the book. We got a couple chapters and an epilogue of “relationship.”

Like WTF???

•𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.•

I’m honestly mad because I wanted to love this one. The story could’ve been perfect if that blasted miscommunication trope didn’t last 80+% of the book.

I feel like it was mostly Felix’s fault. He was flirty and experienced and feisty AND GE WAS TOLD to talk and be open with Marshall. But did he do any of that? NO. And Marshall was too big of a marshmallow that any relationship progress would never come from him and that’s OKAY. But Felix just didn’t trust himself or Marshall enough and ugh.

Just ugh, y’all.