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A review by anajoliee
Misbehaving by Abbi Glines
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
i had a very strange visceral reaction to this book. many, many times did i have to physically look away from the words because i just couldn’t handle it — both jason’s sweetness and gentleness towards jess and the passion of their attraction. i actually burst into tears at one of the scenes at the start, where jess expects that jason will expect sex from her, and he firmly and purposefully foils those expectations.
it made me realize that no guy has ever treated me like that - just wanting to get to know me with no strings attached. guys who have gotten annoyed when i wouldn’t “put out” or implied that it was owed to them. and just like jess, i realized that i deserve better. i deserve a guy like jason, who will open doors for me and ask questions and not judge me but want to know me for who i am, all of me. who will want my mind and heart as much as the rest. all of us deserve that.
however, i'm not a hugeeee fan of the jealousy trope, especially when it's overused like here. jason's indecision about whether or not he wanted a relationship was also kind of icky. also, despite what i said above, the book/their attraction depended a bit too much on jess's beauty/body, despite the fact that jason was respectful. i wanted more emotional connection between them. this book also had a lot of editing mistakes for a published work. but overall, i enjoyed this WAY more than i did the first time (which i read when i was way too young lolol like 11 or 12).
it made me realize that no guy has ever treated me like that - just wanting to get to know me with no strings attached. guys who have gotten annoyed when i wouldn’t “put out” or implied that it was owed to them. and just like jess, i realized that i deserve better. i deserve a guy like jason, who will open doors for me and ask questions and not judge me but want to know me for who i am, all of me. who will want my mind and heart as much as the rest. all of us deserve that.
however, i'm not a hugeeee fan of the jealousy trope, especially when it's overused like here. jason's indecision about whether or not he wanted a relationship was also kind of icky. also, despite what i said above, the book/their attraction depended a bit too much on jess's beauty/body, despite the fact that jason was respectful. i wanted more emotional connection between them. this book also had a lot of editing mistakes for a published work. but overall, i enjoyed this WAY more than i did the first time (which i read when i was way too young lolol like 11 or 12).