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abidavisf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ask me if I’m okay. Go on. I’m not. Thanks for asking. The Wrong Mr. Right pulled my heart out over and over again, and then stood there laughing. I am vulnerable.
It’s cliché but Hannah is me, I am Hannah. 29 years old, afraid of everything and living in the shadows? It’s me, hi.
This book was so beautiful in the way that we watched Hannah bloom into herself, not into somebody that she wasn’t, not into somebody that other people wanted her to be, into herself. Her endless bravery was so inspiring and, though I can’t imagine putting myself out there in any way like Hannah did, it did make me think. The worst that can happen is someone rejects me. Sure, that’s reason enough for me to never try anything, but I’m so glad that Hannah kept going and accepted everything that was thrown her way, regardless of how utterly mortifying it was. She didn’t die. In fact, by accepting those embarrassing moments, she was truly living. Incredible.
Wyatt, oh Wyatt. What a gem. I don’t feel like I know him well enough and that makes me so sad. I have so many questions. In fact, many similar questions to those I have about Emmett. How did he grow up? I know what made him favour the ‘temporary’ but I feel like you need to have a certain disposition to really believe what he did. Again, similar to Emmett, when you grow up in a family as loving as the Rhodes’, how do you become such a commitmentphobe? It doesn’t make sense to me at all.
Nevertheless, Wyatt is an angel in surfer’s clothing (or lack thereof…). He is kind, thoughtful, and so brave too in his own ways. Not caring what people think (to the right extent) and living your life to be free is beautiful. It’s evident that Wyatt truly cares about people, and he’s a charming character to read. I want to see him so happy.
The Wrong Mr. Right is romantic, funny and inspiring. I loved it. I miss it. I want more.
It’s cliché but Hannah is me, I am Hannah. 29 years old, afraid of everything and living in the shadows? It’s me, hi.
This book was so beautiful in the way that we watched Hannah bloom into herself, not into somebody that she wasn’t, not into somebody that other people wanted her to be, into herself. Her endless bravery was so inspiring and, though I can’t imagine putting myself out there in any way like Hannah did, it did make me think. The worst that can happen is someone rejects me. Sure, that’s reason enough for me to never try anything, but I’m so glad that Hannah kept going and accepted everything that was thrown her way, regardless of how utterly mortifying it was. She didn’t die. In fact, by accepting those embarrassing moments, she was truly living. Incredible.
Wyatt, oh Wyatt. What a gem. I don’t feel like I know him well enough and that makes me so sad. I have so many questions. In fact, many similar questions to those I have about Emmett. How did he grow up? I know what made him favour the ‘temporary’ but I feel like you need to have a certain disposition to really believe what he did. Again, similar to Emmett, when you grow up in a family as loving as the Rhodes’, how do you become such a commitmentphobe? It doesn’t make sense to me at all.
Nevertheless, Wyatt is an angel in surfer’s clothing (or lack thereof…). He is kind, thoughtful, and so brave too in his own ways. Not caring what people think (to the right extent) and living your life to be free is beautiful. It’s evident that Wyatt truly cares about people, and he’s a charming character to read. I want to see him so happy.
The Wrong Mr. Right is romantic, funny and inspiring. I loved it. I miss it. I want more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Dementia and Injury/Injury detail
nineinchnails's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
this wasn't really my thing but i can see why it's popular. it had potential and it was a fun read in that it was easy to get through but it's pretty much the book equivalent of a hallmark movie so i was fairly bored the whole way through. the writing just wasn't for me - the dialogue felt juvenile and the prose wasn't great either. i hated the pacing too because everything felt super rushed when it came to development between hannah and wyatt so i had no interest in rooting for their relationship. i didn't click with them in general and things like him overusing that damn nickname made their romance feel so forced. the main characters also came across like 10 years younger than they were supposed to be and not in an endearing way - they acted like immature teenagers and it was jarring to read considering the main character was 29.
some of the characters felt like cheap props (thérèse especially) which was really ironic in a book that preaches about diversity and inclusion multiple times; characters that are pretty much caricatures are one of my biggest pet peeves in writing. i could go on forever but to keep it simple it feels like a lot of characters written for representation (often the best friend/other supporting character) are super shallow and purely there to tick off a box - i guess it's not 'that deep' because the stereotypes were based on her being french but the way she's stereotyped reminds me of the way minorities in general are written as shallow overexaggerated caricatures everywhere i look. as well as being annoying it's also just very lazy and i'm tired of it.
some of the characters felt like cheap props (thérèse especially) which was really ironic in a book that preaches about diversity and inclusion multiple times; characters that are pretty much caricatures are one of my biggest pet peeves in writing. i could go on forever but to keep it simple it feels like a lot of characters written for representation (often the best friend/other supporting character) are super shallow and purely there to tick off a box - i guess it's not 'that deep' because the stereotypes were based on her being french but the way she's stereotyped reminds me of the way minorities in general are written as shallow overexaggerated caricatures everywhere i look. as well as being annoying it's also just very lazy and i'm tired of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Alzheimer'setymoye's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Genres: Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Tropes: Friends to Lovers, Cinnamon Roll Hero, Possessive Hero, Sweet/Gentle Hero, Praise Kink, Slow Burn, Sports/Athletics, There Was Only One Bed
I’m actually kind of shocked by how much I loved this book, because book 1 was enjoyable but not, like, book-hangover amazing. But this one was. Wyatt is the perfect book boyfriend–sweet, charming, an absolute cinnamon roll who is pretty much down for the heroine from the beginning. And Hannah is wonderful–we get to see her grow and change without the book or Wyatt ever portraying her as “not good enough”.
The premise of the book is that Hannah, our heroine, is about to turn thirty and decides she wants Wyatt, our cinnamon roll of a hero, to teach her to be a “hot girl” to find a boyfriend and kickstart her life. Up until this point, she’s been mostly quiet, shy, and doing what her father has told her to do. Before starting the book, I was concerned that Wyatt would be the asshole who couldn’t see the heroine as being worthy of love until she changed (or that the book would portray her that way), but fortunately, Wyatt likes her from the beginning. They’ve met before, and he says that she was basically avoiding him due to shyness, so he never talked to her.
My eyebrows pinched together. She didn’t need to change a thing. She was adorable, with her pretty eyes and sweet little mouth. Even her glasses were cute in that dorky-girl way. The collar of her sweater was pulled to the side and a pale pink bra strap peeked out, and my gaze raked down her form. At Emmett’s wedding, I was going to ask her to dance but every time I tried, she had disappeared. A pang of regret hit me in the chest. I should have tried harder to ask her to dance at the wedding. Her wanting to change bummed me out.
My eyebrows pinched together. She didn’t need to change a thing. She was adorable, with her pretty eyes and sweet little mouth. Even her glasses were cute in that dorky-girl way. The collar of her sweater was pulled to the side and a pale pink bra strap peeked out, and my gaze raked down her form. At Emmett’s wedding, I was going to ask her to dance but every time I tried, she had disappeared. A pang of regret hit me in the chest. I should have tried harder to ask her to dance at the wedding. Her wanting to change bummed me out.
Safety Stats:
Ages: Heroine is 29 (she mentions several times that she’s “almost thirty”), didn’t catch the hero's age. Presumably late 20s/early 30s as well.
Cheating: None.
Other OM/OW: Minor. Heroine goes on a few casual dates with different men, but they don’t go anywhere.
Triggers: Some hypothetical discussions of pregnancy between hero and heroine towards the end of the book. Some mentions of the hero’s aunt who died of dementia in the past. Also some mention of the heroine's mom who passed away of a terminal illness in the past.
HEA/HFN? HEA. Married and discussing babies.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent
Minor: Dementia and Pregnancy
sdupont's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Stephanie Archer only writes bangers! I adored this book, Hannah and Wyatt are the cutest. This book features Stephanie’s signature brand of sweet spicy and hilarious banter. You can’t help but laugh and smile as you read along. Hannah is very relatable, feeling in a rut and not living your true self because of fear. I loved that Wyatt really saw and understood her. She might’ve wanted a hot girl summer but he knew she was already there and just needed a nudge to live bravely. I enjoyed seeing their friendship and relationship deepen and evolve. They had great chemistry. This book has the vibes of She’s All That but with a better plot/storyline. Highly recommend this book!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood and Pregnancy
juffnstuff's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
izziepng's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD
This book makes me believe that you CAN show characters falling in love instead of just telling us they love each other. That is one of my BIGGEST complaints with romance books, the author will write it in a way where the characters “love each other” but not show us how they got there. Over a month or so of existing near each other where we only see them interacting a few times makes it hard to believe. but this book to me at least seems to take a span of like 2-3 months and yes we don’t see the whole time but it goes from around June /July to September at least I’m pretty sure but i might be wrong
Books like, icebreaker, a million kisses in your lifetime, the flatshare(a better love is blind tbh), all rhodes lead here show the love growing between two characters well.
this has just turned into a rant about authors not showing how the character fall in love well which don’t get me wrong i do enjoy books that have that “problem” it’s just less believable.
okay anyway enjoyed this book idk if i enjoyed it more then That Kind of Guy but i will be reading in your dreams holden rhodes next i think so.
This book makes me believe that you CAN show characters falling in love instead of just telling us they love each other. That is one of my BIGGEST complaints with romance books, the author will write it in a way where the characters “love each other” but not show us how they got there. Over a month or so of existing near each other where we only see them interacting a few times makes it hard to believe. but this book to me at least seems to take a span of like 2-3 months and yes we don’t see the whole time but it goes from around June /July to September at least I’m pretty sure but i might be wrong
Books like, icebreaker, a million kisses in your lifetime, the flatshare(a better love is blind tbh), all rhodes lead here show the love growing between two characters well.
this has just turned into a rant about authors not showing how the character fall in love well which don’t get me wrong i do enjoy books that have that “problem” it’s just less believable.
okay anyway enjoyed this book idk if i enjoyed it more then That Kind of Guy but i will be reading in your dreams holden rhodes next i think so.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Dementia
Minor: Blood
coacklebee's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.75
This was ADORABLE. So many sweet moments between Hannah and Wyatt, so many moments when I laughed out loud (the orc erotica got me right on page one), and a very steamy and enjoyable romance. The only thing that kept this from being a higher rating for me were some poorly edited moments and a number of typos that did pull me out of things a little bit. Still, I enjoyed it a lot!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
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