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rosiecell's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
thebookberrie's review against another edition
3.0
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating is about a writer named Lucy who dates online to meet men to kill. In her mystery novels, that is. On a date with a man named Quinn, they hit it off and Lucy thinks she found one that is different than the others. While he says he is a plumber, Quinn is actually an undercover cop on the hunt of a female serial killer who targets men online and then kills them- and he thinks Lucy might be her.
I've never been so shocked to enjoy a book. Honestly. While it had some issues, I loved the set up and the two main characters. It was literally an episode of a police procedural mixed with a light-hearted romance and weirdly that was something I never thought I wanted until I got that. It was just so fun and I was into that. I have to admit the main thing I liked was the cop love interest protecting the writer and I wish the book had been more of that. Also he's been a cop for a long time but damn he was so unprofessional the whole time. Lucy was just so dumb a times too.
The romantic tension and chemistry between Lucy and Quinn was good and I loved their banter. I do wish the relationship had time to develop because while I get that it happened while drama was happening, a week is way too short to be dropping "I love you", especially when Lucy had just been saying she didn't believe in love at first sight but lust at first sight? Make up yo mind woman. Also there were a ton of side characters and I would have been interested to know them better, but we never really get to. There is set up for sequels following them but yeah... I'm good. My enjoyment of this book is purely because I liked the set up of this one because of my own taste and not really the writing.
I actually had no idea when this was published but when I was reading it, some things felt so weirdly dated at times so I had no idea when this was supposed to take place. After finding out this was published in 2006 (but the audiobook made in 2015, thank god), that explained it. It wasn't horribly dated but it was just a little thing that I noticed.
But for what this book is, I just had fun even though it was super corny and at times, cringe.
I've never been so shocked to enjoy a book. Honestly. While it had some issues, I loved the set up and the two main characters. It was literally an episode of a police procedural mixed with a light-hearted romance and weirdly that was something I never thought I wanted until I got that. It was just so fun and I was into that. I have to admit the main thing I liked was the cop love interest protecting the writer and I wish the book had been more of that. Also he's been a cop for a long time but damn he was so unprofessional the whole time. Lucy was just so dumb a times too.
The romantic tension and chemistry between Lucy and Quinn was good and I loved their banter. I do wish the relationship had time to develop because while I get that it happened while drama was happening, a week is way too short to be dropping "I love you", especially when Lucy had just been saying she didn't believe in love at first sight but lust at first sight? Make up yo mind woman. Also there were a ton of side characters and I would have been interested to know them better, but we never really get to. There is set up for sequels following them but yeah... I'm good. My enjoyment of this book is purely because I liked the set up of this one because of my own taste and not really the writing.
I actually had no idea when this was published but when I was reading it, some things felt so weirdly dated at times so I had no idea when this was supposed to take place. After finding out this was published in 2006 (but the audiobook made in 2015, thank god), that explained it. It wasn't horribly dated but it was just a little thing that I noticed.
But for what this book is, I just had fun even though it was super corny and at times, cringe.
prested's review against another edition
Lucy Rothschild is a successful thriller author trying to research her next novel by online dating.
As she meets with a certain kind of men, she suddenly meets Quinn- a seemingly normal man compared to all the others. She really likes him however she's currently lying to him about her occupation and why she's online dating.
Quinn is also lying to Lucy.
He's actually an undercover cop looking for a serial killer and Lucy is their most likely suspect.
As they get closer, they began doubting their lies and wondering whenever or not they should come clean.
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DNFed this 70% through because I started seriously disliking Quinn and their relationship dynamic.
This was obviously written in the early 2000s and it had a lot of tropes from that era of romance novels.
Just not for me.
As she meets with a certain kind of men, she suddenly meets Quinn- a seemingly normal man compared to all the others. She really likes him however she's currently lying to him about her occupation and why she's online dating.
Quinn is also lying to Lucy.
He's actually an undercover cop looking for a serial killer and Lucy is their most likely suspect.
As they get closer, they began doubting their lies and wondering whenever or not they should come clean.
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DNFed this 70% through because I started seriously disliking Quinn and their relationship dynamic.
This was obviously written in the early 2000s and it had a lot of tropes from that era of romance novels.
Just not for me.
annieburton's review against another edition
3.0
It started really good, the girl internet dating, the detective looking for a online dating killer. I knew it was a romance novel so once you have read a couple of chapters you already know who is ending up with who. At the end I just wanted to know who the killer was and didn't care much for the romance its very predictable plus I felt they pull the killer out of nowhere.
owly2014's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
a_dlp's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
chelsfoust's review against another edition
5.0
Really loved this book, it kept me interested the entire time! I have found a new favorite author, Rachel Gibson is very talented! Oh and for my friends you'll be shocked to know this isn't paranormal romance...just plain romance!!
courtknee29's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0