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bookcoffeegirl's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
2.5
Between two and three stars. I realize that someone reads a book like this as a form of escapism. But this book was so over the top in how unrealistic it was that it was too much.
thebookberrie's review against another edition
1.0
I got a stomach ache from how fucking creepy this author is.
The Seat Filler is about a dog groomer who while helping out her friend, ends up as a seat filler at an award show and happens to sit next to her celebrity crush. Pretending she doesn't know who he is, she plays uninterested while he becomes more interested. Soon they start a creepy ass romance.
I could give a better blurb but honestly fuck this book. This is the author's published self-insert fanfiction where she falls in love with the actor Adam Driver and it's disturbing to say the least. She takes literally every public known fact about him, even his trauma and uses it. The author doesn't even hide this fact and she's absolutely unhinged. The acknowledgements are even worse and I swear to god Adam Driver needs a restraining order from this woman.
There are actors that I love too but this level is "break into your house and hide in your closet" level not... watch every thing they are in and retweet memes about them level. There are lines we should have as fans and this woman not only crossed it, she back flipped over that and is proud to be this crazed stalker??? This is a grown woman, MARRIED and she does this shit?? There is no rational explanation, this is just fucking weird.
Actors are real people and the thought of ever making an actor I admire uncomfortable breaks my heart. I could never do this to them like imagine if Adam Driver ever saw this? I just know in this nutjob's head she's like omg Adam would find this ROMANTIC and he would instantly leave his wife for me!!! Sorry sis but that isn't happening and I hope he gets that restraining order asap.
Literally in this book the character gets exposed as being a fan of the actor guy and he literally finds it romantic. Do you smell something yes that's me I puked because of how gross I find this all.
As for the book and romance itself, it wasn't good. It felt like a parody and yet it was dead serious. The romance made no sense and was so awkward. They had no chemistry and yet kept ending up together at every moment. Every conversation they had I was just cringing at how fanfictiony it really was?? Like you could at least try to make this not suck but okay. I really spent most of the book just cringing and feeling really uncomfortable that such a book exists.
The writing was SO bad and all of the dialogue was nails on a chalkboard. The MC (idk her name, but it's probably Sariah) was so annoying oh my god I just wanted to fight her. She acts so quirky about eating her snickers and watching tv like ??? What kind of dumb shit is this she's an adult and so many people are like this you don't have to be so quirky, weird, and make your entire personality around how you like chocolate.
To top off how fucked this author is- she also recently made ableist comments about her son's autism like can we just throw the whole person away?
The Seat Filler is about a dog groomer who while helping out her friend, ends up as a seat filler at an award show and happens to sit next to her celebrity crush. Pretending she doesn't know who he is, she plays uninterested while he becomes more interested. Soon they start a creepy ass romance.
I could give a better blurb but honestly fuck this book. This is the author's published self-insert fanfiction where she falls in love with the actor Adam Driver and it's disturbing to say the least. She takes literally every public known fact about him, even his trauma and uses it. The author doesn't even hide this fact and she's absolutely unhinged. The acknowledgements are even worse and I swear to god Adam Driver needs a restraining order from this woman.
There are actors that I love too but this level is "break into your house and hide in your closet" level not... watch every thing they are in and retweet memes about them level. There are lines we should have as fans and this woman not only crossed it, she back flipped over that and is proud to be this crazed stalker??? This is a grown woman, MARRIED and she does this shit?? There is no rational explanation, this is just fucking weird.
Actors are real people and the thought of ever making an actor I admire uncomfortable breaks my heart. I could never do this to them like imagine if Adam Driver ever saw this? I just know in this nutjob's head she's like omg Adam would find this ROMANTIC and he would instantly leave his wife for me!!! Sorry sis but that isn't happening and I hope he gets that restraining order asap.
Literally in this book the character gets exposed as being a fan of the actor guy and he literally finds it romantic. Do you smell something yes that's me I puked because of how gross I find this all.
As for the book and romance itself, it wasn't good. It felt like a parody and yet it was dead serious. The romance made no sense and was so awkward. They had no chemistry and yet kept ending up together at every moment. Every conversation they had I was just cringing at how fanfictiony it really was?? Like you could at least try to make this not suck but okay. I really spent most of the book just cringing and feeling really uncomfortable that such a book exists.
The writing was SO bad and all of the dialogue was nails on a chalkboard. The MC (idk her name, but it's probably Sariah) was so annoying oh my god I just wanted to fight her. She acts so quirky about eating her snickers and watching tv like ??? What kind of dumb shit is this she's an adult and so many people are like this you don't have to be so quirky, weird, and make your entire personality around how you like chocolate.
To top off how fucked this author is- she also recently made ableist comments about her son's autism like can we just throw the whole person away?
macymillerm's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️ (I think)
Slow beginning but ended up really liking this one and falling in love with the characters towards the mid to end of the book.
Slow beginning but ended up really liking this one and falling in love with the characters towards the mid to end of the book.
quelr11's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
kb1290's review against another edition
funny
fast-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
3.0
themillennialswiftie's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.0
read_it_and_sleep's review against another edition
4.0
****Close to 4 stars, but more like 3.5****
This book is super cute and swoon-worthy. Noah Douglas is prime book-boyfriend material, and if you like books where the guy is all-in from the start, you'd like this one.
Our heroine, Juliet, is likable. She has some hangups from her past that are legit, and it was great to see Noah help her work through them.
Would have liked some actual spice. This was more like cinnamon-sugar spice instead of Carolina Reaper. However, that doesn't mean there were steamy parts.
Overall, it was a quick, sweet romance that I recommend if you're looking for a good live story.
This book is super cute and swoon-worthy. Noah Douglas is prime book-boyfriend material, and if you like books where the guy is all-in from the start, you'd like this one.
Our heroine, Juliet, is likable. She has some hangups from her past that are legit, and it was great to see Noah help her work through them.
Would have liked some actual spice. This was more like cinnamon-sugar spice instead of Carolina Reaper. However, that doesn't mean there were steamy parts.
Overall, it was a quick, sweet romance that I recommend if you're looking for a good live story.
kwag923's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
kac469's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75