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Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

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dylansday_'s review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing tense 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

Cried towards the end
Could not put it down
Gotta love friendship ngl (specifically iris)
The smutty bits

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.25

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paula357's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

perfect feel good book, intense sex scenes

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fanboyriot's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

♡ Fake Dating

♡ Gay Theater

♡ Opposites Attract

I really this book. The queer rep was amazing and the anxiety rep was written so well. I really love the fake dating trope and that plays such a lovely role in this book. If you like actress x romance author then I highly recommend this sapphic read.

The characters worked well together and I really loved getting to see Delilah and Claire again. It was so wholesome and heartwarming. I would have liked to have more of the theater moments though. I really enjoyed those. The small town vibes were great, this book was a comforting read.

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)

Angst Level: 💧 (1/5)

POV: Duel, Third Person

Release Date: 24, October 2023

Rep: Bisexual (Main Character), Lesbian (Main and Side Characters), BIPOC (Main Character), Non-Binary Japanese-American (Side Character), Agender (Side Character), Pansexual (Side Character), Transmasc (Side Character) Anxiety

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date perfectly wraps up the Bright Falls series, although I seriously wish that there was more. This world she's created is a space that feels realistic and full of such love between the characters. With Iris needing inspiration for the romance novel she's writing, and Stevie needing seduction lessons, this book is romantic, hilariously funny, emotional, and heartfelt.

This book is for you if you like...

😘Fake dating
👩‍🏫"Teach me" seduction lessons dynamics
🌇Small Town
💔Afraid of commitment
🎭Theatre life
💕Found family
🌈Sapphic romance (Bisexual FMC & Lesbian FMC)
🫂 Anxiety / mental health rep

The story for Iris and Stevie that the author crafted is so uniquely appropriate for them. I loved seeing both of these characters grow, and also peeking in at the lives of the previous books' MCs. Iris and Stevie make such an adorable couple, and watching them carefully unravel each other with their fake dating trope and "teach me how to seduce someone" lessons had me unable to put this book down! Plus, the gender-bent queer representation in the Much Ado About Nothing production happening in this book was phenomenal to imagine. Now I want to see all of Shakespeare's plays to be re-envisioned this way!

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed thissss - Delilah Green is still my favorite book of this series but this definitely takes second place :)

I definitely believed the chemistry and love between Iris and Stevie and really enjoyed watching it evolve over the course of this book
Didn’t love the third act drama but and use/overuse of the miscommunication trope but didn’t mind it too much

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katbotelho's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

this was my least favourite of the series tbh,, and it carried on a lot if problems i saw with the last two aka the lack of diversity of the main cast. i feel like having the main cast only consist of lesbian and bisexual white women does not constitute a diverse cast. I am once again asking for BIPOC and trans characters who aren’t mentioned once as background character and never seen again. (Ren ticks both boxes but is still a side character) Hell there wasn’t even a straight person in the books.

also i find by the end of this series the cast of characters is just too large to keep track off bc there’s the main three plus their partners plus simon and emery plus stevies three friends my head hurts tryna keep track of them all. i must say the large cast issue might be solved with aroace characters but anyway-

also this whole new york business just annoyed me.

like ren telling iris about it when stevie spent the entire book tryna tell everyone that shes an adult whos capable oc doing things for herself and then her closest friend once again not letting her make decisions for herself bc they thought they knew whats best for them

also

stevie not telling iris until after accepting the offer what the hell was that about ?? glad you’re finally making a decision for urself girl but part of that is realizing your decisions effect other people bffr

also felt like the theatre plot got shoved to the side for a while.

in conclusion i learned im not a fan of the fake dating trope

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

📱
I had a good time reading this book and the series. I thought Iris and Stevie were cute together and their relationship was sweet.

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emotional 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

3.75

I didn’t realize that Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date is a part of a series, and picked it up on a whim. That being said, it was easy to follow, and while I missed out on some side character back stories, it was nothing too major.
In terms of the book, I absolutely loved Stevie (anxiety rep always had a special place in my heart) and her relationship with Iris. The beginning was very strong as well, introducing themes that I know many will resonate with. That being said, I wasn’t a huge fan of the third act breakup since it seemed out of character, but that’s just a me thing! Overall I would definitely recommend:)

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