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funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Rating: 3/5 stars
Police academy recruit Charlie Burns thinks he’s won the lottery when he enters a no-strings relationship with Ever Carmichael. But when she decides she wants a real relationship after all, Charlie engages in increasingly desperate antics to get her back.
This book is honestly so dumb, and yet I was here for it most of the time? I wanted a quick and mindless read and this delivered on that in spades—my friend Hannah called it a junk food book and I totally agree. If you’re looking for literature with a capital-L, you will not find it here, but if you want an escapist and over-the-top rom-com, I actually can’t recommend it enough.
The only reason I didn’t break down and rate this higher was because Charlie’s behavior REALLY annoyed me for a chunk of the book, and the conflict basically boiled down to “they just won’t admit they love each other” which isn’t my favorite. Still, I’m definitely going to read the rest of the series, and I genuinely don’t regret a minute spent consuming this one.
CW: Very mild mentions of a toxic/abusive relationship; parental abandonment
Police academy recruit Charlie Burns thinks he’s won the lottery when he enters a no-strings relationship with Ever Carmichael. But when she decides she wants a real relationship after all, Charlie engages in increasingly desperate antics to get her back.
This book is honestly so dumb, and yet I was here for it most of the time? I wanted a quick and mindless read and this delivered on that in spades—my friend Hannah called it a junk food book and I totally agree. If you’re looking for literature with a capital-L, you will not find it here, but if you want an escapist and over-the-top rom-com, I actually can’t recommend it enough.
The only reason I didn’t break down and rate this higher was because Charlie’s behavior REALLY annoyed me for a chunk of the book, and the conflict basically boiled down to “they just won’t admit they love each other” which isn’t my favorite. Still, I’m definitely going to read the rest of the series, and I genuinely don’t regret a minute spent consuming this one.
CW: Very mild mentions of a toxic/abusive relationship; parental abandonment
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content and Abandonment
Minor: Physical abuse