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Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams

9 reviews

beebowbabe's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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naturally's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

do you take this man is very shondaland-coded. when i tell you that i devoured every single word...

yes, rj was unlikeable at times, but i think that denise williams masterfully presented a REAL guarded woman with flaws. as an avid romance reader, i think that the genre is in dire need of more female leads (especially female leads of COLOUR) who are bitchy. how comes immoral men with abusive tendencies gets people's panties wet, but leading women have to be the second-coming of mother theresa in order to be relatable and worth rooting for???

anyways, williams hit all the sweet spots with this one. rj and lear's back-and-forth was highly engaging. their chemistry was infectious. the selection of weddings was diverse and (mostly) heartwarming. the smut was sizzling. and the character development of our two imperfect leads was super compelling.

enemies-with-benefits-to-lovers done right!!!

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bee87's review

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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

4.25

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sarahsbookstacks's review

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.25

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annahamburger's review

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emotional funny hopeful 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

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solacelight's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Frankly, I didn't like RJ or Lear. I also didn't care about them, which was somehow worse. I didn't care if they ended up together or not, because RJ was cruel and Lear was a misogynist and frankly, neither of their traumas was adequately explored despite this being longer than most books. They also just didn't feel like they had chemistry.

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sdupont's review against another edition

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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 really enjoyed The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams so I was excited to read this new release. While I did enjoy this book it was not as strong as her last. I struggled with RJ and Lear’s connection as a couple, it just felt lacking to me. I needed more of that emotional connection to be built. I think the enemies with benefits trope is just a hard one to work with. That being said I did like RJ, I appreciated that she was a strong character who was great at her job and a great friend. This book is worth a read for sure, I’m looking forward to Pearl and Cord’s story!

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literaryintersections's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Honestly, Denise Williams does it again. And might just be getting better and better (although idk if anything can beat Britta and Wes for me!). RJ sure is going to try though. RJ, RJ, RJ. I love a career-focused women in romance. I love a hidden softie. I love a loyal b*tch*. And RJ is all of those things. Denise truly writes fully fleshed out, complex, SMART women and I love her for it.

"I'd learned young that people were rarely worth trusting, and baring your teeth was easier than baring your soul, only to be shown you weren't worth someone's time."

WHEW WHEW WHEW. RJ is it for me honestly.

Then you've got Lear. Who, despite trying to hard not to be a "nice guy" is SUPER SWEET. He is a dirty talking cinnamon roll and his backstory is quite frankly, devastating. And RJ and Lear truly felt enemies - they didn't like each other from the jump while LOVE IT YES. But when they went enemies to lovers???? then lovers to friends????? then to LOVEEEEE????? I was in it y'all. In it to win it.

Now Denise, I know that Cord and Pearl are next. And ma'am. I need that book in my hands TODAY.

My favorite part about Denise is that individualism of each book. None of her books feel the same - they are all different people, different problems, different tropes. But you know you will always get smart women, sweet men, and beautiful love stories.

Thank you to Berkley for my copy to review!

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bookwormbullet's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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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