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Представата за теб by Robinne Lee, Робин Лий

108 reviews

jasonpatrickg's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I read this after watching the movie and while I liked both, I liked this even more. Great writing with wonderful description of Solene’s emotions as she falls in love with a man half her age.

Very steamy, if that’s your thing.

The intentional but subliminal commentary on age gap relationships and the double standard when a man vs. a woman is the older partner was really interesting.

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mimlleigh's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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britishbelle's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

1.0

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kathyv's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

2.0

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tehstorm's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

2.0

I am so annoyed at this book. Mostly at Solène.

At the beginning, I was mostly annoyed at how often she was talking about their age gap. He seemed pretty mature for a 20 year old, she was the one with an issue with it for seemingly no reason. But then through the whole book she was just determined to never actually make the relationship work. Between always griping about the age gap, and then being weird about Hayes being in a boy band. And refusing to tell her daughter she was dating Hayes until way too late and then broke her daughter's heart. She was just like "la di da no one will find me.” And then is all shocked when people find her or torture her daughter about her relationship or when photographers take photos of them out on a boat. She's an incredibly smart person but yet so stupid. If she had actually committed to the relationship and thought through what it would mean in the beginning she would have been able to properly plan for what was (predictably) coming and it might not have hit as hard or destroyed her as much. It still would have been very hard- public scrutiny, paparazzi, and toxic parasocial relationships are horrible. But things like security cameras at home, security personnel, no sex acts on a boat when there's another boat nearby... all would have helped prevent a lot of heartache. Hayes had enough money to give them a lot more protection, if you'd just accept his help and acknowledge that you're in a relationship with him. It also would have helped if both of them had actually said something about the relationship to the world instead of letting it fester. He could have told his fans to leave her and Isabelle alone. And Solène had an opportunity to come out and to be a strong feminist about it. Old men date young women all the time and no one cares. Make a statement and be like "ya, i'm awesome. i'm getting what i want. i'm successful. Women can be 40 and still desirable.” Work with it! I feel like she went through no growth whatsoever and refused to take her life into her own hands. Also, so many comments about his youthful skin 🤢 Some things Hayes did crossed some lines, but not to an unforgivable point. And he was trying and putting in effort and growing.

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kdailyreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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erikaraz's review against another edition

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Age gap was so uncomfortable and the fact that this is so obviously One Direction Fanfic makes me want to barf. Harry Styles must feel so objectified by this author. 🤮🤮🤮

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blumerlamotte's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

O! M! G!

I thought I was getting into a sweet, carefree rom-com of a novel. I was looking forward to a light story about a mature woman dating a much younger man. I was excited to see the traditional roles of older men with younger women be turned upside down with gender role reversal.

Instead... What I got... 👀

An enthralling, deeply layered and all encompassing commentary on what it's like to be an aging woman in a society that seems to cease seeing us women as we glide into our 40s.

An explicit and sexy story about female sexuality and being comfortable in one's own skin that only comes with life's experiences.

A tender, humorous and touching love story.

This novel has left me emotional and sadly I can't say much more than that without accidentally giving away parts of the story.

Highly recommend the story. 18+ readers only ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🩹❣️

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chelle22's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad

5.0

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enchantingreads_rosyreviews's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

“Love is this very precious thing, Izz. It’s this precious, magical thing. But it’s not finite. There’s not a limited amount of it out there. You just have to be open to allowing it to find you. Allowing it to happen.” I was not entirely sure that I believed this, but I needed her to.

To be completely honest, I read this book simply because the movie was coming out. I didn’t know what to expect because I didn’t know it existed. However, once I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down! The author writes solely from the FMC’s POV, leading the reader into a world of name-dropping artists, designers and brands, while taking us along a whirlwind affair with a rockstar as they trek all over the globe. The whole world feels sophisticated, which I assume will translate well in its film adaptation. But it’s the romance between these two characters, Solène and Hayes, that sucks you in from the start! Although it seems like the world and their own minds doubt their union’s strength, they can’t help the magnetic pull towards one another. Their relationship grows organically and beautifully… I can’t wait to see the movie because I liked this book.

"...being scared and torn, at the same time elated that I’d found someone who had taken the time to know me, and all the little things that made me so very happy. And how I did not want to let him go... Love, she said, was not always perfect, and not exactly how you expected it to be. But when it descended upon you, there was no controlling it."

🎤

This book was not what I expected: I predicted it would be a fun story about an older woman living out a fantasy everyone has about dating a young boy bander. I hoped there would be some discussion about the double standard of older women dating younger men (they're "cougars" & are belittled in society) as opposed to older men dating younger women (who are celebrated as being "the man" & their masculinity gets a boost). I wanted to live in a fancy, celebrity world with lavish parties, backstage access, hotel suites, and private planes. Which this book definitely delivered.

However, it surprised me because it felt like a realistic version of this fantasy playing out. Both characters were forced to examine their identity in society: a single mom, career woman, dating a younger man & an overworked younger man dating an older woman, adored by thousands of fans, dealing with imposter syndrome or feeling like he's not being taken seriously. But they also had to deal with the realities of their relationship & everything that came with that: constant trotting around the globe, media & fandom attention, questioning the reality of feelings developing & managing how those closest to them were dealing with their relationship. And I appreciated this surprising realistic spin on a fantasy dream. It felt like Robinne truly and honestly answered the question: what if he saw me from the stage and we fell in love?

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