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ronswansonsvu's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
FMC was a little much for me, especially the quirkiness. MMC started out promising but then that whole fiasco happened. Idk, I finished it but at what cost…
sharonsm_28's review against another edition
4.0
This book had some issues, but those issue made me laugh. I don't think I have laughed so hard in my life. The first 25% of the book is so repetitive that I was going to give up on the book. However, then the romance started to build and the scenes got funnier while other scenes got sexier. I still had a few issues with the plot. But the characters were funny yet sweet. Also, it's a hockey book so I was going to read it no matter what because I love hockey.
cleverbaggins's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
This is probably just not for me, but I've read amazing sports romances and sports fanfic and sports manga and this isn't one of them. I don't know if it's the characters or the writing style. She can write, it's not written as badly as a lot of things published. But I didn't enjoy her word choices, the way she phrases things. And it wasn't sexy at all to me.
jensteele's review against another edition
This book is an odd one for me. It started okay, but after a while nothing interesting really seems to happen. There doesn’t seem to be much in the way of story or character progression. It just felt a little boring.
However, the main issue for me is the humour. It is mostly based around cringe/embarrassment humour, which is a big nope for me. Honestly, I’m surprised I made it this far through the book just based on that alone.
However, the main issue for me is the humour. It is mostly based around cringe/embarrassment humour, which is a big nope for me. Honestly, I’m surprised I made it this far through the book just based on that alone.
lisa_me's review against another edition
4.0
Violet was a hoot, though I got tired of hearing certain smutty or euphemistic words. Alex was a good guy who also thought Violet's running, unfiltered mouth was a hoot, but who made one big, dumb mistake.
ceena's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
This book started out really funny. I truly enjoyed reading it, even if Violet's awkward tendencies sometimes felt a little much. These two were so sweet together and I absolutely loved Alex... until the climax/conflict whatever you want to call it.
Because honestly, everything was going well, this was going to be a 4 star rating, until Alex went stupid... we know he isn't because of how he can quote English Literature, yet... he does sometimes so stupid and unlike him, I ended up scowling for the rest of the book.
Do I recommend it? Probably, with a big caveat. UGH I'll never get over how the author did this book... I'm so upset still.
This book started out really funny. I truly enjoyed reading it, even if Violet's awkward tendencies sometimes felt a little much. These two were so sweet together and I absolutely loved Alex... until the climax/conflict whatever you want to call it.
Because honestly, everything was going well, this was going to be a 4 star rating, until Alex went stupid... we know he isn't because of how he can quote English Literature, yet... he does sometimes so stupid and unlike him, I ended up scowling for the rest of the book.
Do I recommend it? Probably, with a big caveat. UGH I'll never get over how the author did this book... I'm so upset still.
merricats_cuppa_tea's review against another edition
4.0
This was really cute. I loved Violet and her mouth. Reminded me a lot of myself being unable to shut up when it’s necessary or always say the wrong thing in the wrong situation. Alex was a sweetheart. I’m curious to see where this series keeps going!
jazmin's review against another edition
3.0
“You’re not going to ditch me, are you?”
“I don’t see the point. You’ll probably break into my house and I’ll find you hiding in my closet or under my bed if I do,” she says dryly.
This was a decent book, and I really liked the whole idea behind the plot. The actual writing style wasn’t my favourite which I was surprised about because I loved Helena Hunting’s writing style in Meet Cute, but in this book, there were some weird ways of describing what was going on which made it a bit weird. The scenes with conversation were fine but when no one was talking the prose felt super awkward.
Although none of the characters were super memorable to me, I did enjoy both Violet and Alex. Their weirdness was super funny, and as much as some of it was inaccurate, I did enjoy the Canadian rep from Alex.
“I love you,” Alex says. I can’t hear the words because it is too damn loud. For all I know he’s actually saying “vacuum” which looks like “I love you.”
Overall this was a solid book although I did expect to enjoy it a little more than I did. Definitely want to continue with the rest of the series, just not right away :)
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