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lindseydomokur's review
3.0
3.5 stars. I really liked the nerd aspect and liked John and how he was the one who pined for Olivia for years, but some things in the story felt odd to me. I wanted to enjoy it more, but those things were just so awkward. He was an awkward person anyways, so that didn’t help. I loved how much he loved Olivia though and how he wanted to be with her for always. He knew she was the one for him and wouldn’t stop till he got his girl.
emeraldcitizen's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I finished this book out of spite.
I almost threw my kindle at the wall Nathan says that John isn’t on the autism spectrum or anything like that.
The blatant ableism and derogatory comment toward asd folks is just so harmful. I know the book is like 6 years old - but that is not that long ago?
And John is very clearly and very heavily autistic coded.
I cannot understand how this book has 5 stars on GoodReads.
I started it because I’d read “come back to bed” by the same author. I wanted a new light read and I’d like that book,
It said fake dating and had a full 5 star rating
There were so many things wrong w this book…
I almost threw my kindle at the wall Nathan says that John isn’t on the autism spectrum or anything like that.
The blatant ableism and derogatory comment toward asd folks is just so harmful. I know the book is like 6 years old - but that is not that long ago?
And John is very clearly and very heavily autistic coded.
I cannot understand how this book has 5 stars on GoodReads.
I started it because I’d read “come back to bed” by the same author. I wanted a new light read and I’d like that book,
It said fake dating and had a full 5 star rating
There were so many things wrong w this book…
taisie22's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Olivia has always had a crush on her brother's best friend, John, so he turns to her as his fake romance when he needs a date for several functions. He's a very successful tech businessman, but the crush has always been returned secretly since she was younger, and he didn't want to upset her brother. It's a fun story with several laugh-out-loud moments.
jo13_'s review against another edition
2.0
Que puedo decir de este libro, más que fue una montaña rusa de emociones?.
Al principio estaba muy feliz por que es un tipo de libro que me cuesta mucho encontrar, en los que el protagonista masculino tiene un crush o enamoramiento por la chica. Los POV de John me encantaron, me parecía que era muy tierno su enamoramiento hacia la hermanita de su mejor amigo, pero cuando no estábamos en su POV parecía un personaje totalmente distinto, llegó a decirle cada cosa a la protagonista... yo no hubiera dejado que me hablen asi ni un segundo, llegó a tratarla de tonta, cuestionar sus sueños, incluso en cierto punto sus gustos sexuales
Al principio estaba muy feliz por que es un tipo de libro que me cuesta mucho encontrar, en los que el protagonista masculino tiene un crush o enamoramiento por la chica. Los POV de John me encantaron, me parecía que era muy tierno su enamoramiento hacia la hermanita de su mejor amigo, pero cuando no estábamos en su POV parecía un personaje totalmente distinto, llegó a decirle cada cosa a la protagonista... yo no hubiera dejado que me hablen asi ni un segundo, llegó a tratarla de tonta, cuestionar sus sueños, incluso en cierto punto sus gustos sexuales
smarkies's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
litloulou's review
3.0
Idk I liked a lot about this but also not. I liked the dynamics and relationships. Not sure about a random friend just knowing he did not have autism but ok. His acceptance of his parents was not a normal social response and seemed a little unrealistic. The workaholic angle didn't work for me. Parts of this were cute but the ending conflict wasn't great for me.
menollyruth's review against another edition
2.5
Issue number 1: The male character's name is John. Which is just kind of terrible in a modern romance. 2. This guy is the biggest asshole for no reason. 3. The vibes of this book are "Nice guys are the best guys." The guy was unbearable, the romance was rushed and sexy times were awkward at best. And I was just left wanting so much.