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The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

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whalenjulianna's review against another edition

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hopeful 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? Yes

3.25

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witcheep's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

1.5

His lips drop to the spot on my neck that's already marked and bruised. "Because why talk about being possessive when I can show you instead?"

It's scary how much excessive possessiveness and abuse of power and money is romantisized in this book. The MMC Rowan is a walking red flag who doesn't care about anyone but himself – and maybe his closest family – and is comfortable with using any means necessary to get what he wants. Rowan doesn't even consider the impact his actions have on others unless he has something

*cough* someone *cough*

to lose if he doesn't. 🚩🚩🚩

The FMC and love interest Zahra is represented as the "relatable" good girl with a humble background and altruistic sunshiney nature. She resists an idea of any involvement with Rowan because he is her boss,

but after a short while gives the resistance up because Rowan implies she should

. However, Zahra's character fails to be lovable in her overflowing altruistic righteousness that is forgotten as soon as

Rowan comes around to hijack her into the luxurious lifestyle a billionaire can provide on a whim

. Zahra is willing to let go almost all of her agency for

Rowan's love

. That kind of unbalanced power dynamic just makes things very dangerous, and not in a good way.

"Now that I have you, I'll never let you go." [--]
"I don't want you to."
"It's cute that you think you have a choice."

Even though this is fiction, I could not let the possessiveness, the abuse of power and money, and unbalanced relationship dynamic pass; I felt uncomfortable throughout a big portion of reading this book. Luckily I read other books in this series (and a few other Asher's series) first, and can safely say that things get better. This might be the only one of Asher's books that I actually dislike.

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jaxx88's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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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diamondsequallove25's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The book lost a bit of its shine for me because Rowan had to rely on Zahra to learn how to be more human. It would have been more impactful if he had realized the poor conditions of his workplace on his own. That said, I did feel a pang of sympathy for him, especially given his difficult family situation, which I can relate to personally.

On a brighter note, I’m really looking forward to meeting Iris. However, my hopes aren’t particularly high for Declan.

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kell_yeah_reads'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

3.5

per my spreadsheet:
yes, girl. make him work for it. nothing in life comes easy.

i love a good ol' fashioned grumpy-sunshine, enemies to lovers with a strong fmc that makes the mmc work for it. nothing in life comes easy... ;)

spice 🌶 - a 4🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 4 days
did it make me cry? - light sprinkle

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lemonsforyu's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Loveable characters? No

1.5

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karlapardo's review against another edition

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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

I liked this book. I thought it was well written (I mean is Lauren Asher, I didn't expect otherwise) and the relationship was super cute. I think that each character had good development but they were also their own person, meaning that their whole identity was in their relationship, they were just two individual people who fell in love and a relationship blossomed out of that but they didn't lose their own individual identity. I would have liked more back story on the characters, I think it was just very what's happening in the moment and because of that there were times where I would be confused by some things because we didn't know the back story. I just needed more on the back story aspect. We got some info but not a lot. Zahra is just a great character, I think she is very fun and bubbly but also knows how to be a business woman and is so responsible and passionate about her job and I love that. She is also clear in what she wants out of the relationship, she made it clear to Rowan when he messed up that he needed to work on that and fix it because she wouldn't be putting up with it if it kept going, and I think that is so powerful. Rowan was so cute. He fell in love with Zahra but struggled so much with that realization but as a reader you can see his development very clearly. I think that he made it very hard for us readers to not love him once we saw his development and I am here for it. Their relationship is so cute, the banter, the tension, and spice, the respect they have for each other, and the way he won her heart over and over again was so cute. Would read again

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

Rowan, a billionaire tasked by his grandfather to make Dreamland great again.

Zahra, an average gal just trying to overcome the betrayal she faced with her ex.

"I gave up the person I was for a man who couldn't handle the woman I was meant to be." -Zahra

Sparks fly between Rowan and Zahra and neither of them can understand or explain why.

"He's the Devil, Zahra. Well, that explains why Eve fell for his tricks. If the devil looked half as good as Rowan, I'd eat the damn apple too. Screw the consequences." -Zahra

Rowan is determined to get his task done that his grandfather left him to do after passing. At what cost though? As it turns out being a billionaire isn't always as awesome as it sounds... Ridiculously Awesome that is.

"The list is endless with one universal lesson: Trust no one." -Rowan

Zahra however, is a breath of fresh air. A creative. A free spirit. She goes above and beyond. She will be the way Rowan accomplishes his goals. Hell, she was already working with his grandfather before he passed.

"I officially need to find out what kind of woodland fairies raised this woman because there's no way she's a product of the real world." -Rowan

Rowan realizes that he can't be himself with Zahra. Well, more like he doesn't want to. He doesn't want to be the same guy he was before they met.

"Because to love someone else means to trust them enough to not abuse the power they have over you." -Rowan

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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michaelahoyman's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

I honestly didn’t expect to like this book, but I absolutely LOVE it. Lauren Asher is an amazing offer. I’m usually extremely picky and won’t read a book if they’re not kissing by page 10, but I actually still loved this book. Rowan is such a sweetie, and so just ugh in a beautiful way, you know? The ending is super sweet and happy.

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