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relentlesseliza's review against another edition
4.0
★4 STARS★
As a criminology professor with a particular interest in female serial killers, Millie Morris’ dating life is in dire need of resuscitation. To be honest she’s more than happy spending countless hours towards research for her book deal, but an upcoming black tie gala at the university forces her to dissect her dating life.
Her first thought (and most easy option) is to ask one of her four best friends who also happen to be her co-workers. Like her they are all career driven professors, and more interested in reading the latest educational journal than trawling through dating apps. But not ones to shy away from a challenge they come up with an alcohol fuelled plan to create dating profiles and secure genuine potential love interests to take as their plus ones to the gala.
Although they are all firm friends Millie has always had the closest relationship with Reid. When she allows herself to, she can admit to the underlying sexual tension that escapes through the layers and layers of denial. It’s been a long time coming *wags eyebrows* but they eventually give into the low-key raging attraction between them. It’s the most intense experience she’s ever had, but thought of ruining her friendship with Reid is greater than the unknown of exploring things further, so they mutually agree to keep things platonic.
Maybe it’s because she’s the only female in the gang but Millie gets roped into creating an honest but interesting profiles for each of them. Officially she resents doing it, but unofficially it’s kinda fun. A by-product when it comes to her own profile is it starts to expose just how little she offers personally/emotionally in both her friends and relationships.
What starts as a simple idea quickly escalates into hilarious escapades and dating disasters. What should be a distraction from her attraction to Reid only serves to heighten it, and results in some actions that are far from friendly.
I absolutely adored the supporting cast and I’m secretly hoping this will develop into a series.
This year has seen me become a huge fan of Christina Lauren. They have pretty much monopolized my favourite reads shelf this year, and with this swipe right romance I image the same will be said by many others.
rschwendau's review against another edition
3.0
basic and easy read with a lot of miscommunication and emotional stunted growth.
jennalee_lynn's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
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
3.5
kyrstind's review against another edition
3.0
This one got a little weird/painful and seemed to go on too long before the “big reveal.” It could have happened faster with the work happening sooner. It was still sweet and I still like friends to lovers best. But wow. I liked these two but it felt like the 3 weeks that happened before the big reveal just took too long.
bigdog356c's review against another edition
3.0
Something was missing in the book. Either it was too many characters or stories that were built up and never fully accomplished. The black tie thing was just a thing? But we read about it a dozen times. Not one female character at all? another female voice would have been helpful.
samthedogmom's review against another edition
2.0
had i read this (instead of listening to the audiobook), i imagine it would have been a 1 star. the narration was enough to keep me (barely) intrigued, and although i’m a sucker for a good friends-to-lovers rom-com, this didn’t have enough rom, nor enough com. i loved “love & other words” by christina [&] lauren, but this was in a league of its own (a worse one).
aymaezing's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
thejordanjournals's review against another edition
5.0
I gotta be honest I was kinda afraid to pick up this book. I’ve loved everything I’ve read from Christina Lauren, but I had been hearing so many mixed reviews on this one.
So, I went in with very low expectations.
And, I loved this.
I just love how Christina Lauren writes friendships, and friend group dynamics, and romance, and sexual tension, and bearing all scenes, and emotion that I really shouldn’t have doubted them.
I have a difficult time with the friends-to-lovers tropes, but really I’ve loved it every time CL has tackled it. I just adored Reid. I adored his relationship with Millie. I adored their friend group and dynamics. I adored the online dating aspect. It’s just so relatable and written in a way that’s so realistic that it captures the fears and insecurities that come with online dating.
Basically, I loved this as much as would be expected.
So, I went in with very low expectations.
And, I loved this.
I just love how Christina Lauren writes friendships, and friend group dynamics, and romance, and sexual tension, and bearing all scenes, and emotion that I really shouldn’t have doubted them.
I have a difficult time with the friends-to-lovers tropes, but really I’ve loved it every time CL has tackled it. I just adored Reid. I adored his relationship with Millie. I adored their friend group and dynamics. I adored the online dating aspect. It’s just so relatable and written in a way that’s so realistic that it captures the fears and insecurities that come with online dating.
Basically, I loved this as much as would be expected.
cyazzie's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Fun smut good, easy fast reading that is nice to pick up even when you’re tired