desidancer83's review against another edition
4.0
Audiobook: fine. I enjoyed The group of great friends talking about being vulnerable. How hard it is to lean on your people and trust they will still be there.
kaychips's review against another edition
I just moved on to a other book bc I felt like reading those books more- but I will come back to this
nina_christine's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
karalee's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this for the most part, but my positive and gripe below the spoiler tag:
Positive: Good call on sending her to therapy at the end. She clearly has a personal issue she needs worked through and it's not being fixed [at least not completely] by a love interest.
The entire plot is based off of the characters needing a date to this upcoming event, yet the event itself gets nothing on the page. Why?
I feel like Millie should have had the realization that 1. Reid wants to be with her and 2. Reid enjoys the conversations with "her", so therefore she needs to be honest and open up to him about everything. Especially after he spills everything through the messages.
I freaking hate catfishing. What did she think would happen...lmao.
Spoiler
Positive: Good call on sending her to therapy at the end. She clearly has a personal issue she needs worked through and it's not being fixed [at least not completely] by a love interest.
The entire plot is based off of the characters needing a date to this upcoming event, yet the event itself gets nothing on the page. Why?
I feel like Millie should have had the realization that 1. Reid wants to be with her and 2. Reid enjoys the conversations with "her", so therefore she needs to be honest and open up to him about everything. Especially after he spills everything through the messages.
I freaking hate catfishing. What did she think would happen...lmao.
heather425's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh, this book. I wanted to enjoy a nice, light, chick-lit type book and the description sounded ok. Plus, score, I received an ARC from Netgalley. I somewhat enjoyed Love and Other Words by these authors earlier in the year so I thought this would be pretty good. Only it wasn't.
It started out promising. Millie is best friends with four guys and they are all academia types. Sounds fun. We learn that Millie is better friends with Reid out of all the guys and within the first few pages they start a friends with benefits situation. Ok, fine. But then the whole thing goes off the rails. These people are in their late 20s and early 30s in 2018 and they act like they are still in college, but it's 20 years ago when the internet is new. They decide as a group to try online dating and act like it's something no one does. Then, Millie catfishes Reid with a fake profile. Granted, she starts a new profile because the guys are giving her crap about her real one. Before she can tell them, surprise, she's matched with Reid on the fake account!
Now, here's where I can't relate to Millie. Instead of coming right out and saying - ha! We matched by 98% on this thing, maybe we should try giving a real relationship a try - Millie sends a cute response with a slight inside joke thinking Reid will catch on. He doesn't. Again, at any time she could reveal herself. Instead she continues the charade and continues the FWB situation. Even when Reid figures out the fake account is Millie he doesn't confront her. He just gets mad and leaves. Then the books spends time with him sulking and not speaking to most of his friends and ignoring Millie. While I totally understood his anger, his reaction just seemed childish.
Overall, this would have been fun if it wasn't 2018. I would have loved this book back in the late 90s when I was a young 20something and the internet was still new, along with online dating. But in 2018 this just didn't feel right. Not to mention I just can't relate to the whole game playing dating nonsense. It was never my style. To read characters with professional careers act like immature kids was just too much.
It started out promising. Millie is best friends with four guys and they are all academia types. Sounds fun. We learn that Millie is better friends with Reid out of all the guys and within the first few pages they start a friends with benefits situation. Ok, fine. But then the whole thing goes off the rails. These people are in their late 20s and early 30s in 2018 and they act like they are still in college, but it's 20 years ago when the internet is new. They decide as a group to try online dating and act like it's something no one does. Then, Millie catfishes Reid with a fake profile. Granted, she starts a new profile because the guys are giving her crap about her real one. Before she can tell them, surprise, she's matched with Reid on the fake account!
Now, here's where I can't relate to Millie. Instead of coming right out and saying - ha! We matched by 98% on this thing, maybe we should try giving a real relationship a try - Millie sends a cute response with a slight inside joke thinking Reid will catch on. He doesn't. Again, at any time she could reveal herself. Instead she continues the charade and continues the FWB situation. Even when Reid figures out the fake account is Millie he doesn't confront her. He just gets mad and leaves. Then the books spends time with him sulking and not speaking to most of his friends and ignoring Millie. While I totally understood his anger, his reaction just seemed childish.
Overall, this would have been fun if it wasn't 2018. I would have loved this book back in the late 90s when I was a young 20something and the internet was still new, along with online dating. But in 2018 this just didn't feel right. Not to mention I just can't relate to the whole game playing dating nonsense. It was never my style. To read characters with professional careers act like immature kids was just too much.
vanessa_issa's review against another edition
5.0
Um dos livros mais engraçados que já li!!!!! Já esperava que fosse gostar, mas as autoras conseguiram me surpreender!
Peguei hoje achando que ia ler uns 3 ou 4 capítulos e depois iria fazer outra coisa, aproveitar o dia livre... Mas, simplesmente NÃO CONSEGUI PARAR DE LER!! É daqueles que a gente precisa saber o que vai acontecer a seguir, mas, ao mesmo tempo, fica triste por ver que está acabando tão rápido!
Esse grupo de amigos decide se aventurar num site de relacionamentos em busca de acompanhantes para o banquete da UCSB. Não queriam ir como solteiros, nem como um "grupo de amigos", então viram no app IRL (In Real Life) a chance de encontrarem parceiros, que trariam mais felicidade para suas vidas e os ajudariam a ter uma boa imagem no trabalho.
A Millie é a única mulher entre eles, mas é vista como "mais um dos caras". A princípio, nenhum deles cogita a hipótese de ter nada além de amizade com ela. Até que, um dia, ela acaba dormindo com Reid achando que ia ser apenas por uma noite, só por diversão.
Porém, além do perfil verdadeiro dela no IRL, ela cria também um "falso", que na verdade só tem informações verdadeiras sobre ela, mas que seus amigos não fazem ideia. Nesse perfil, ela expõe mais seus sentimentos, coisas que não costuma conversar com mais ninguém, e tenta ser o máximo honesta possível sobre sua vida real. O problema começa quando esse perfil e o de Reid tem um match de 98% de compatibilidade.
Ele não a reconhece na foto, nem desconfia que está conversando com a melhor amiga. Acredita mesmo que Catherine — que é o nome do meio de Millie — seja uma outra mulher.
Fisicamente, Reid é totalmente atraído por Millie, mas sente falta de alguém que se abra mais sobre seus sentimentos, como Catherine faz nas mensagens. Além disso, há também outras mulheres com quem conversa no app, despertando muito o ciúme de Millie, que não sabe como lhe contar a verdade sobre tudo.
É uma história tão doida, mas juro que consigo imaginar isso acontecendo na vida real. Me apaixonei por todos os personagens! Que grupo maravilhoso de pessoas, todos muito divertidos. Dá até vontade de ser amiga deles também.
Não acho legal enganar ninguém, sou contra catfishing e nunca faria nada do tipo. Entretanto, consigo entender o dilema dos personagens e vejo que não havia maldade em seus atos. Estavam realmente apenas precisando dessa confusão toda para enxergarem uma coisa que já estava clara desde o princípio.
Recomendo a leitura!
Peguei hoje achando que ia ler uns 3 ou 4 capítulos e depois iria fazer outra coisa, aproveitar o dia livre... Mas, simplesmente NÃO CONSEGUI PARAR DE LER!! É daqueles que a gente precisa saber o que vai acontecer a seguir, mas, ao mesmo tempo, fica triste por ver que está acabando tão rápido!
Esse grupo de amigos decide se aventurar num site de relacionamentos em busca de acompanhantes para o banquete da UCSB. Não queriam ir como solteiros, nem como um "grupo de amigos", então viram no app IRL (In Real Life) a chance de encontrarem parceiros, que trariam mais felicidade para suas vidas e os ajudariam a ter uma boa imagem no trabalho.
A Millie é a única mulher entre eles, mas é vista como "mais um dos caras". A princípio, nenhum deles cogita a hipótese de ter nada além de amizade com ela. Até que, um dia, ela acaba dormindo com Reid achando que ia ser apenas por uma noite, só por diversão.
Porém, além do perfil verdadeiro dela no IRL, ela cria também um "falso", que na verdade só tem informações verdadeiras sobre ela, mas que seus amigos não fazem ideia. Nesse perfil, ela expõe mais seus sentimentos, coisas que não costuma conversar com mais ninguém, e tenta ser o máximo honesta possível sobre sua vida real. O problema começa quando esse perfil e o de Reid tem um match de 98% de compatibilidade.
Ele não a reconhece na foto, nem desconfia que está conversando com a melhor amiga. Acredita mesmo que Catherine — que é o nome do meio de Millie — seja uma outra mulher.
Fisicamente, Reid é totalmente atraído por Millie, mas sente falta de alguém que se abra mais sobre seus sentimentos, como Catherine faz nas mensagens. Além disso, há também outras mulheres com quem conversa no app, despertando muito o ciúme de Millie, que não sabe como lhe contar a verdade sobre tudo.
É uma história tão doida, mas juro que consigo imaginar isso acontecendo na vida real. Me apaixonei por todos os personagens! Que grupo maravilhoso de pessoas, todos muito divertidos. Dá até vontade de ser amiga deles também.
Não acho legal enganar ninguém, sou contra catfishing e nunca faria nada do tipo. Entretanto, consigo entender o dilema dos personagens e vejo que não havia maldade em seus atos. Estavam realmente apenas precisando dessa confusão toda para enxergarem uma coisa que já estava clara desde o princípio.
Recomendo a leitura!
ksophialydia's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a solid two stars for me for the majority of the book, not because of the writing but because the plot simply didn’t do anything for me. It’s sort of centered around my least favorite trope so I took a short break from it and would have DNF’d it except that I knew if I could just power through the last 36% I wouldn’t have regrets about not finishing it.
So that’s what I did, and the ending did enough to raise my opinion of the book over-all, but it’s still not one that I truly liked.
So that’s what I did, and the ending did enough to raise my opinion of the book over-all, but it’s still not one that I truly liked.
notesonbookmarks's review against another edition
4.0
Well, this was fun. Totally a reworking of Pride and Prejudice, like a more modern, flip flopped version of You've Got Mail. Nostalgia runs rampant even though it feels totally "modern".
Millie and Reid are part of a group of friends, professors at UC Santa Barbara. Each of them needs a date for commencement so they all sign up for a dating app. Hilarity as matchmaking snafus ensue.
Millie and Reid are part of a group of friends, professors at UC Santa Barbara. Each of them needs a date for commencement so they all sign up for a dating app. Hilarity as matchmaking snafus ensue.
nicole_reads_romance's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining rom-com read - I could totally see this one as a movie. It took me a while to pick this one up due to a few DNFs of previous books, but I absolutely loved it, An easy, very enjoyable read. The cast of characters was entertaining, and I loved Millie and Reid's friends-to-lovers story. I was a big fan of Christina Laurens' Beautiful Bastard and Wild Seasons series and am disappointed when a book like this one, with such great side characters, doesn't become a series. I want more!