leagauthier2001's review
3.0
3⭐️
J’ai vraiment apprécier la chimie entre Alexa et Drew. Le côté humoristique de leur relation, la façon dont ils encourageaient l’autre professionnellement et le support qu’ils s’apportaient m’a vraiment convaincue qu’ils s’aimaient réellement. C’est une lecture facile, c’est léger et fun. Le fait qu’Alexa soit une femme noire amène vraiment une belle représentation, ce qui manque cruellement dans la romance. Non seulement elle montre de la représentation, mais elle montre une femme belle, successful, forte et respectée. Les personnages secondaires étaient quand même agréable, surtout Carlos. J’ai donc relativement hâte de lire d’avantages sur eux lors des prochains tomes. Malheureusement, ce livre n’est pas venu me chercher. Il n’y avait pas la petite étincelle qui me poussait à lire constamment. Sans compter le miscommunication trope ce que je déteste au plus au point. De plus, j’ai trouver que Drew était un ami horrible envers Carlos pour aucune raison valable. Si ce n’avait pas été mentionné dans le livre qu’ils étaient meilleures amis, j’aurais pu croire que Drew ne l’aimait pas. Au final, c’est une lecture fun et je suis convaincue que cela ferait un bon film.
J’ai vraiment apprécier la chimie entre Alexa et Drew. Le côté humoristique de leur relation, la façon dont ils encourageaient l’autre professionnellement et le support qu’ils s’apportaient m’a vraiment convaincue qu’ils s’aimaient réellement. C’est une lecture facile, c’est léger et fun. Le fait qu’Alexa soit une femme noire amène vraiment une belle représentation, ce qui manque cruellement dans la romance. Non seulement elle montre de la représentation, mais elle montre une femme belle, successful, forte et respectée. Les personnages secondaires étaient quand même agréable, surtout Carlos. J’ai donc relativement hâte de lire d’avantages sur eux lors des prochains tomes. Malheureusement, ce livre n’est pas venu me chercher. Il n’y avait pas la petite étincelle qui me poussait à lire constamment. Sans compter le miscommunication trope ce que je déteste au plus au point. De plus, j’ai trouver que Drew était un ami horrible envers Carlos pour aucune raison valable. Si ce n’avait pas été mentionné dans le livre qu’ils étaient meilleures amis, j’aurais pu croire que Drew ne l’aimait pas. Au final, c’est une lecture fun et je suis convaincue que cela ferait un bon film.
iffles's review against another edition
4.0
I struggled rating this book, and thought the whole time it was really around 3.5 stars but I was going to round down to 3, but ultimately went up to 4 because it had a really cute beginning and a really cute end, and I had to give it credit for that.
Alexa is in a hotel, on the way to meet her sister for a mini-celebration, when the power goes out and she's stuck in the elevator with the very handsome Drew. Drew is in town for his ex-girlfriend's wedding - who happens to be marrying one of his best friends. As the elevator remains still, the two strike up a conversation that ultimately ends in Drew asking Alexa to be his date for the wedding so he doesn't have to show up alone.
What follows is a long distance relationship of sorts were there is a bit of lack of communication and fear of commitment. It's probably very realistic of relationships these days, but for a book, I found it boring. There was no major conflict, really, just two people who couldn't admit/talk about how they feel.
That being said, of course I liked them both, and I wasn't expecting a deep life-changing read here, it's chick-lit! So, as far as chick-lit goes, I did like it. It featured a strong, smart, career driven woman who isn't a size 2 and didn't talk about hair, makeup and clothes all the time (as in, I could relate to her more than I can other chick-lit women), and the romance wasn't over-the-top or eye-roll inducing. And despite me whining about the lack of conflict, I still read it relatively quickly, so I must've enjoyed it!
Alexa is in a hotel, on the way to meet her sister for a mini-celebration, when the power goes out and she's stuck in the elevator with the very handsome Drew. Drew is in town for his ex-girlfriend's wedding - who happens to be marrying one of his best friends. As the elevator remains still, the two strike up a conversation that ultimately ends in Drew asking Alexa to be his date for the wedding so he doesn't have to show up alone.
What follows is a long distance relationship of sorts were there is a bit of lack of communication and fear of commitment. It's probably very realistic of relationships these days, but for a book, I found it boring. There was no major conflict, really, just two people who couldn't admit/talk about how they feel.
That being said, of course I liked them both, and I wasn't expecting a deep life-changing read here, it's chick-lit! So, as far as chick-lit goes, I did like it. It featured a strong, smart, career driven woman who isn't a size 2 and didn't talk about hair, makeup and clothes all the time (as in, I could relate to her more than I can other chick-lit women), and the romance wasn't over-the-top or eye-roll inducing. And despite me whining about the lack of conflict, I still read it relatively quickly, so I must've enjoyed it!
adventuresinfictionland's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
5.0
sweets091903's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
4.0
kmfulkerson's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
readingundertheradar's review against another edition
4.0
So so charming and exactly what I needed right now!
jrrrck's review
5.0
Pretty much read this in one go. Very charming and sexy. Guillory perfectly captures the feeling of a long distance something. The characters are strong and successful but also experience points of hesitation that are v well developed. Also a fat black women as the love interest! I want this to be made into a movie yesterday. It made me think about the excitement but also the bravery that comes in a romantic relationship.
anabelscorner's review
2.0
Maybe a 2.5? Because I'm trying to be more critical with my reviews this year. This book was a quick read but I didn't really feel the romance and nothing felt organic.
My favorite thing about this book was that the main character is African-american. And it only slightly surprises me that I don't think I've read a cute-fun-women's-romance in which the main character is African American??? If I have, I can't remember.
What constantly bothered me throughout the novel was that the main character, Alexa, constantly compared her appearance, her body + hair, to that of the other minor women characters who were white, blonde, tall and skinny. The problem I had wasn't that she compared herself to them, it was that no one, not even her love interest told her, HEY YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, YOU ARE NOT LESSER THAN THEM.
My favorite thing about this book was that the main character is African-american. And it only slightly surprises me that I don't think I've read a cute-fun-women's-romance in which the main character is African American??? If I have, I can't remember.
What constantly bothered me throughout the novel was that the main character, Alexa, constantly compared her appearance, her body + hair, to that of the other minor women characters who were white, blonde, tall and skinny. The problem I had wasn't that she compared herself to them, it was that no one, not even her love interest told her, HEY YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, YOU ARE NOT LESSER THAN THEM.
carolina98's review
4.0
I liked it it was cute and sweet and I liked how the main dude falls in love with her without even trying