hanngigi's review
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Body shaming, and Racism
ju_harue's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
4.0
Gostei muito de como abordaram as pautas raciais das mais diversas representatividades, as questões de confiança, de corpos, de vulnerabilidades psicológicas e sociais...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racism, and Racial slurs
midnightbelles's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was enjoyable to read. I thought it was interesting to start the book with the two mcs meeting and I wish they communicated better (major are we dating or are we not dating back miscommunication that felt really stupid) but their relationship was cute. overall this is just a basic fake dating romance so no complaints from me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Cancer, Car accident, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Racism
fromthefoxhole's review
1.5 rounded up - dnf'd at 35%.
Alexa is a beautiful, skilled lawyer and Drew is a beautiful pediatrician. A meet-cute in a stopped elevator leads to Drew begging Alexa to be his wedding date for the weekend, so he doesn't have to deal with the singles there. Now that I'm 1/3 of the way through the book, that part is over and we've moved into a weird little mating dance that has me rolling my eyes every few minutes.
The Wedding Date is dual POV, which is fine, except their povs are exactly the same - "I want them, but I bet they don't want me." It's a, frankly, bananas vibe, bc they're having sex like rabbits and it's been all of a day. They're both fully grown adults with massively important jobs, but somehow can't be bothered to tell each other how they feel and actually communicate with one another? Please give me a break.
Alexa is a beautiful, skilled lawyer and Drew is a beautiful pediatrician. A meet-cute in a stopped elevator leads to Drew begging Alexa to be his wedding date for the weekend, so he doesn't have to deal with the singles there. Now that I'm 1/3 of the way through the book, that part is over and we've moved into a weird little mating dance that has me rolling my eyes every few minutes.
The Wedding Date is dual POV, which is fine, except their povs are exactly the same - "I want them, but I bet they don't want me." It's a, frankly, bananas vibe, bc they're having sex like rabbits and it's been all of a day. They're both fully grown adults with massively important jobs, but somehow can't be bothered to tell each other how they feel and actually communicate with one another? Please give me a break.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Alcohol, and Body shaming
Minor: Sexual content
imnotadorableimpunk's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexism
Moderate: Cancer and Car accident
bookedbymadeline's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
The chemistry and banter between Drew and Alexa was so fantastically done 😍 It was a quick read and I loved all of the characters so I can’t wait to read the rest of Guillory’s books to revisit some of them (especially Carlos)!
The last chapter I started sobbing and had to put the book down to take a breath. THIS DAMN BOY HAS STOLEN MY HEART 💗 The miscommunication was frustrating at times but overall it’s a great book!
Spice: 🌶🌶 (2/3)
The last chapter I started sobbing and had to put the book down to take a breath. THIS DAMN BOY HAS STOLEN MY HEART 💗 The miscommunication was frustrating at times but overall it’s a great book!
Spice: 🌶🌶 (2/3)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Racism
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Body shaming
trycerabel's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Racial slurs
applejacksbooks's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
So I understand the appeal of this book to some people. I just don't think that I'm the main target audience. I love the premise of fake dating when it turns into real dating, but I think this missed the mark totally when the two main characters kept not communicating with each other. By like, 75% in it was hard to want to continue, because things had finally come to a head and the third act break up scene was kind of mostly resolved right away.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Racism
Moderate: Sexual content and Cancer
itsmeyseniab's review
lighthearted
3.0
I picked this one up to kickstart my content for 2023 as well as my new series "Redux Review" (you can find the video here).
I originally gave it 5 stars back in 2018, but sadly this rating did not hold up for me. Some of the aspects that I really enjoyed were that we got dual POV (which is something that I actually prefer in my romances), and that we got a switch in perspective during the same event that was occurring within the story (ie. we would jump from Alexa's perspective to Drew's mid conversation). I felt as though this added more depth to the story and it was interesting to see how both characters were feeling in real time via their internal dialogue. I also loved the representation, the meet-cute itself was adorable (and leaves me wondering why I never got stuck in an elevator with a cute doctor LOL), and I LOVED how career driven our main character Alexa was.
Where the novel lost me was the fact that I didn't feel ANY chemistry between Alexa and Drew beyond the physical. It felt as though this novel was a series of long distance booty calls disguised (and marketed) as a cutesy romance/love at first sight story. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for sex-positivity and loved how open they were about their physical attraction to one another, but Guillory's characterization of Drew specifically lacked nuance in my eyes (it was almost as if she takes the BS "fact" of 'the average man thinks about sex every 7 seconds' literally. It felt like he became a caricature and not the heartthrob as she intended. I also wish that Also, if you aren't a fan of the miscommunication (or lack thereof) trope, I would not pick this up. The spicy scenes were there, but they were mostly "fade to black" so I do think that this is a great introduction to the adult romance genre as a whole, just wasn't my favorite couple or story in general.
October 2018: 5 stars
I originally gave it 5 stars back in 2018, but sadly this rating did not hold up for me. Some of the aspects that I really enjoyed were that we got dual POV (which is something that I actually prefer in my romances), and that we got a switch in perspective during the same event that was occurring within the story (ie. we would jump from Alexa's perspective to Drew's mid conversation). I felt as though this added more depth to the story and it was interesting to see how both characters were feeling in real time via their internal dialogue. I also loved the representation, the meet-cute itself was adorable (and leaves me wondering why I never got stuck in an elevator with a cute doctor LOL), and I LOVED how career driven our main character Alexa was.
Where the novel lost me was the fact that I didn't feel ANY chemistry between Alexa and Drew beyond the physical. It felt as though this novel was a series of long distance booty calls disguised (and marketed) as a cutesy romance/love at first sight story. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for sex-positivity and loved how open they were about their physical attraction to one another, but Guillory's characterization of Drew specifically lacked nuance in my eyes (it was almost as if she takes the BS "fact" of 'the average man thinks about sex every 7 seconds' literally. It felt like he became a caricature and not the heartthrob as she intended. I also wish that
Spoiler
they didn't get engaged at the end - it ultimately felt rushed, much like their romance as a whole.October 2018: 5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Racism, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Spoiler
racial fetishizingashleycmms's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Cancer, Sexual content, Alcohol, Medical content, Body shaming, and Racism
Minor: Drug use