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Never Fall for Your Fiancee by Virginia Heath

15 reviews

kymargeaux's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Book felt drawn out for the plot. Hugh’s mom is a PITA and Minerva’s sisters are annoying.

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julesadventurezone's review against another edition

4.0

funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had a really nice time reading this! The main characters were reasonably well written, and the secondary characters were tropey but not overtly so. The pace was fast, with enough moving pieces to keep you on your toes. I also liked that the heroine was tall and well endowed (minor body diversity win) and truly genuinely bad at dancing, singing and horse riding.
Things I didn't like:
There is a scene I disliked in which

the male MC tells the female MC that he thinks he cannot fall in love and she with her full chest says maybe he hasn't found the right woman yet.

I thought that was needlessly aphobic and also just cringe.
The youngest sister is 17 but acts more like 14, which was tiring.
Also, toward the end of the book,

the female MC insists on PiV sex even though they just agreed to not get married immediately. Girl, are you dumb?

I know that class is not something that romance novels are generally interested in truly getting into (because it's depressing. No your Earl is not going to be able to marry this girl of dubious parentage) but the lack of interest the book had in adressing class or the repercussions of the whole charade was kind of unfortunate because I would have liked to see how they fix all that.

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theromanticace's review against another edition

2.75

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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blondofondo's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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

Great book and a happy ending. Very funny. Loved the characters. It’s a relaxing, light read. Good for anyone who enjoys a Fluffy rom com. I’ll be reading the next books in the series (following her sisters love stories)

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sarahflanders's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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angelfireeast24's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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samchase112's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Light, fluffy romance with an intriguing plot and entertaining characters — that still somehow felt to be dragging on and on. I enjoyed the antics and blossoming romance, but this book just felt 100 pages too long; I wanted it to speed up as early as 20% in. I think a cut-down of one of the threads — or two or three lies — would have gone a long way in streamlining the story and making it more charming than lulling. There was also an immature tint to the characters, particularly Hugh, that stood out most in the beginning but persisted in his attitudes and inner monologue right through to the end. If the book had totally embraced that satirical bent, I would have loved it more… but instead, I'm left here having enjoyed my stay, but not enough to remember much of what occurred.

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