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The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

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literarymary95's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

I thought this book was really funny and great banter. The story itself was really interesting, which kept me reading, especially from the start of the story.

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kelseyfontaine's review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.75

This book was a lighthearted, classic enemies-to-lovers romcom. While the trope isn’t typically my favorite, I did enjoy it overall as an easy read. It definitely went slow at first, but it picked up toward the end. I absolutely loved the tropical setting, so that helped me get into it a lot more. However, once Olive and Ethan got back to Minnesota, I didn’t enjoy it as much.

Olive being complacent with Ethan calling her a liar about Dane, and easily forgiving him in less than 5 sentences really rubbed me the wrong way. After that moment, I couldn’t get behind their romance as much.

Not to mention, there were some cheesy lines, and the whole “arguing with each other” thing and calling one another the wrong name started to get old. Compared to other, newer books by Christina Lauren, this didn’t quite meet the bar for me. But, it was an easygoing summer read that did have a lot of good qualities as well.

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tvsmylife's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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

3.75

Funny enemies to lovers relationship. Character growth on both sides. Secondary plot takes over last third of book.

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librosdeunamestiza's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Mi corazón necesitaba una comedia romántica y este libro cumplió y llegó justo!

Tiene “enemies to lovers”, he fell first, fake dating, de todoooo.

La narración es muy ligera, se lee volando. Apenas lo empecé leí 200 páginas de una, que para mí es una locura.

Narrado en primera persona, con capítulos cortos, escenas divertidas y muuucho romance. Amé.

Tuvo un par de cosas hacia el final que para mí no lo hicieron un libro de 5 estrellas, como los problemas de comunicación. Me desespera mucho cuando pasa y no creo que sume nada.

La protagonista es una mujer fuerte, inteligente, terca, sobrepensadora y pesimista con la que muchas veces es fácil identificarse, pero por momentos te da ganas de meterte al libro y hacerla entrar en razón.

Me enamoré totalmente del interés romántico, de sus palabras y su lenguaje amoroso.

La química entre los protagonistas es un 10/10, hay mucha tensión y risas.

No llega a ser +18 pero sí hay contenido maduro.

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kristenreads's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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christinex91's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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froggybooks's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

Mid but the

bathroom twister scene

was the most I’ve laughed at a book in agesss

Also finally someone gets my fear of buffets

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sincerelyadi's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

Well, I’m forever grateful that you’re such a weirdo.

First of all my rating should come as to no surprise with a Christina Lauren book. They are truly my fave writing duo. I must warn all my fellow people who deal with emetophobia, there are a lot of triggering moments especially at the very beginning. If you can get through that, the rest is very light. I’ve had this book on my bookshelf for a few years and kicking myself I didn’t read it sooner. It was such a laugh out loud funny read. I really do love the banter between Olive and Ethan, it’s pure gold, just like this book. This is a quintessential perfect summertime read.

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sarahsbookss's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.5

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren is a romance novel about Olive (the pessimistic twin) and Ethan who take their siblings' honeymoon after a large food poisoning epidemic during the wedding reception of Ami and Dane.

Particularly, I enjoyed the banter between Ethan and Olive, whether during their "enemies" phase or even more as they began to gain an attraction/like for each other. While a "miscommunication" caused their initial rift to enemies, I did love the drama that unfolded between

Ami and Dane

. The final 100 pages of the book were much more interesting than the initial 300. The other great aspect of this book was the beautiful display of family dynamics and the love and support amongst the twins, their mother, and their cousins.

While there were a lot of cute moments between Olive and Ethan, a part of it did not feel like he was truly head over heels for her, even though he claimed to have fallen in love with her

from the first Mai Tais date.

Part of it felt very superficial or physical, as every romantic moment ultimately boiled down to a lustful, physical attraction. Throughout the love story, it felt like Ethan would have been fine if they ended at any point, which bothered me, as his words did not match his actions. The ending was a little unrealistic, with

Dane's exes appearing, the huge profession of love in an upscale restaurant surrounded by friends and family, and the presence of the Hamiltons,

but perhaps that is just in true rom-com fashion.

In general, I enjoyed the book as a leisurely, entertaining, summer read. What started slowly ended as a cute resolution of the large miscommunication that led to two people hating one another. The epilogue redeemed Ethan for me, and I was pleased with the ending.

Tropes: fake marriage, one bed, enemies to lovers, forced proximity

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