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A review by anuja_reads
The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren
3.0
I was so excited for this book given I am a huge fan of the dynamic duo. The beginning of this book is intriguing and it definitely sucked me in.
The book is about two assistants (Carey & James) to the designer husband/wife couple who rise to fame after being discovered for their work in their stand alone furniture store. The glitzy glam celebrity world showcased in the book gave me all the Kardashian/Bachelor sort of celebrity vibes.
I liked that the book was told from two perspectives - Carey & James. I enjoyed reading chapters that told Carey's perspective and felt her character was extremely complex and had a lot of layers. She had a quirky, fierce, yet subdued personality and it really won me over. There were so many times I was yelling at "her" to stand up for herself all the while understanding how she must have felt and how she got to where she is.
That being said I did not love this as much as I wanted to. I recently read The Unhoneymooners and I adored that book. With this one, I felt like I didn't have as much insight on the other characters and they weren't fully developed. There wasn't as much depth to the storyline as I would have hoped, and I kept waiting for something amazing to happen and wow me.
Overall it was an easy read with some funny and romantic moments, but it just fell a bit short for me.
Thank you to Netgalley, Simon and Schuster Canada, and Christina Lauren for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.
The book is about two assistants (Carey & James) to the designer husband/wife couple who rise to fame after being discovered for their work in their stand alone furniture store. The glitzy glam celebrity world showcased in the book gave me all the Kardashian/Bachelor sort of celebrity vibes.
I liked that the book was told from two perspectives - Carey & James. I enjoyed reading chapters that told Carey's perspective and felt her character was extremely complex and had a lot of layers. She had a quirky, fierce, yet subdued personality and it really won me over. There were so many times I was yelling at "her" to stand up for herself all the while understanding how she must have felt and how she got to where she is.
That being said I did not love this as much as I wanted to. I recently read The Unhoneymooners and I adored that book. With this one, I felt like I didn't have as much insight on the other characters and they weren't fully developed. There wasn't as much depth to the storyline as I would have hoped, and I kept waiting for something amazing to happen and wow me.
Overall it was an easy read with some funny and romantic moments, but it just fell a bit short for me.
Thank you to Netgalley, Simon and Schuster Canada, and Christina Lauren for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.