A review by kelseyfontaine
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

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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