works better as a show, pacing wise. g and jane still have fantastic chemistry. a lot of the characters were one note, and i think the show did a goodworks better as a show, pacing wise. g and jane still have fantastic chemistry. a lot of the characters were one note, and i think the show did a good job of expanding/consolidating them when necessary. ...more
kenwood does "self aware about irrational anxiety" so well.
i received an arc, but never read it. when i finally read this book, it was a copy from mykenwood does "self aware about irrational anxiety" so well.
i received an arc, but never read it. when i finally read this book, it was a copy from my library. regardless, thank you to nina kenwood, flatiron books, and netgalley for the arc <3 i am very grateful for the advance copy. ...more
brothers best friend trope only works when they both LOVE the brother so much and that's what's guiding the story brothers best friend trope only works when they both LOVE the brother so much and that's what's guiding the story ...more
this book got me out of a two-month reading slump, so i will be forever grateful.
the chemistry was super good. i really liked this slightly more nuanthis book got me out of a two-month reading slump, so i will be forever grateful.
the chemistry was super good. i really liked this slightly more nuanced take of "it's okay to put effort into your relationship" because somehow we don't see that much. i'm so tired of effortless heroines and easy beginnings of relationships. it was super refreshing.
i will say, i almost dnf-ed because of how harsh cassidy was in the opening 5%, but i'm super glad i stuck with it. some bits felt like they were somehow over-edited and possibly things got moved around too much. i think the "saturdays with the bros" thing was SUPER confusing when introduced with brett and should've been done a bit differently. also there's a LOT of pop culture references that i always hate to see. but i was so charmed by the two leads that it didn't distract too much.
thank you devon daniels, berkeley publishing group, and netgalley for proving my arc <3...more
thank you cara tanamachi and st. martin's press for my arc <3
overall, i had fun with this. very good chemistry between the characters. i liked how reathank you cara tanamachi and st. martin's press for my arc <3
overall, i had fun with this. very good chemistry between the characters. i liked how real both of their families felt. i definitely felt emotions while reading.
i'm going to be kind of negative, but please know that overall, i did enjoy this a lot. i'm only pointing out the things that i personally did not like because they might irritate other people as well.
what i did like - i actually liked all of the scenes of them competing. i usually find these types of scenes annoying. i wouldn't say i LOVED them, but i definitely didn't hate them. i like how they humbled both nami and jae, while also showed how well they work together.
the biggest thing, for me, is how the takeover was handled. 1. (view spoiler)[crypto ends up saving the day, so that the employees can create their own company and buy them out. which i.... hate. do not try to sell me on the idea that crypto is good, actually (hide spoiler)]. and 2. i was hoping that, after an entire book of nami and jae competing and ultimately working well together, that the resolution would be them...... working together....... it's a romcom, it's fine. i don't necessarily have a problem with the guy having a Reveal where he Fixed Everything. but it would've been nice to see something else.
some smaller things: - nami calling jae "satan" - mention of the pandemic (it was only once, but i almost stopped reading because i hate "pandemic books" - it is not a pandemic book) - nami and imani. i didn't have a problem reading both names back to back, but i can't imagine someone with say, dyslexia, having a good time with that - way too many pop culture references, they are already outdated and this book comes out in january 2024....more
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