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kohleyedreads's review
3.0
2.5 stars rounded to 3!
The title got me excited and I picked up this book. But that's it. There was nothing interesting about the story and I laughed out loud at the end. The characters were so annoying that I wanted to hurl my Kindle against the wall! Could've easily summed up the story in 100 pages. Just bleh! Disappointed!
The title got me excited and I picked up this book. But that's it. There was nothing interesting about the story and I laughed out loud at the end. The characters were so annoying that I wanted to hurl my Kindle against the wall! Could've easily summed up the story in 100 pages. Just bleh! Disappointed!
marlireads's review
DNF @28%
I just hate miscommunication tropes, so this was definitely not for me.
The writing’s not that great and I absolutely have no clue what the characters are about, but simultaneously hate them. I don’t know how that works...
There’s self-hate, girl-hate, (I suspect) cheating and even a child, miscommunication, or rather non-communication, and general selfishness and douchebaggery of multiple characters. Not for me.
These are the literal notes I made as I went on and read the 100 pages I was able to stand before I thought: ‘this is enough, I’m not enjoying myself’.
Why is she thinking out loud when she’s alone? You’re in a book. You don’t have to say certain things out loud, because we are already in your head...
“It might sound sappy, but Joe had galloped into my life and flung me into his white stallion when I was at my absolute worst. He deserves my complete and utter devotion.” Yes, but only in a healthy way and when we’re talking about cheating. Not because he’s being an angel and you feel like you owe him because of that.
“One night, after watching a film snuggled up on Joe’s sofa, listening to the sounds of the overground train rumbling by outside Joe’s window, we slept together. I’d kept my eyes open because when I shut them Ethan appeared on the backs of my eyelids. But I knew I had to get on with my life now Ethan was gone, and Joe was perfect; he already knew me inside out.”
I’m getting emotional cheating vibes... Also Joe sounds creepy...
Really? We’re just not gonna clear up why he all of a sudden left you three years ago before opening the door for the rest of the guests?
“Even though I had on my new dress I felt drab in comparison and self-conscious of my overly bright hair. She was the type of girl who could wear a sack and still look good. I wasn’t.”
Self deprecation. Nice.
OK so why is he doing a headstand in the middle of the living room again?
And again, the-we-weren’t-able-to-breach-the-topic-of-why-you-left-because-we-were-interrupted-thing happened. God, if you don’t talk about this within this weekend, I swear I'm throwing my e-reader against a wall!
“Did she ever give up? God, she was one of those women who couldn’t relax unless every bloke in the room was drooling over her.”
Yey! We’re girl-hating now...
Next stop: not telling our current boyfriend about one of the guests being an ex-boyfriend, because why did we need to hide that again? Oh, right, because we’re kind of in emotionally cheating territory.
“Dressed in denim shorts and the striped blue-and-white T-shirt, Daisy looked fantastic. She always did. Even when she’d had a sleepless night with Benjamin, she was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, as if she had just inhaled a pint of wheatgrass juice. Her hair was shiny enough to reflect the clouds, her skin had mother-of-pearl luminescence and her figure was straight and lithe and had the fantastic tone of someone who spent hours in the gym. Mine, on the other hand, had too many curves to keep track off.”
Why are we comparing and downplaying our own looks again!?
Oh no!... Don’t tell me her nephew... No! Is he?...
I threw my e-reader against a wall...
Oh, and apparently Ethan has gone out with Maggie before even checking back in with Eve... That date was apparently more important than explaining about your sudden departure out of your ex girlfriend’s life three years ago while she didn’t even know whether or not you were alive or not?
So, yeah, that was that.
I just hate miscommunication tropes, so this was definitely not for me.
The writing’s not that great and I absolutely have no clue what the characters are about, but simultaneously hate them. I don’t know how that works...
There’s self-hate, girl-hate, (I suspect) cheating and even a child, miscommunication, or rather non-communication, and general selfishness and douchebaggery of multiple characters. Not for me.
These are the literal notes I made as I went on and read the 100 pages I was able to stand before I thought: ‘this is enough, I’m not enjoying myself’.
Why is she thinking out loud when she’s alone? You’re in a book. You don’t have to say certain things out loud, because we are already in your head...
“It might sound sappy, but Joe had galloped into my life and flung me into his white stallion when I was at my absolute worst. He deserves my complete and utter devotion.” Yes, but only in a healthy way and when we’re talking about cheating. Not because he’s being an angel and you feel like you owe him because of that.
“One night, after watching a film snuggled up on Joe’s sofa, listening to the sounds of the overground train rumbling by outside Joe’s window, we slept together. I’d kept my eyes open because when I shut them Ethan appeared on the backs of my eyelids. But I knew I had to get on with my life now Ethan was gone, and Joe was perfect; he already knew me inside out.”
I’m getting emotional cheating vibes... Also Joe sounds creepy...
Really? We’re just not gonna clear up why he all of a sudden left you three years ago before opening the door for the rest of the guests?
“Even though I had on my new dress I felt drab in comparison and self-conscious of my overly bright hair. She was the type of girl who could wear a sack and still look good. I wasn’t.”
Self deprecation. Nice.
OK so why is he doing a headstand in the middle of the living room again?
And again, the-we-weren’t-able-to-breach-the-topic-of-why-you-left-because-we-were-interrupted-thing happened. God, if you don’t talk about this within this weekend, I swear I'm throwing my e-reader against a wall!
“Did she ever give up? God, she was one of those women who couldn’t relax unless every bloke in the room was drooling over her.”
Yey! We’re girl-hating now...
Next stop: not telling our current boyfriend about one of the guests being an ex-boyfriend, because why did we need to hide that again? Oh, right, because we’re kind of in emotionally cheating territory.
“Dressed in denim shorts and the striped blue-and-white T-shirt, Daisy looked fantastic. She always did. Even when she’d had a sleepless night with Benjamin, she was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, as if she had just inhaled a pint of wheatgrass juice. Her hair was shiny enough to reflect the clouds, her skin had mother-of-pearl luminescence and her figure was straight and lithe and had the fantastic tone of someone who spent hours in the gym. Mine, on the other hand, had too many curves to keep track off.”
Why are we comparing and downplaying our own looks again!?
Oh no!... Don’t tell me her nephew... No! Is he?...
I threw my e-reader against a wall...
Oh, and apparently Ethan has gone out with Maggie before even checking back in with Eve... That date was apparently more important than explaining about your sudden departure out of your ex girlfriend’s life three years ago while she didn’t even know whether or not you were alive or not?
So, yeah, that was that.
sloth34jc's review
2.0
I wanted to like this book more than I did. The premise was interesting and I initially thought I’d enjoy it as it has food and romance, my favourite things! However unfortunately I just didn’t like any of the characters. Eve, our main character has an ex-boyfriend arrive back on the scene after he mysteriously dumped her 3 years ago, leaving her heartbroken. He had treated her terribly, especially when you find out why he left, so I really couldn’t understand how she remained so starry eyed over him. Her sister was appalling too.
The story just felt too far fetched and the emotions and actions weren’t authentic or in the least bit realistic.
Sorry!
Thank you to the author, publisher and netgalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest review.
The story just felt too far fetched and the emotions and actions weren’t authentic or in the least bit realistic.
Sorry!
Thank you to the author, publisher and netgalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest review.
mamata_booksandtealife's review
3.0
This was my first Any Miller book. And since the title sounded so cool, breezy I thought of giving it a try. However, it wasn’t that breezy. But it sure is an okayish Weekend read.
A happy-go-couple gets separated because the boy does something and after sometime the girl pairs up with another boy, someone who has loved her since childhood. But then he wants to test her, and places his girlfriend and her ex-boyfriend in a situation from where they cannot escape. In the process, the girls gets to know the reason why the boy left and then after some drama it ends on a happy note. Well, at least for the two of them :)
Other than the writing, content and the flow, I didn’t find it that interesting. However, if few details could have been avoided or the pace had been faster, it would have been much better I feel.
A happy-go-couple gets separated because the boy does something and after sometime the girl pairs up with another boy, someone who has loved her since childhood. But then he wants to test her, and places his girlfriend and her ex-boyfriend in a situation from where they cannot escape. In the process, the girls gets to know the reason why the boy left and then after some drama it ends on a happy note. Well, at least for the two of them :)
Other than the writing, content and the flow, I didn’t find it that interesting. However, if few details could have been avoided or the pace had been faster, it would have been much better I feel.
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