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mtmbooks's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
inesjesus's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
erinb_'s review
2.0
I think the concept is really cool and interesting but the execution wasn’t the best. It kinda read like a fanfic and was quite rushed
fairys_bookshelf's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
ameserole's review
3.0
Save Me wasn't ever on my radar but when I saw that it worked for a challenge AND it features Pride and freaking Prejudice? Well, it didn't take a genius to realize that I was definitely going to jump into this one. Even though I never read the previous book.. I didn't care one bit people! Maybe one day I'll dive into it.. but today is not that day.
Okay, so, this was cute at times but it made me want to stop reading the book and watch the movie instead. The characters were kind of cute but I wasn't completely invested in them. Luckily, the book was pretty quick to get through but I wanted something more from them.
In the end, the setting was beautiful and the romance was okay. But I kept thinking that something was missing from this modern take.. and I'm not sure what it was.
Okay, so, this was cute at times but it made me want to stop reading the book and watch the movie instead. The characters were kind of cute but I wasn't completely invested in them. Luckily, the book was pretty quick to get through but I wanted something more from them.
In the end, the setting was beautiful and the romance was okay. But I kept thinking that something was missing from this modern take.. and I'm not sure what it was.
essabooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
beccamc02's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I went into this expecting more. It came up as being the first story, but this was actually published 3 years after Lose Me, which I think is from Ari's perspective? I don't know.
Spelling mistakes occasionally.
The MMC was annoying. He was wordy, but not in a good way. There was a lot of exposition thrown at me in the first chapter or two. I didn't know the MMC name until page 31.
"I'm going crazy here. Have dinner with me". - mental. He just seemed a bit obsessed over this
Guy saves pretty girl from dying and has a 1/4 life crisis... I don't really understand his motivation. He nearly kills her a second time within like a week of knowing her.
The FMC, Ari, keeps falling or fainting or whatever. Surely she couldn't become a stunt woman if she kept getting ill all the time idk.
I feel like the author is trying to do some extra here, throwing in quotes like "There's so much pain behind your eyes". And " ". The dialogue doesn't really feel fleshed out and realistic. Kinda seems like they had a good general idea and plot points and couldn't then work out how to connect them all well.
Spelling mistakes occasionally.
The MMC was annoying. He was wordy, but not in a good way. There was a lot of exposition thrown at me in the first chapter or two. I didn't know the MMC name until page 31.
"I'm going crazy here. Have dinner with me". - mental. He just seemed a bit obsessed over this
Guy saves pretty girl from dying and has a 1/4 life crisis... I don't really understand his motivation. He nearly kills her a second time within like a week of knowing her.
The FMC, Ari, keeps falling or fainting or whatever. Surely she couldn't become a stunt woman if she kept getting ill all the time idk.
I feel like the author is trying to do some extra here, throwing in quotes like "There's so much pain behind your eyes". And " ". The dialogue doesn't really feel fleshed out and realistic. Kinda seems like they had a good general idea and plot points and couldn't then work out how to connect them all well.
brittvdjx's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
libraryofaj's review
3.0
i read this book as book #1, currently reading Lose Me now, as kindle advertised it as book #1 to me and so did google. it was a great book overall, it’s interesting to see hollywood characters show that side of themselves that you don’t ever see irl in the way that Wes opened up & showed himself to us readers. as well as i always enjoy a book that touches on things such as depression, addiction, mental health, etc. bc those are all important to me. some parts seemed slightly dragged out & almost like it only had to be in the story just to fit some of the pages between the beginning & the ending. however, i am just hoping it’s bc i missed something by this actually being the 2nd book. regardless, it was quite an interesting read and i liked it overall. anytime i picked it up, i couldn’t put it back down. i’m enjoying the 2nd book a lot so far. i’d say 3.5 stars as of now but i’m sure after i finish the real first book, it will go up. i’m glad to have discovered this author and plan on reading a lot more of M.C. Frank’s writing.