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lollscoloredglasses's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book! It felt REAL. Instead of everything being smooth sailing it's more about all the truly shitty things you have to do and learn to deal with to get what you want out of life. This was brilliant and refreshing. Loved the HP references and thank you for dropping the F bomb shamelessly every other page. My kinda book. You rock Tarryn!
kaulhilo's review against another edition
5.0
this book broke my heart into millions of tiny fractures
ac223's review against another edition
4.0
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I could not put this book down! I finally had to make myself go to bed at 3:30 am which only left a few hours before I had to get up and about fifty pages remaining. As much as I loved the book and was sucked in by the storyline, I couldn't help wonder what the hell was wrong with Helena. She completely rearranges her entire life based on a dream. A dream! Who does that? She seemed a bit desperate and I felt a little sorry for her. Her best friend was such a bitch, I didn't have much pity for her even though she did deserve it. Even with the few wtf moments I experienced while reading F*ck Love, Fisher is a truly talented author and I think most people would enjoy reading her books.
I could not put this book down! I finally had to make myself go to bed at 3:30 am which only left a few hours before I had to get up and about fifty pages remaining. As much as I loved the book and was sucked in by the storyline, I couldn't help wonder what the hell was wrong with Helena. She completely rearranges her entire life based on a dream. A dream! Who does that? She seemed a bit desperate and I felt a little sorry for her. Her best friend was such a bitch, I didn't have much pity for her even though she did deserve it. Even with the few wtf moments I experienced while reading F*ck Love, Fisher is a truly talented author and I think most people would enjoy reading her books.
mayris88's review against another edition
5.0
This book kicked me in the feels. I love/hate when that happens.
Overall a new favorite of mine.
Overall a new favorite of mine.
shaunatiffany's review against another edition
5.0
What to say about this book? I loved it so much. And I hated it. Do not continue reading further if you do not want spoilers. ****************************
I spent the first half of it wondering if there was some magical element to the story. The dream seemed like maybe it was real. But as it progressed and she wasn't good at the things that she was in the dream, I realized it was just a dream. I usually get so mad at stories about cheating. But this one felt different. Della was a mean nasty girl so I felt sympathetic towards Helena and even justified her actions. I also felt that Helena was a little crazy at times and obsessed. But at the same time some of the things she did or said were so relatable. I really really loved kit and Helena so much. Even if I didn't like that Kit was spineless most of the time and should have just broken up with Della if he didn't really love her, or I didn't like that Helena was encouraging Kit's behavior and instigating it while he was still with her "best friend" ( I say that term loosely because there didn't seem like there was much friendship there just a lot of insecurity and competing); I still loved them both so much. It was hard not to, they were so beautifully written. Seriously Tarryn Fisher has such a way with words. I was completely captivated by the entire story. Could not put it down. Literally I stayed up till 3am to finish it.
The only thing I didn't like was Muslim at the end?! I was so confused by that whole little storyline at the end. I was reading very late in the night so maybe I dozed off and missed something.
I'm off to go read the opportunist now, but only because I miss Helena and Kit so much.
I spent the first half of it wondering if there was some magical element to the story. The dream seemed like maybe it was real. But as it progressed and she wasn't good at the things that she was in the dream, I realized it was just a dream. I usually get so mad at stories about cheating. But this one felt different. Della was a mean nasty girl so I felt sympathetic towards Helena and even justified her actions. I also felt that Helena was a little crazy at times and obsessed. But at the same time some of the things she did or said were so relatable. I really really loved kit and Helena so much. Even if I didn't like that Kit was spineless most of the time and should have just broken up with Della if he didn't really love her, or I didn't like that Helena was encouraging Kit's behavior and instigating it while he was still with her "best friend" ( I say that term loosely because there didn't seem like there was much friendship there just a lot of insecurity and competing); I still loved them both so much. It was hard not to, they were so beautifully written. Seriously Tarryn Fisher has such a way with words. I was completely captivated by the entire story. Could not put it down. Literally I stayed up till 3am to finish it.
The only thing I didn't like was Muslim at the end?! I was so confused by that whole little storyline at the end. I was reading very late in the night so maybe I dozed off and missed something.
I'm off to go read the opportunist now, but only because I miss Helena and Kit so much.
lindswift's review against another edition
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nadine_booklover's review against another edition
3.0
New Review (12. Dec 2016)
I'm sorry guys, but I guess my rating was a little impulsive and I need to adjust it slightly...
This book is actually more a 3.5 stars...
this story irritated the hell out of me and still does.
What I mainly miss in this book is that I couldn't feel the connection between Helena and Kit. I only got a slight feeling the first time they kissed.
I mean, I get, why Helena abandoned her luck of love for her best friend. But what I didn't get is Kit's desicion still sticking with Della, although he clearly knew that she wasn't HER for him. Or why Della didn't simply leave Kit because she clearly KNEW that there was more between Helena and him...
I really don't know who's the bigger coward in this book.
Well, I guess if I could have felt more the obvious connection between Helena and Kit and could get a deeper insight in Kit's head, I would have given this book the deserved 4.5 or more stars... *sigh*
Older Review (11. Dec 2016)
4.5 stars - it would have been 5 if Tarryn wouldn't made me almost hate love through the whole book. I can't believe how often I thought "F*ck Love", because most of the time it's true. I was so irritated with the main characters but I could truely feel their inner conflict and why they always made desicions for the sake of others instead of being selfish and decide for what's good for themselfes.
I guess this book will stick with me for a while...
I'm sorry guys, but I guess my rating was a little impulsive and I need to adjust it slightly...
This book is actually more a 3.5 stars...
this story irritated the hell out of me and still does.
What I mainly miss in this book is that I couldn't feel the connection between Helena and Kit. I only got a slight feeling the first time they kissed.
I mean, I get, why Helena abandoned her luck of love for her best friend. But what I didn't get is Kit's desicion still sticking with Della, although he clearly knew that she wasn't HER for him. Or why Della didn't simply leave Kit because she clearly KNEW that there was more between Helena and him...
I really don't know who's the bigger coward in this book.
Well, I guess if I could have felt more the obvious connection between Helena and Kit and could get a deeper insight in Kit's head, I would have given this book the deserved 4.5 or more stars... *sigh*
Older Review (11. Dec 2016)
4.5 stars - it would have been 5 if Tarryn wouldn't made me almost hate love through the whole book. I can't believe how often I thought "F*ck Love", because most of the time it's true. I was so irritated with the main characters but I could truely feel their inner conflict and why they always made desicions for the sake of others instead of being selfish and decide for what's good for themselfes.
I guess this book will stick with me for a while...
carladelgado's review against another edition
1.0
Oh, god. Where do I even begin? This is so difficult!
Okay, first off, I really love the cover. Really, really love it. I love it so much.
Now we continue.
*not a spoiler-less review, read at your own risk please*
I feel like I've just wasted my time on this book, which is something I really didn't expect. I don't know anything about the book aside from the author. I don't know what it's about, what the synopsis was, or whatever. I just read it because it's Tarryn Fisher. She said on her PLN group that her books aren't the same, and that we can love one but not love the other. So far, I have loved all of her books, but not this time. Not that I hated the book, it's just that I really didn't like it. Hate is such a negative word. I had such high expectations for the book seeing as it had such high reviews.
How do I even gather my thoughts?
I kept waiting for me to actually be interested in it, and not just interested in knowing when it will end. I was not so engrossed in this book, although yes, I was eager to know what happened next.
I don't know why but I was bothered with how social media was so into all of this. Constantly using her Instagram? Taking selfies to remember her moments? Stalking people on Facebook? Yes, I know there are all normal things that we do in perhaps in our daily lives but reading it on a book felt weird. Perhaps on this particular one. I really can't explain why. I know this certainly wasn't the first time that book characters used social media but in F*ck Love, it felt off. Really off. Along with mentioning Disney and Harry Potter. I know the main character's a Potterhead but everything just felt so off. So, so off. The chapter titles written in hashtags matched with the Harry Potter font was bothersome as well. It just wasn't that good for me.
Onto the plot. REALLY? She had a dream about their life together? After that, she's suddenly seeing Kit in a new light? This is probably the foundation of the whole book that I am questioning but this really doesn't sit well with me. SHE HAD A DREAM. ABOUT HER LIFE WITH A GUY. AND THEN SHE WOKE UP AND DEVELOPED FEELINGS FOR SAID GUY. After that she actually really do end up with the guy. All I'm thinking is that it was somehow a self-fulfilling prophecy. Because she dreamt it, she developed feelings for Kit. Because she developed feelings for Kit, the dream was more likely to come true. Of course we're not talking about every detail like Thomas or Brandy or whatever, just the fact that they ended up as a family or that Della didn't talk to them. I'm just really like ??????? with the fact that she had a dream about them. That's just messed up.
In her dream she was very talented in drawing, so after that she kind of started to make that dream come true. She wanted to be as talented as the person she was in that dream. Why did she have a sudden interest in drawing? BECAUSE OF THE DREAM. I'm just... I'm just really stressed about the foundation of this book. Yes, yes, if the dream hadn't happened they still could have found their way to each other and the end would be the same and only the journey there would be different, but still! THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE OF HER DREAM. I'm just seriously stressed about this.
The only thing I knew about the book before reading it was that it was full of quotable quotes. True enough, I found myself highlighting a lot of paragraphs. Tarryn is a really great writer, it's just the plot that didn't work with me. There are so many points that I could still give but reading the book drained enough energy from me. Some things didn't make sense, some things were not plausible, and sometimes you have to suspend your disbelief in order to enjoy the book. To sum it all up, the book just didn't work with me, and that's okay. That doesn't mean I'm going to stop reading Tarryn's books, that just means I'm going to stay really far away from this one.
Okay, first off, I really love the cover. Really, really love it. I love it so much.
Now we continue.
*not a spoiler-less review, read at your own risk please*
"They don't do it on purpose, you know."
"Who?"
"The people who blind themselves to the truth. They're just trying to survive."
"Who wants to survive without truth?"
"Maybe people who have had too much of it. Or people who have had too little. Or people who are too shallow to appreciate its hard edges."
I feel like I've just wasted my time on this book, which is something I really didn't expect. I don't know anything about the book aside from the author. I don't know what it's about, what the synopsis was, or whatever. I just read it because it's Tarryn Fisher. She said on her PLN group that her books aren't the same, and that we can love one but not love the other. So far, I have loved all of her books, but not this time. Not that I hated the book, it's just that I really didn't like it. Hate is such a negative word. I had such high expectations for the book seeing as it had such high reviews.
How do I even gather my thoughts?
I kept waiting for me to actually be interested in it, and not just interested in knowing when it will end. I was not so engrossed in this book, although yes, I was eager to know what happened next.
I don't know why but I was bothered with how social media was so into all of this. Constantly using her Instagram? Taking selfies to remember her moments? Stalking people on Facebook? Yes, I know there are all normal things that we do in perhaps in our daily lives but reading it on a book felt weird. Perhaps on this particular one. I really can't explain why. I know this certainly wasn't the first time that book characters used social media but in F*ck Love, it felt off. Really off. Along with mentioning Disney and Harry Potter. I know the main character's a Potterhead but everything just felt so off. So, so off. The chapter titles written in hashtags matched with the Harry Potter font was bothersome as well. It just wasn't that good for me.
Onto the plot. REALLY? She had a dream about their life together? After that, she's suddenly seeing Kit in a new light? This is probably the foundation of the whole book that I am questioning but this really doesn't sit well with me. SHE HAD A DREAM. ABOUT HER LIFE WITH A GUY. AND THEN SHE WOKE UP AND DEVELOPED FEELINGS FOR SAID GUY. After that she actually really do end up with the guy. All I'm thinking is that it was somehow a self-fulfilling prophecy. Because she dreamt it, she developed feelings for Kit. Because she developed feelings for Kit, the dream was more likely to come true. Of course we're not talking about every detail like Thomas or Brandy or whatever, just the fact that they ended up as a family or that Della didn't talk to them. I'm just really like ??????? with the fact that she had a dream about them. That's just messed up.
In her dream she was very talented in drawing, so after that she kind of started to make that dream come true. She wanted to be as talented as the person she was in that dream. Why did she have a sudden interest in drawing? BECAUSE OF THE DREAM. I'm just... I'm just really stressed about the foundation of this book. Yes, yes, if the dream hadn't happened they still could have found their way to each other and the end would be the same and only the journey there would be different, but still! THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE OF HER DREAM. I'm just seriously stressed about this.
The only thing I knew about the book before reading it was that it was full of quotable quotes. True enough, I found myself highlighting a lot of paragraphs. Tarryn is a really great writer, it's just the plot that didn't work with me. There are so many points that I could still give but reading the book drained enough energy from me. Some things didn't make sense, some things were not plausible, and sometimes you have to suspend your disbelief in order to enjoy the book. To sum it all up, the book just didn't work with me, and that's okay. That doesn't mean I'm going to stop reading Tarryn's books, that just means I'm going to stay really far away from this one.