Reviews with content warning for Toxic relationship - Iris Kelly Doesn't Date

sweet, hot, but also bored me a little with how cliché and predictable a lot of the plot was. however, that's largely down to me not being so much of a romance-novel person, and for romance fans this book seems pretty perfect!

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megj23's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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cwbillings's review

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

“Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date” just warmed me up to romance novels FAST. I’ve never been a huge fan of romance as a genre but man is this book in particular changing my mind! This is well written, the characters believable and genuine, and so gosh darn sweet. I really love this one and found myself relating to the main characters, which I should’ve seen coming as a bisexual writer with a decade of theatre experience myself lol Ugh, what can I say?? Now I’m a Stevie + Iris shipper for life!

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leadabird's review

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Ashley Herring Blake's Bright Falls novels are like reading Hallmark movies, but with lesbians! (And bisexuals with preferences for non-men! And token brown and nonbinary side characters!) Because the novels try so hard to be "woke," the fact that all of the main characters are cis white women stands out. I would love to see Blake branch out in future novels by bringing the trans/nonbinary characters and characters of color to center stage and allowing them to live fleshed out lives unrealistically supported by their rom-com jobs in the fantastically inclusive small-town world Blake has created...I could spend time more time critiquing the Bright Falls novels, or I could enjoy them for what they are, which are delightful, flawed, queer romance novels.

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aseel_reads's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

While I appreciated the struggles the main characters went through and parts were funny, I wasn't as invested in this one, compared to the first two

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e_riahh's review

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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author2223's review

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funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

5.0

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fromjuliereads's review

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

While I loved the anxiety rep and did still enjoy this one, it was my least favourite of the 3 surprisingly. It was still a good read! Just not my favourite in the series.
It was great having the friend groups as big parts of it!

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