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romanceschmomance's review against another edition
4.0
Not going to lie, the cover definitely pulled me in. And then I read the synopsis and was instantly intrigued. Even though I had the ARC, I grabbed audio, which I enjoyed immensely.
A couple things I was unsure about was the social media and COVID-19 elements. I've never really been a fan about social media in books, I loathe it. But what made it manageable for me is that the FMC was changing their direction with their content.
Chick Magnet is the first book that I read that heavily mentions COVID and I wasn't sure how to feel about it. I get where the author was trying to bring more attention on how it affected essential workers as well. But there were other details that could have been added in since COVID was a heavy mention. For the most part, I think the author handled it well.
Will was an absolute grump and I quite enjoyed him, but he was so, so sad. It just made want to curl into a ball and cry.
Nic was a ray of sunshine and I truly enjoyed her character. I was so here for the chicken content! But her ex was horrible and he could seriously go suck an egg. This was just me, but I would have dumped her best friend too.
Overall, really enjoyed this one. Topics were written really well especially around mental health. Definitely look forward to more from this author.
All the points for the narrators CJ Bloom and Aaron Shedlock. I thought they were perfect picks for Chick Magnet for bringing Nic and Will to life.
A couple things I was unsure about was the social media and COVID-19 elements. I've never really been a fan about social media in books, I loathe it. But what made it manageable for me is that the FMC was changing their direction with their content.
Chick Magnet is the first book that I read that heavily mentions COVID and I wasn't sure how to feel about it. I get where the author was trying to bring more attention on how it affected essential workers as well. But there were other details that could have been added in since COVID was a heavy mention. For the most part, I think the author handled it well.
Will was an absolute grump and I quite enjoyed him, but he was so, so sad. It just made want to curl into a ball and cry.
Nic was a ray of sunshine and I truly enjoyed her character. I was so here for the chicken content! But her ex was horrible and he could seriously go suck an egg. This was just me, but I would have dumped her best friend too.
Overall, really enjoyed this one. Topics were written really well especially around mental health. Definitely look forward to more from this author.
All the points for the narrators CJ Bloom and Aaron Shedlock. I thought they were perfect picks for Chick Magnet for bringing Nic and Will to life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Animal death
meganpbennett's review
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Chick Magnet is a romance novel wrapped up in a love of backyard chickens. Is Nic always the best person? No, but she's learning and recovering from her relationship with her abusive ex-boyfriend. Is Will the nicest person to everyone? No, but he's very competent as a vet, even if he is a total jerk to Nic when they first meet.
It was a pretty cute novel of both of them learning how to ask for and accept help from people, and how to learn navigate small town life. Wasn't thrilled with how Will's half of the story ended (what with himaccepting the buyout offer, even if it does keep his practice afloat, as he doesn't like the company he sells to , but it's very sweet.
Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for the eARC!
It was a pretty cute novel of both of them learning how to ask for and accept help from people, and how to learn navigate small town life. Wasn't thrilled with how Will's half of the story ended (what with him
Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for the eARC!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Moderate: Animal death
dododenise's review
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
2.0
This book was not what I expected or hoped it would be.
Okay, it was somewhat. There was quite some chicken content and cute animals. However, I hoped for more chicken content and especially more chicken puns. The description of the book promised beautiful things and I didn’t get them. To be honest, from the description and cover I hoped it would be weirder.
So, the book itself: It was very mediocre. A mediocre romance, with mediocre characters and a mediocre relationship. I didn’t care about the characters or their relationship. I didn’t like Nic or Will and why either of them are supposed to be super hot and appealing is a mystery to me.
The development of the relationship didn’t really make sense to me and the book told me what the relationship looked like at that moment instead of making me feel it. Add to that a rushed and under-developed resolution and you get a poor plot for a romance.
The book also went into the effects of the pandemic. Aside from the fact that I really don’t want to read about the pandemic, it also such scratched the surface. It attempted to show Will’s depression and Nic’s fear of relationships after her abused past, but I have seen other books portray it a million times better.
The highlight of this book was Will covered in cats. Cats make everything better and I will treasure that moment. Other than that, I will probably forget about everything in this book very quickly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death
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