Reviews

Heb je het al gehoord? by Meryl Wilsner

foreverarose's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

jays_secret_garden's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I’m sorry but I couldn’t get over the age gap and the MISCOMMUNICATION, JUST TALKKKKK

gred05's review against another edition

4.0

3.5

nightworldlove's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

lady_valhella's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

mapeterson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

A cute book. I read this book after “Mistakes Were Made” which is probably Wilsner’s best book… so this one seemed a little lacking. A good story that was a fast easy read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment

angelgraveyards's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Just okay. I didn't really believe they liked each other, the chemistry wasn't there. Also felt like in an effort to differentiate their ages, emma was written more like a 20 year old than a 27 year old. Some of it was cute but overall it just wasn't convincing to me and I wasn't excited when they finally got together. Also the miscommunication trope is just one of ny least favorites and it happens several times throughout the books. 

tia_f's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

gsellers's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

lolajh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful

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

3.0

They went the whole book without even saying “Let’s give them something to talk about”? Come on

Going into this I was already unsure about it when the relationship is between an employee and her boss, but I guess I just had higher hopes about how they’d deal with this compared to how it actually happened. The thing is the two of them did not get to know each other at all outside of a work setting and the power imbalance between them never really settled down.

Also Jo liking being called boss was weird 😃

I feel like the two of them were working together for just so long while all this was going on and I can’t even really think of an alternative way for this plot to have been properly handled other than just taking these characters out of the same workplace.

I did however like the commentary on workplace sexual harassment, especially the extent to which it happens in the entertainment industry

and I wish that the book could’ve delved more into that in the end because Jo’s whole passion project concerning it was kind of just left unfinished.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment