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A review by jscarpa14
Not Okay Cupid by Heidi R. Kling
4.0
I think this cute fluff teen romance had me right up until the Afterward which was just like seriously?! Had that chapter been cut it would have greatly improved the book because you're going along with this smile on your face and then the last words you get to read are so corny they make you want to gag totally screwing with your 80s movie happy vibe.
I love fake relationship stories and this was no exception. Is it predictable? Of Course. Are some of the characters kind of cliche? Yep. But honestly I think that's part of the book's appeal. The book's dual person point of view is nice and offers a wonderful glance into both characters. The plot and the way the book is written has a definite Molly Ringwald 80s movie feel to it and I think that's what the author was going for. The thing is if you've seen an 80s Molly Ringwald movie you'd know that the plots are predictable and most of the characters are cliche, but yet you laugh and sigh and wait for your inevitable happy ending anyway, that's kind of the appeal of watching them. You can count on what's going to happen and you know it's going to make you smile. That's what this book, though set in the modern day, offers.
If you're looking for a literary masterpiece this isn't the book for you, but if your'e looking for something funny and sweet that (minus the terrible afterward) will leave you with a smile on your face and is read just for the pure enjoyment of reading it and knowing it will make you smile, this is a book I'd highly recommend.
I love fake relationship stories and this was no exception. Is it predictable? Of Course. Are some of the characters kind of cliche? Yep. But honestly I think that's part of the book's appeal. The book's dual person point of view is nice and offers a wonderful glance into both characters. The plot and the way the book is written has a definite Molly Ringwald 80s movie feel to it and I think that's what the author was going for. The thing is if you've seen an 80s Molly Ringwald movie you'd know that the plots are predictable and most of the characters are cliche, but yet you laugh and sigh and wait for your inevitable happy ending anyway, that's kind of the appeal of watching them. You can count on what's going to happen and you know it's going to make you smile. That's what this book, though set in the modern day, offers.
If you're looking for a literary masterpiece this isn't the book for you, but if your'e looking for something funny and sweet that (minus the terrible afterward) will leave you with a smile on your face and is read just for the pure enjoyment of reading it and knowing it will make you smile, this is a book I'd highly recommend.