You Deserve Each Other
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- Author：Sarah Hogle
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Summary
When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé， happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny， lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut。
Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her， remembers her restaurant orders， and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of。 They never fight。 They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away。 And she is miserably and utterly sick of him。
Naomi wants out， but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill。 When Naomi discovers that Nicholas， too， has been feigning contentment， the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks， sabotage， and all-out emotional warfare。
But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass， Naomi finds her resolve slipping。 Because now that they have nothing to lose， they're finally being themselves--and having fun with the last person they expect: each other。
Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her， remembers her restaurant orders， and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of。 They never fight。 They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away。 And she is miserably and utterly sick of him。
Naomi wants out， but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill。 When Naomi discovers that Nicholas， too， has been feigning contentment， the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks， sabotage， and all-out emotional warfare。
But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass， Naomi finds her resolve slipping。 Because now that they have nothing to lose， they're finally being themselves--and having fun with the last person they expect: each other。
Reviews
Madeleine Smith
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Honestly， the first half had me almost quitting this one。 I absolutely HATED the main character and was struggling to find hope in the story， But the 2nd half REALLYYYY picked it up and I thought it was amazing
Margaret
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10/10， loved it， wish it was 1000 pages long。 it gave me very strong hating game-josh and Lucy vibes。。。maybe that's why I liked it so much。 impeccable lovers to enemies to lovers。 10/10， loved it， wish it was 1000 pages long。 it gave me very strong hating game-josh and Lucy vibes。。。maybe that's why I liked it so much。 impeccable lovers to enemies to lovers。 。。。more
Sofia
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a story in two partsfor the first 60&， i didnt feel myself very engaged with the story but I felt i must keep reading because I couldnt see how this would turn into a happily ever after。 i just couldnt see it with how endlessly petty & painful niomi & nicholas were to one another。 none of the characters save the main two had any substance to themhowever would have to say im low-key glad i stuck around because them learning about the miscommunications was great and so was them being a team to sta a story in two partsfor the first 60&， i didnt feel myself very engaged with the story but I felt i must keep reading because I couldnt see how this would turn into a happily ever after。 i just couldnt see it with how endlessly petty & painful niomi & nicholas were to one another。 none of the characters save the main two had any substance to themhowever would have to say im low-key glad i stuck around because them learning about the miscommunications was great and so was them being a team to stand up to others。 i found myself captivated if i'm honest in the way only a good romance book can get you， and THE NOTES to each otherall in all， v cute but the beginning was sluggish & the characters remained v immature throughout idk。 i found the writing to be very pretty throughoutso perhaps I will read more of this author。 it had one of my favourite tropes of one aiding another when ill。 。。。more
Mercia
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“We met in a house called Ever After， the second time we were strangers。 And I am one hundred percent in love with the transformation of us。” grr I'm so in love with them！ “We met in a house called Ever After， the second time we were strangers。 And I am one hundred percent in love with the transformation of us。” grr I'm so in love with them！ 。。。more
Holly olivia
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This was such a nice little book！ It started off slow， and i was apprehensive about how much i would like the plot because the premise seemed to be， well， miserable， but their history made it all the more believable and worthwhile when they began to like each other again。 It was just a great light-hearted， funny read。
anna ✩
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4 stars！ This was funny and sweet and poignant and an absolute wild ride。 Naomi and Nicholas seem like the perfect couple to the whole outside world。 But behind closed doors they’re doing everything they can to torture each other in hopes the other will call off their engagement。 It is absolutely nuts。 I’m always weary of books that are instantly described as ‘laugh out loud funny’ and ‘amazing romantic comedies’ because I usually end up disappointed。 But with this one I did indeed laugh out lou 4 stars！ This was funny and sweet and poignant and an absolute wild ride。 Naomi and Nicholas seem like the perfect couple to the whole outside world。 But behind closed doors they’re doing everything they can to torture each other in hopes the other will call off their engagement。 It is absolutely nuts。 I’m always weary of books that are instantly described as ‘laugh out loud funny’ and ‘amazing romantic comedies’ because I usually end up disappointed。 But with this one I did indeed laugh out loud and it is an amazing romantic comedy！ Highly highly recommend if you’re looking for a super entertaining and funny read with great characters and a sweet romance。 。。。more
Dilek VT
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So many people are loving this book but when I read and reread the blurb， I ask myself the following questions:1。 If they don't love each other， why are they engaged in the first place？ 2。 Why do they fall for each other when they start playing pranks like 5-year olds？3。 Do they really do all that childish stuff for money？ Really？ Well， that says a lot about their character then。It all sounds too immature and distasteful to me 。Well， I haven't read the book - I can't know for sure but this blurb So many people are loving this book but when I read and reread the blurb， I ask myself the following questions:1。 If they don't love each other， why are they engaged in the first place？ 2。 Why do they fall for each other when they start playing pranks like 5-year olds？3。 Do they really do all that childish stuff for money？ Really？ Well， that says a lot about their character then。It all sounds too immature and distasteful to me 。Well， I haven't read the book - I can't know for sure but this blurb is UTTERLY unappealing to me。 Therefore， it is better to stay away from it than read and rant about it。 。。。more
Ashlee Bree
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So。。。this ended up being much more of an offbeat romance than I was anticipating！The originality here was inspired， entertaining in a way that paid off eventually， so I'm not complaining but STILL I cannot let this observation slide: the first hundred pages or so left me completely boggled as a reader。 Irritated even。 I wanted to scream at the romance situation so many times！ I couldn't understand how or why two people who were as miserable together as Naomi and Nicholas seemed to be would be in So。。。this ended up being much more of an offbeat romance than I was anticipating！The originality here was inspired， entertaining in a way that paid off eventually， so I'm not complaining but STILL I cannot let this observation slide: the first hundred pages or so left me completely boggled as a reader。 Irritated even。 I wanted to scream at the romance situation so many times！ I couldn't understand how or why two people who were as miserable together as Naomi and Nicholas seemed to be would be in a relationship together。 Let alone be engaged to be married。 They both seemed to loathe the idea！ Hating not only the life they were leading as a couple but each other， too。 In that regard， You Deserve Each Other was as backwards a love story as love stories can get--with an affianced couple hell bent on needling， torturing， and sabotaging each other and their impending "I do's。" It reminded me a little of To Have and To Hoax by Martha Waters in that respect。 Still， nobody can encompass a love-to-hate-to-love trope quite like Nicholas and Naomi。 I won't lie， I had to strap myself in because their relationship was bumpy and loaded as hell。 （So having her name their secluded， woodsy home Disaster was fitting。）Disastrous as their dynamic could be at times， I couldn't help but laugh at their elaborate schemes。 Even when their behavior was beyond wicked。 They were vicious， sarcastic， egotistical， borderline unlikable characters。。。yet compelling and sympathetic people with relatable struggles all the same。 It was a crazy combination that shouldn't have worked but did。 I can't explain it better than that。The ridiculous lengths these two took to get the upper hand were insane， though！ Downright immature and selfish at times。 They weren't communicating， weren't listening， and weren't being understanding。 Nick's demanding overbearing mother， Deborah， didn't help things along， either。 （She made Emily Gilmore look like a saint in comparison， and that woman is Chanel No。 5 scary！） Worse， neither knew what the other wanted nor needed。 However， all of that did change substantially over time once Nick and Naomi let their masks slip free。 Once they finally stopped pretending with each other。 It was that slow erosion of facade， revealing the realness of personhood and vulnerability underneath， however， which gave this book its unique sparkle。 And allowed me to root for the main couple at the end of it all。The most interesting thing about this book for me was this， though: appearances can be deceiving。 It took me a while to realize the story was being told by an unreliable narrator。 （In my opinion， anyway。） Readers were only privy to Naoimi's state of things and it soon became obvious that her point of view was narrow。 Limited。 Even a bit distorted。 Her insecurities about herself， particularly with regards to her career and how she was weary of not receiving the support/understanding she needed from her fiancé about it， marred her interpretation of his intentions。 His actual feelings。 I didn't recognize the effort he'd been putting into saving their relationship until she did。 It hit like an epiphany， which was well done。I genuinely thought Nicholas and Naomi despised each other at the beginning （and， hey， maybe there were times they only thought they cared about eighteen percent or so） but the thing is they didn't。 Love was under the surface the whole time。 The problem was that when they first met they weren't being authentic。 So， later， two years after the honeymoon phase ended， we had two people who were forced to remove their Everything Is Great pretense and become acquainted with reality。 With their true selves。 Only then could they grow back together--stronger， better， healthier than before。Love is never all sunshine and roses。 It's about honesty and openness。 It's about confronting problems， making compromises， accounting for the other person's feelings， being heard， believing you're seen and wanted。 These are the things that Nick and Naomi learn to navigate in their relationship over the course of the novel， and if you stick with it despite the initial distance between them， the immaturity， then I think you'll find their evolution to be all the more wonderful for it。 A witty， creative， and engaging debut all around！ A reverse whirlwind， if there can be such a thing in romance。 （If there can be， Hogle slamdunked it。） Just know your sides will be aching from laughter by the time you finish。 3。5 starsBOOK BLOG 。。。more
ana rosales
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Esse livro tinha tudo para ser um queridinho， mas só passei raiva em boa parte dele。
Stella Rugama
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I am confused？ 4 stars for entertainment。 This book was really easy and fun to read。 But for execution of the plot， 3 stars。 This book would have been so much better if there was a little more insight into the hero's mind。 Plus， the whole premise of the book wasn't really played out since the heroine just assumed a lot。 I'm not a huge fan of the miscommunication trope， and that's literally the whole book。 But again was a super fun read， I just had higher expectations。 So like 3。5？ I am confused？ 4 stars for entertainment。 This book was really easy and fun to read。 But for execution of the plot， 3 stars。 This book would have been so much better if there was a little more insight into the hero's mind。 Plus， the whole premise of the book wasn't really played out since the heroine just assumed a lot。 I'm not a huge fan of the miscommunication trope， and that's literally the whole book。 But again was a super fun read， I just had higher expectations。 So like 3。5？ 。。。more
VampDiva
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Very YA， too juvenile for my taste。 The story was just too silly and didn’t make sense。 She could’ve just walked away if she was unhappy。 Why stay with somebody for months and months trying to sabotage your own wedding。 The bride to be was the most clueless woman on earth。 It only took the entire book for her to realize that her husband to be is a great guy。 “They don’t deserve each other””。
Smiley
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Problems！ Problems！ Problems！ I have problems with this book。 I wanted to Dnfed the book at so many point's in almost 70% of the story。 Yeah， I accept that the last 30% was quite cute and helirious that I don't feel like a idiot for forcing myself to finish it。 Book's are a Happy refuge for me but reading this one felt like a tiring task to me。 I didn't liked the writing style and ultimately wanted to knock some sense into the characters。 Omfg！ It was awful。 It's been almost a week me reading it Problems！ Problems！ Problems！ I have problems with this book。 I wanted to Dnfed the book at so many point's in almost 70% of the story。 Yeah， I accept that the last 30% was quite cute and helirious that I don't feel like a idiot for forcing myself to finish it。 Book's are a Happy refuge for me but reading this one felt like a tiring task to me。 I didn't liked the writing style and ultimately wanted to knock some sense into the characters。 Omfg！ It was awful。 It's been almost a week me reading it and I actually forgot the names of the protagonists until I re-read the blurb and "Do you blame me"？ I'm a pretty positive person when it comes to books and I respect every author out there。 I try hard to list the positive aspects of the book even if I didn't like it and usually I'm notn someone who writes negative reviews but I was not able to help myself。 I feel exhausted after writing this review。 I almost hated it except the Last 30%。 I'll recommend it only if you' want to torcher yourself。 。。。more
Punkrockp
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Beautiful， fun frolic This was an incredibly light hearted read， written with real talent。To get the story from our female protagonist， and to grow with her whilst the character development happens is wonderful。There are some genuinely laugh out loud moments， and reading this is like having a warm hug。Recommended。
Rachel Berros
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I loved everything about this story
Arystine
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Naomi Westfield is engaged to get married to Nicholas Rose。 However， she realized that she’s not as in love with him as she used to be。 She hatched a plan， several schemes in fact， to turn off Nicholas so that he himself will be forced to call off the wedding。 The reason for this is because she doesn’t want to pay for damages for the non-refundable fees related to the wedding。 The first time that I read this book， I DNF-ed it。 I was so irritated with Nicholas and his mother， who is the future mo Naomi Westfield is engaged to get married to Nicholas Rose。 However， she realized that she’s not as in love with him as she used to be。 She hatched a plan， several schemes in fact， to turn off Nicholas so that he himself will be forced to call off the wedding。 The reason for this is because she doesn’t want to pay for damages for the non-refundable fees related to the wedding。 The first time that I read this book， I DNF-ed it。 I was so irritated with Nicholas and his mother， who is the future mother-in-law of Naomi。 I felt as if it’s no brainer。 She should not marry this kind of guy。This is the first book that I read under love to hate to love trope。 😊 And considering that this is a debut novel of Sarah Hogle， I was surprised with how effortlessly the author was able to transform my feelings， from extreme irritation with Nicholas to considering him as one of my top bookish boyfriends。 😂 Seriously， I love books like this that tackle on second chances。 Nicholas and Naomi’s relationship seemed hopeless， but it takes one mature adult in a relationship to be the bigger person。 And the other one， to be receptive of the efforts of the other。 I love how the story emphasized on the importance of getting to know each other （and each other’s family） before entering into the sacred bonds of marriage。 This is my idea of a wonderful rom-com: significant issues， hilarious characters， plus wacky antics。 Naomi is a character with many flaws， but I love how her personality evolved。 And she’s also constantly hilarious， which would lead you to surmise why Nicholas is so smitten with her。 I also appreciate the small-town setting。 😊I love this fictional couple， but I love even more how good they are when together （well， after the second try。 The first time was disastrous。😂） For #romancereaders this book is so swoon-worthy。 Not so much on steam level， but I’m fine with it。😊 Perfect escapist read。 ❤️Rating: 4。5⭐️ 。。。more
Ashley
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For the first 60ish percent of this book， Naomi and Nicholas are very cruel to each other and have such a toxic relationship that it was difficult to read。 The MIL was also awful， and every time I read another way she inserted herself into the wedding plans or coerced Nicholas into doing something for her， I nearly DNFed。The last third of the book was really cute， but I spent so long hating the characters by then that I don’t really care about the ending。 The transformation from all out warfare For the first 60ish percent of this book， Naomi and Nicholas are very cruel to each other and have such a toxic relationship that it was difficult to read。 The MIL was also awful， and every time I read another way she inserted herself into the wedding plans or coerced Nicholas into doing something for her， I nearly DNFed。The last third of the book was really cute， but I spent so long hating the characters by then that I don’t really care about the ending。 The transformation from all out warfare to cutesy falling in love again was too abrupt to believe for me。This was on so many Best of 2020 lists and I am confused。 。。。more
Tamara Rolan
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This was a cute read！ It was a little slow at first but as I got more into it I found myself rooting for both Naomi and Nick。 The parts of rebellion against Nick’s mom were priceless and had me giggling along with them。 I will definitely be adding Ms。 Hogle’s books to the TBR pile！
☆r
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（i don’t know why my rating + review got deleted）one of my favorite books of all time i love nicholasnaomi。 along with joshlucy and asherolivia they have some of the best banter。
Meghan
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tbh， I almost stopped reading this book after the first couple of chapters because Naomi drove。 me。 crazy。 I put it down for awhile and read something else， then decided to come back to it， and I'm glad I did！ Yes， Naomi is immature and petty through the beginning of the book， but I eventually really enjoyed the reconnection between her and Nicholas。 Even though she could be annoying， I found Naomi's internal thoughts to be enjoyable to read after a bit。 She's funny and kind of all over the plac tbh， I almost stopped reading this book after the first couple of chapters because Naomi drove。 me。 crazy。 I put it down for awhile and read something else， then decided to come back to it， and I'm glad I did！ Yes， Naomi is immature and petty through the beginning of the book， but I eventually really enjoyed the reconnection between her and Nicholas。 Even though she could be annoying， I found Naomi's internal thoughts to be enjoyable to read after a bit。 She's funny and kind of all over the place， but once I got into it， I could understand her better and why she was feeling and acting the way she was。 I appreciated that she acknowledges the fact that she had been acting out of fear and insecurity and a horrible lack of communication。 There was good growth with her that I found to be really nice。I also really liked Nicholas as a character。 It was obvious that he wasn't a great partner either at times， especially in the period before the book begins， but through the duration of the book， he really tried and he expressed himself and his feelings really well。 Unfortunately， in romance/rom-com books， the guys usually struggle with that in very frustrating ways， so it was nice to see a change from that cliche。 I guess my main criticism is just that this is one of those stories where the conflict really lies in a lack of communication which could be resolved so easily if the characters would just try！ But， I think this book succeeds in that most of the time that they were really not getting along and drifting apart from each other happens before the story in the book starts， so the reader kind of sees the final hurrah of this conflict and then the resolution， which was nice to read。 Overall， I'm glad I stuck with this one， and I hope that other readers who are initially turned off by Naomi's sometimes-grating personality will try to stick with it。 I think the pay off is worth it！ 。。。more
Manu
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I started this without reading the description so I thought it was a simple enemies to lovers but it's actually a lovers to enemies to lovers and I love it I started this without reading the description so I thought it was a simple enemies to lovers but it's actually a lovers to enemies to lovers and I love it 。。。more
D
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Hated the start - skimmed a huge portion of their feud as it was just too unpleasant to read （not funny， just ick）。 IEnjoyed the last 25% or so。 I guess。
Kimberly Hernandez
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4。5I had fun reading it :）
Jessica Vaughn
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DNF @ 36% （ Chapter 8）。 I couldn’t deal with Naomi any longer。 Never disliked a character so much in a book！！
Alice
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This book is a hard one to review， so I’m going to break it into thirds。 First third was fun， bringing the childish opposition and petty pranks。 Naomi isn’t the easiest protagonist for me to read， since she’s both aggressively straight and aggressively basic， but her pettiness is actually awe-inspiring。 Especially in every conversation with her future MIL。 The second third was a huge pain。 I hate reading stories where relationships are dying thanks to simple misunderstandings， and it’s even wors This book is a hard one to review， so I’m going to break it into thirds。 First third was fun， bringing the childish opposition and petty pranks。 Naomi isn’t the easiest protagonist for me to read， since she’s both aggressively straight and aggressively basic， but her pettiness is actually awe-inspiring。 Especially in every conversation with her future MIL。 The second third was a huge pain。 I hate reading stories where relationships are dying thanks to simple misunderstandings， and it’s even worse in this one since you’re reading it from the prospective of the asshole。 It’s actually an interesting switch of traditional gender roles in romance， but boy， I nearly gave up here。 The last third is absolutely wonderful。 Naomi and Nicholas grow so much， and watching them put in the work is SO SATISFYING。 Especially since it’s really little things they’re doing for each other。 tldr; this book has serious miscommunication issues， but a sweet love story if you can make it through to the end。 。。。more
Wendy
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This was absolutely adorable！ It was definitely something fun and light to read and it helped get me because I was slowly slipping into a reading slump。
Eduarda Atayde
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Esse com certeza é um romance diferente de todos que eu já li。 Não estamos acompanhando os personagens se conhecendo， se apaixonando pela primeira vez。 Na verdade， aqui Naomi e Nicholas são noivos que não se suportam mais。 Os dois vão entrar em uma guerra de provocações para convencer o outro a desistir desse casamento primeiro。 Eles só não esperavam que essa competição de insultos e provocações， os levariam a discutir e repensar o motivo de terem deixado chegar a esse ponto。Ao decorrer da histó Esse com certeza é um romance diferente de todos que eu já li。 Não estamos acompanhando os personagens se conhecendo， se apaixonando pela primeira vez。 Na verdade， aqui Naomi e Nicholas são noivos que não se suportam mais。 Os dois vão entrar em uma guerra de provocações para convencer o outro a desistir desse casamento primeiro。 Eles só não esperavam que essa competição de insultos e provocações， os levariam a discutir e repensar o motivo de terem deixado chegar a esse ponto。Ao decorrer da história， a autora os desenvolve de uma maneira completamente real， os dois erram e nisso， acabam se machucando。 Mas ao mesmo tempo， aprendem a escutar um ao outro e evoluir juntos， por mais que esse noivado pareça estar com seus dias contados e Naomi não esteja mais vendo um futuro ao lado de seu noivo， Nicholas。Essa construção foi essencial para mostrar a importância de comunicação em um relacionamento， como a falta de confiança e conhecimento pode afetar um casal。 É evidente a mudança de postura e como a paixão é capaz de ressurgir quando os dois começam a encarar a situação de uma maneira diferente， como adultos que se importam e se preocupam com os sentimentos das pessoas que amam， mesmo que no momento， esse amor esteja praticamente apagado。Nós vamos descobrir se Naomi e Nicholas conseguirão salvar esse sentimento sem acabar destruindo um ao outro antes， ressuscitar aquela chama ou apagá-la de vez， para sempre？ Com inúmeros conflitos， cenas apaixonantes e muitas referências que me fizeram dar boas risadas， como Naomi citando Bob Esponja， Sherlock Holmes e Willly Wonka， eu me vi cada vez mais apegada a esses personagens， entendendo suas motivações e a verdade por trás da dor que cada um carregava。Como disse， um romance com uma proposta completamente diferente mas que me fez me apaixonar mais uma vez， junto com Nicholas e Naomi。 。。。more
Shannon R
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you know the part in every romance novel when the couple has a miscommunication and it gets blown way out of proportion and they could have fixed it SO EASILY by just talking？ that's the entire first 50% of this book。 but it's even worse， because the couple does attempt to "talk" it's oddly truthful passive aggressive snipes and then the other person blatantly and purposely ignores them。 all the annoyance， none of the cute。 it wasn't until 75% of the way through that i laughed。 the payoff at the you know the part in every romance novel when the couple has a miscommunication and it gets blown way out of proportion and they could have fixed it SO EASILY by just talking？ that's the entire first 50% of this book。 but it's even worse， because the couple does attempt to "talk" it's oddly truthful passive aggressive snipes and then the other person blatantly and purposely ignores them。 all the annoyance， none of the cute。 it wasn't until 75% of the way through that i laughed。 the payoff at the end felt completely undeserved。 the couple's actual love wasn't well established at all。 。。。more
Yin Ping
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The first half of this book was to push through。 The resentment this ENGAGED couple exerted for each other was unhealthy and emotionally brutal。 Finally around the middle of the book things finally turn around， but by then it was almost too late。 I was still able to turn around and root for the couple by then but I can see and understand how others might have lost interest in their happy ending。
يمنـــى
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I really liked the beginning so much it was a unique thing cause I'm not really well versed in English romance novels so that was a different type for me。 Enjoyed the humor of the female character so much。 When the story got to the romance part I didn't enjoy it at the same level。 It was overall a cute read。 I really liked the beginning so much it was a unique thing cause I'm not really well versed in English romance novels so that was a different type for me。 Enjoyed the humor of the female character so much。 When the story got to the romance part I didn't enjoy it at the same level。 It was overall a cute read。 。。。more
Teri Jo
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My problem is I really do not like the main characters。 I spent the first two hours of reading want to punch them both in the face。 They have absolutely no reason to be in a relationship acting like two year olds。 I was recommended this as a cute chick lit and I wish I had t wasted my time trying to enjoy it。
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