What's Not to Love
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Summary
An academic enemies-to-lovers YA with all the nerdy drama， high school antics， and heartpounding romance of the Netflix original series Never Have I Ever
Since high school began， Alison Sanger and Ethan Molloy have competed on almost everything。 AP classes， the school paper， community service， it never ends。 If Alison could avoid Ethan until graduation， she would。 Except， naturally， for two over-achieving seniors with their sights on valedictorian and Harvard， they share all the same classes and extracurriculars。 So when their school’s principal assigns them the task of co-planning a previous class’s ten-year reunion， with the promise of a recommendation for Harvard if they do， Ethan and Alison are willing to endure one more activity together if it means beating the other out of the lead。
But with all this extra time spent in each other’s company， their rivalry begins to feel closer to friendship。 And as tension between them builds， Alison fights the growing realization that the only thing she wants more than winning…is Ethan。
Since high school began， Alison Sanger and Ethan Molloy have competed on almost everything。 AP classes， the school paper， community service， it never ends。 If Alison could avoid Ethan until graduation， she would。 Except， naturally， for two over-achieving seniors with their sights on valedictorian and Harvard， they share all the same classes and extracurriculars。 So when their school’s principal assigns them the task of co-planning a previous class’s ten-year reunion， with the promise of a recommendation for Harvard if they do， Ethan and Alison are willing to endure one more activity together if it means beating the other out of the lead。
But with all this extra time spent in each other’s company， their rivalry begins to feel closer to friendship。 And as tension between them builds， Alison fights the growing realization that the only thing she wants more than winning…is Ethan。
Reviews
Megan
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I devoured this book。 It is by far my favorite Wibbroka book so far。 The enemies to lovers trope was excellently done。 Maybe the best I’ve read。 I absolutely loved the fact that Alison and Ethan genuinely hated each other。 It just made the rest all the more sweeter and hilarious。 I loved the themes of this book。 I’m a sucker for a good coming of age story and this one brought about the good questions of how do you proceed to next steps of your life while treasuring moments from your past without I devoured this book。 It is by far my favorite Wibbroka book so far。 The enemies to lovers trope was excellently done。 Maybe the best I’ve read。 I absolutely loved the fact that Alison and Ethan genuinely hated each other。 It just made the rest all the more sweeter and hilarious。 I loved the themes of this book。 I’m a sucker for a good coming of age story and this one brought about the good questions of how do you proceed to next steps of your life while treasuring moments from your past without staying in the past。 I can’t wait for Wibbroka’s next book！ They’ve become instant buy authors for me！ 。。。more
Brittany
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This was a cute coming of age story。 This is a rivals to， rivals with benefits， to lovers story with a lot of angst。 I enjoyed the banter back and forth between Ethan and Alison and I love that this wasn't some long held unrequited thing and they just fell into it。 They always say love and hate are two sides of the same coin and you just need that tipping point and that is exactly what happened here。 Alison and Ethan compete on absolutely everything and I did like seeing the competitive spirit i This was a cute coming of age story。 This is a rivals to， rivals with benefits， to lovers story with a lot of angst。 I enjoyed the banter back and forth between Ethan and Alison and I love that this wasn't some long held unrequited thing and they just fell into it。 They always say love and hate are two sides of the same coin and you just need that tipping point and that is exactly what happened here。 Alison and Ethan compete on absolutely everything and I did like seeing the competitive spirit in both of them; they made each other better。 If you want a cute YA book， I would recommend this。 I do wish we would have gotten a little more from them in an epilogue， but I guess leaving it open is kind like the point they were both in， in their life。 。。。more
Kaele’s Krazy Book Obsession
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This was so much fun！ I’ve seen a few comparisons to Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon （which I also love） I think if you liked one you’ll really enjoy the other。 Alison and Ethan were awesome。 I really don’t like when hate to love is really hate to friendship to love， so I absolutely loved that this really went straight from them hating each other。 Great character development， her parents cracked me up。 I really enjoyed their competitions and how that didn’t change even when their r This was so much fun！ I’ve seen a few comparisons to Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon （which I also love） I think if you liked one you’ll really enjoy the other。 Alison and Ethan were awesome。 I really don’t like when hate to love is really hate to friendship to love， so I absolutely loved that this really went straight from them hating each other。 Great character development， her parents cracked me up。 I really enjoyed their competitions and how that didn’t change even when their relationship did。 Overall， very entertaining and cute。 I didn’t realize there was going to be a cameo from the author’s other book。 I need to back and read from the start now。 。。。more
MMill
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2。5 StarsAmanda and Ethan have been rivals for everything throughout high school: grades， standardized test scores， student government positions， and college admissions。 Their competition keeps them both up at night， gets them up in the morning， and pushes them to shrug off silly things like sleep and fun just to make sure they don't fall behind。 Teachers， other students， and even the principal stay away from them and their toxic rivalry。 Amanda and Ethan HATE each other， and it fuels them to be 2。5 StarsAmanda and Ethan have been rivals for everything throughout high school: grades， standardized test scores， student government positions， and college admissions。 Their competition keeps them both up at night， gets them up in the morning， and pushes them to shrug off silly things like sleep and fun just to make sure they don't fall behind。 Teachers， other students， and even the principal stay away from them and their toxic rivalry。 Amanda and Ethan HATE each other， and it fuels them to be the best they can be so they can WIN。 But when they're paired together to plan their school's 10-year reunion for alumni， things start to change。 Suddenly， the things they thought they despised about each other don't actually seem all that bad。 And the idea of a future together at Harvard if they were both able to get in doesn't horrify them nearly as much as they always thought it would。 Maybe this hatred they've been nurturing all these years was really something else all along。These authors know how to write。 Their dialogue is sharp and snappy， and the characters are smart and introspective。 However， even though I really wanted to like this book based on how good the writing is， it just didn't work for me。 Amanda is just the worst。 She's judgy， she's a know-it-all， she whines about not being taken seriously because of her young age but then acts like an immature child most of the time。 She tells everyone what to think， she believes she's much smarter than everyone else and that they need her help to figure out their own feelings and motivations， but she's also completely clueless about her own shortcomings and where she could stand to grow a little。 UGH。 It was impossible to root for her to get together with Ethan （even though the "we're fighting， no wait， we're kissing" scenes were still pretty hot） because I just couldn't wish Amanda on anyone。 Ethan was better， though we didn't get to know him nearly as well （the book is written from only Amanda's POV。。。。I wish we had seen Ethan's because it might have balanced her abrasiveness a little）。 The supporting characters are fun， though。 I really liked Amanda's parents， as well as her sister， Jamie。 The other big issue that I had with this book was that the "lovers" part of this enemies-to-lovers story came out of nowhere and felt entirely unbelievable。 These two aren't just enjoying snarking at each other to cover up their deeper feelings。 They are truly hateful to each other。 They intentionally sabotage each other's projects， and they spend all their time thinking up ways to make the other person miserable。 The teachers and other students avoid them because they truly are toxic。 It's not cute， you're not just waiting for them to figure it out。。。because it seems like the last thing that would ever happen。 So when it does， it feels forced and fake。 It's the opposite of most enemies-to-lovers stories， where the enemies part is just a cover for their real feelings。 The believable feelings here are the hatred and animosity， and it wasn't even fun to read about because the really seemed to be giant jerks to each other and love doing it。 Yuck。So， while I love these authors and continue to be impressed with their writing， this book wasn't my favorite of theirs。 I hope they are able to go back to their feel-good romances like Always Never Yours and If I'm Being Honest， because those were a lot more fun。 PS。 I *did* enjoy the audiobook narrator here。 Her tone was fun and she voiced the different characters well。 **Thank you to NetGalley and DreamScape Media for the Audio ARC in exchange for my honest review！** 。。。more
Katie Bogdan
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4 starsWhat's Not to Love is a fun throwback to the highs and lows of high school。 complete with overachieving leads and a healthy dose of nostalgia。 Wibberley and Siegemund-Broka get great mileage out of the enemies-to-lovers trope and I applaud their ability to really dig into the social and mental whirlwind that comes with heading off to college。 I would have loved a little more of a slow burn with the central relationship （it really doesn't start to heat up until over 50% into the book）， but 4 starsWhat's Not to Love is a fun throwback to the highs and lows of high school。 complete with overachieving leads and a healthy dose of nostalgia。 Wibberley and Siegemund-Broka get great mileage out of the enemies-to-lovers trope and I applaud their ability to really dig into the social and mental whirlwind that comes with heading off to college。 I would have loved a little more of a slow burn with the central relationship （it really doesn't start to heat up until over 50% into the book）， but the authors were balancing so many other narratives that I completely understand why they wrote it that way。 I found myself multiple times sitting down to listen to "just one more chapter" only to find that I had spent an hour in the hallways of Fairview High。 Honestly， can you ask for anything more from a book？Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for a fair and honest review！ 。。。more
Sakshi Jain
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4。5 starsI am a sucker for enemies-to-lovers romances。 Two nerds fighting it out over academics reads like perfection to me。 Going in， I expected something cute， with a little bit of angst and a whole lot of banter。 What I did not expect was getting to read so much about Alison's best friend who is stuck in a toxic relationship， or her sister who followed the same path Alison is on back in high school but has now dropped everything in order to figure out what she really wants。 Over the last 4。5 starsI am a sucker for enemies-to-lovers romances。 Two nerds fighting it out over academics reads like perfection to me。 Going in， I expected something cute， with a little bit of angst and a whole lot of banter。 What I did not expect was getting to read so much about Alison's best friend who is stuck in a toxic relationship， or her sister who followed the same path Alison is on back in high school but has now dropped everything in order to figure out what she really wants。 Over the last year， I have been having an existential crisis over where my life is headed and I could relate to Alison's sister in a lot of ways。 “I think in high school and college， we’re told what to want and aspire to。 With grades and degrees， I had these obvious signs of success。 It became easy to mistake them for what I really wanted and easier to let those markers guide my decisions。 When I was in the real world， I had to choose for myself what success should mean。”I think the reason I enjoyed reading this book was because it wasn't solely about Alison and Ethan。 The different characters have made different choices， had a lot of varied experiences and a lot of them are still trying to figure themselves out。 Alison reads like a seventeen going on thirty-five character who thinks she knows exactly who she is。 Seeing her sister struggling makes her realise that there is so much she still doesn't know about herself or where her life is headed。 I like that this book is not just about the rivalry turned romance but also about so much more。 Most romance novels end with the leads perfectly sure about their romance。 I like that in this book， Alison admits to not knowing how long the relationship will last or where they will be ten years from now。 This made things seem more real somehow。 Overall， this was an almost perfect read。 If you enjoy YA novels with a lot of banter， enemies turning into lovers， themes related to coming of age and people trying to figure themselves out， this is a perfect read for you。 。。。more
Terri
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3。5 stars
Claudio Rodrigo
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2/5 starsThanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for providing this audiobook-arc。I didn't know what to expect going into this audiobook。 The execution was fine。 There were some inconsistencies tho， the tones of the voice being of different registers。 On the other hand， I didn't mind the writing。 Not bad but not the best at the same time。 Now let's get to the story。 We read this from Alison's pov。 I'm going to get this out of the way: she's a cunt。 To be fair， she's a bit like me but I lack the 2/5 starsThanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for providing this audiobook-arc。I didn't know what to expect going into this audiobook。 The execution was fine。 There were some inconsistencies tho， the tones of the voice being of different registers。 On the other hand， I didn't mind the writing。 Not bad but not the best at the same time。 Now let's get to the story。 We read this from Alison's pov。 I'm going to get this out of the way: she's a cunt。 To be fair， she's a bit like me but I lack the dedication she possesses。 All she thinks about is school， beating Ethan Mulloy。。。。in school and sometimes she occupies her mind with the only friend she has。 Speaking of， poor woman。 I mean who names their daughter Dylan？ Second， she's bisexual。 We love that！。。。。。Well。。。She doesn't have the most fabulous character development。 She doesn't start well， with her not getting over her ex yet， dating a guy who questions her past queer relationship and an unnecessary piece of dialogue where she over-sexualizes a character we don't even recognize。 She then finally relieves herself off of a specific burden but only to move forward our annoying protagonist's story。 Which I suppose is the point of this whole book which I can't the authors for。Before concluding the rant with fully trashing Alison， let's talk about Ethan。。。。。。。。If there's anything to talk in regards to him that is。 He's passive。 That's it。 He's smart， not the most likeable， white。。。。that's it。 A huge chunk of his actions depend on Alison。 And of course he starts changing just in order for Alison to feel relief and no sense of burden。*sigh* Here we go。 Alison isn't likeable。 She doesn't care about anybody but herself， putting everyone around her to the self-made standard she made that isn't that achievable。 She treats her sister， that's currently in a mid 20s crisis， like shit just because shes not doing the same girlboss moves that Alison does。 Alison point out her various points of hypocrisy in the book。 Does anything happen？ Not really。 Things just get brushed off and she doesn't change。 Heck， the people around her change in favour of her own tastes， even if it isn't the most right thing in the situationAlso this book isn't exempt of criticism just because of its market range。 All teenagers aren't cunts。 Some are， and I suppose that's valid。 But at the same time I won't hesitate to critique novels of this kind when other various voices aren't being given the opportunity to flourish。 I have to give merit where it's due so I guess thanks to the author for making a book that made me write this much due to various negative emotions 。。。more
Ashlee
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Okay。 I want to know who gave Emily and Austin a look into my high school life。 Or large chunks of it at any rate。 While I couldn't say that I was going to an Ivy or had the potential for a HEF/HEA with my nemesis， I could not help but feel like I was listening to an alternate experience heading into college。Ethan and Alison are constantly stepping over the other in their need to be the best。 Their rivalry is epic and yet now they have to work together on another class's reunion to get a recomme Okay。 I want to know who gave Emily and Austin a look into my high school life。 Or large chunks of it at any rate。 While I couldn't say that I was going to an Ivy or had the potential for a HEF/HEA with my nemesis， I could not help but feel like I was listening to an alternate experience heading into college。Ethan and Alison are constantly stepping over the other in their need to be the best。 Their rivalry is epic and yet now they have to work together on another class's reunion to get a recommendation letter to Harvard。 When Alison's enemy becomes her frenemy， she's bound to struggle with the paradigm shift。The narrator， Elizabeth Cottle， has a great voice for a YA read and fit Alison's POV to a T。 Her intonation led to more relatability and a trip down memory lane。Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the alc。 All thoughts in this review are my own。 。。。more
Taylor Hayes
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I usually really enjoy books from these authors。 What's not to love has all the tropes I enjoy。 Enemies to lovers is one of my favorites。 With all that being said I found this to be very slow， my attention drifted often。 I did enjoy the characters and the ending was great。 The ending felt true to a real high school senior。 The narration was fantastic。 She never disappoints。 I think it added to the story。 I would have even loved a dual perspective。 I can just imagine how good the audio would have I usually really enjoy books from these authors。 What's not to love has all the tropes I enjoy。 Enemies to lovers is one of my favorites。 With all that being said I found this to be very slow， my attention drifted often。 I did enjoy the characters and the ending was great。 The ending felt true to a real high school senior。 The narration was fantastic。 She never disappoints。 I think it added to the story。 I would have even loved a dual perspective。 I can just imagine how good the audio would have been。 All in all it was a solid 3 star read。 。。。more
K
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This was so cute。 A solid book
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3。5
ruby sophia
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man this shit is real cheesy but i still like it。 and this is seriously the most legit sexual tension i’ve ever read。
Yvonne Olson
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I think that I have aged out of enjoying and appreciating young adult romance for what it is。 As much as I enjoyed the writing and love the tropes within this novel， I just found myself feeling uninterested。 I know that's an absolutely bias reason to not rate this higher。 I just did not like either love interest and I really did not enjoy Alison's voice。 I think that I have aged out of enjoying and appreciating young adult romance for what it is。 As much as I enjoyed the writing and love the tropes within this novel， I just found myself feeling uninterested。 I know that's an absolutely bias reason to not rate this higher。 I just did not like either love interest and I really did not enjoy Alison's voice。 。。。more
Christy
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4 starsI am such a sucker for anything enemies to lovers and when I read the synopsis of this I knew I needed to get to it asap。 I love reading books about overachieving rivals who ride that line of love/hate。 Alison and Ethan are in competition for anything and everything。 Both are at the top of their class and the two contenders for valedictorian。 Both are planning on going to Harvard。 Academics is life and beating each other is what they strive for。 They have a bit of an unhealthy obsession w 4 starsI am such a sucker for anything enemies to lovers and when I read the synopsis of this I knew I needed to get to it asap。 I love reading books about overachieving rivals who ride that line of love/hate。 Alison and Ethan are in competition for anything and everything。 Both are at the top of their class and the two contenders for valedictorian。 Both are planning on going to Harvard。 Academics is life and beating each other is what they strive for。 They have a bit of an unhealthy obsession with it， to be honest。 When they get paired to plan a big school event， these two are stuck spending even more time with each other than before。 I love watching that switch flip from I really hate this person to loving them。 In a lot of enemies to lovers books it seems like one of the main characters doesn't hate the other so much， they've just been pining for them etc。 One of my favorite things about this one is that wasn't the case here。 Both of these characters truly couldn't stand each other。。。 until a kiss of passion and frustration changed everything。 I adore this author duo and had so much fun with this one。 A great coming of age story with lots of different dynamics of friendship， family， love， and life changing after high school。 Would recommend to lovers of this troupe and YA。 Audio book source: Audible （purchased）Story Rating: 4 starsNarrator: Elizabeth Cottle Narration Rating: 4 starsGenre: Contemporary YA Length: 9h 36m 。。。more
Adalena
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This was a simple somewhat fun but annoying read （at times）。 I normally like YA but the two main characters were just a little too annoying at times。 The back and forth started out fun but after a while got old。 The read was still cute though so I think I would give this author another shot。
Eiram28
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Well。 I like the book it flowed alright。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Elsa
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So much love in the air and a very good story。 I really love it。 Well written。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Adriana
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Okay， so brutal honestly？ This book is incredibly predictable。 There is not a single thing that takes place that I was not 100% expecting。 Also honest？ I enjoyed every second of it。 There's a reason why the plot is a cliché。 It's comfortable， familiar， and entertaining。Alison and Ethan are textbook overachievers and seeing Alison finally realize that there are more ways to look at things than she's used to makes a great coming-of-age story。 Not to mention that there's so much witty banter。 I lov Okay， so brutal honestly？ This book is incredibly predictable。 There is not a single thing that takes place that I was not 100% expecting。 Also honest？ I enjoyed every second of it。 There's a reason why the plot is a cliché。 It's comfortable， familiar， and entertaining。Alison and Ethan are textbook overachievers and seeing Alison finally realize that there are more ways to look at things than she's used to makes a great coming-of-age story。 Not to mention that there's so much witty banter。 I loved everything about how Alison and Ethan interact。 The way they push each other to do better even after the inevitable realization， even with the stress of it， made for some rather romantic first-love interactions。 It brought back not just the stress of being an overachiever in High School， but it also made me think back fondly on those times。 As I said， it's a story that I've read 100 times before， but there's a reason I've read it so many times。 Plus， it's well-written， witty， and entertaining。 What's not to love？ Narrator Elizabeth Cottle does a fantastic job of bringing Alison's slightly neurotic doubts and excitement to life。 Not only Alison's parts， she conveys each character and emotion perfectly。 I'm partly convinced that I'm rating this a bit higher than I probably would if I'd read it just because I enjoyed her work so much。 Many happy thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the listen！ 。。。more
Alexa
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I’ll admit that this actually isn’t my favorite Wibbroka read， though it ultimately ended up being likable enough。 These writers know how to take tropes and types and whip them together into a story that also touches on themes that can feel relatable （or in my case， a little nostalgic）。
Anya
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As a teenager， I've read a lot of YA novels that， despite being good books， just didn't really accurately represent the high school experience。 This one， however， set a new standard （the descriptions of ASG kids were right on the nose）。 I'm a sucker for enemies-to-lovers especially when the MCs have history， and as a HS senior who's spent much of the past four years focused on the future and not in the present， I felt like I finally found some characters I could resonate with。 The various events As a teenager， I've read a lot of YA novels that， despite being good books， just didn't really accurately represent the high school experience。 This one， however， set a new standard （the descriptions of ASG kids were right on the nose）。 I'm a sucker for enemies-to-lovers especially when the MCs have history， and as a HS senior who's spent much of the past four years focused on the future and not in the present， I felt like I finally found some characters I could resonate with。 The various events and interactions that took place throughout the plot all felt like an actual， modern HS experience。 I also loved the slow-burn aspect: It took so long to get to The Big Fight （you know the one。。。） thay I was getting worried it would never happen！ I appeciate the way it was drawn out to truly develop the characters， and portray the emotional changes they went through as they realized their feelings for eachother。 To top it all off， it's set in the Bay Area which wins some extra brownie points for me！ 。。。more
Jane
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What's Not to Love by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka follows high school senior Alison Sanger and her rivalry with Ethan Molloy。 If Alison could avoid Ethan until graduation， she would。 Except， naturally， for two over-achieving seniors with their sights on valedictorian and Harvard， they share all the same classes and extracurriculars。 So when their school’s principal assigns them the task of co-planning a previous class’s ten-year reunion， with the promise of a recommendation for Har What's Not to Love by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka follows high school senior Alison Sanger and her rivalry with Ethan Molloy。 If Alison could avoid Ethan until graduation， she would。 Except， naturally， for two over-achieving seniors with their sights on valedictorian and Harvard， they share all the same classes and extracurriculars。 So when their school’s principal assigns them the task of co-planning a previous class’s ten-year reunion， with the promise of a recommendation for Harvard if they do， Ethan and Alison are willing to endure one more activity together if it means beating the other out of the lead。 I love Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka's books。 Each book always leaves me smiling over the cuteness and wild antics of it's cast of characters。 This book was no exception。 I will say Alison often comes across irritating especially in regards to how she treats her sister。 Overall， this book was a delight！I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sarah Hulse
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What’s Not To Love was SO CUTE！！！！ It was about a girl named Allison and a boy Ethan who were school rivals forever！！！ They both won every award and they both wanted to win Valedictorian！！！！ They had to work together on a project for a high school reunion！！！！ So in the time they had to spend together they got to know each other better！！！！ They were on the road to graduation so they only dated a few weeks！！！ Her friend was not happy about them dating for whatever reason I don’t know！！！ Ethan and What’s Not To Love was SO CUTE！！！！ It was about a girl named Allison and a boy Ethan who were school rivals forever！！！ They both won every award and they both wanted to win Valedictorian！！！！ They had to work together on a project for a high school reunion！！！！ So in the time they had to spend together they got to know each other better！！！！ They were on the road to graduation so they only dated a few weeks！！！ Her friend was not happy about them dating for whatever reason I don’t know！！！ Ethan and Allison are 1 of my new favorite book couples！！！！ Their first kiss was SO ADORABLE！！！！ They literally talked about all the things they hated about each other until they kissed it was PERFECT！！！！ At the end they had to talk about college and what they were gonna do！！！！ They both got into Harvard so that was impressive！！！！ It was funny how Allison wanted to get away from Ethan but they were in all the same classes so she couldn’t！！！ They were touring a place for the reunion and the woman goes you guys don’t look old enough to be out of high school and Ethan goes but we look old enough to be married？！？！ The cover of the book was SO ADORABLE too！！！ At the end the teacher who watched their rivalry all 4 years knew who won Valedictorian and was like does it really matter？ You guys both graduated！！！ Ethan and Allison were like YEAH at the same time！！！！ Ethan won！！！！ SO CUTE together！！！！ 。。。more
Inke
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The best part I like about the duo's books are that the characters have flaws。 Real flaws。 Flaws which need serious work on。 And the realization of such flaws dont come to the characters in that magic flash。 They fight against it and even deny it constantly。 But that is the authenticity of it。 Once they do， they again dont reset their whole life。 No。 They adjust to it。 Slowly and steadily。 They take baby steps。 And that's what makes such books interesting to me。 The realness of the process。 Of i The best part I like about the duo's books are that the characters have flaws。 Real flaws。 Flaws which need serious work on。 And the realization of such flaws dont come to the characters in that magic flash。 They fight against it and even deny it constantly。 But that is the authenticity of it。 Once they do， they again dont reset their whole life。 No。 They adjust to it。 Slowly and steadily。 They take baby steps。 And that's what makes such books interesting to me。 The realness of the process。 Of introspection， understanding yourself， and accepting that change is the only constant When change comes knocking to your door what do you do？ 。。。more
Michelle
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I usually love enemies-to-lovers romances， but this one fell pretty short。 About 75% of the novel was just petty bickering and barely any character development。 There were a few steamy moments， but overall I was frustrated with the juvenile feel of this book。
Allison
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*3/5 starsI was SO EXCITED for this one after reading the synopsis， after loving Always Never yours， after hearing some positive things about， but it just disappointed。 And I was so desperate to love this book。 As a student myself， I thought I would be able to relate to these characters & really feel for the story。 I kind of go hard with the negatives on my reviews， because of how much easier they are for me to write than my likes， so if you loved this book and don't want to hear my rant， feel f *3/5 starsI was SO EXCITED for this one after reading the synopsis， after loving Always Never yours， after hearing some positive things about， but it just disappointed。 And I was so desperate to love this book。 As a student myself， I thought I would be able to relate to these characters & really feel for the story。 I kind of go hard with the negatives on my reviews， because of how much easier they are for me to write than my likes， so if you loved this book and don't want to hear my rant， feel free to click off。 Problem 1） The RomanceIt just didn't work。 Here's the thing。 Towards the beginning， Ethan and Alison are very clearly rivals， which I did love。 In fact， I will take all your enemies/rivals to lovers romance books and eat them up。 We get a bit of slow-burn romance going， and it's pretty obvious from page 10 that they're going to end up together if you haven't already read the synopsis。 HOWEVER， the transition between rivals to lovers was quite poor in my opinion。 We go from them insulting each other， to quite literally making out in half a second。 I know that someone's going to be like "it's just banter，" but I don't know， I guess the relationship wasn't fully developed enough for it to be real to me。 They weren't close enough for this not to be a complete escalation。 In fact， I'm going to give you the exact quote where this happens。 "Four years of seeing your face every day，" he says like it's a prison sentence。 "Of hearing your voice in every class。 Graduation can't come soon enough。 "I fantasize about it frequently，" I fire back。 "Just imagining the day I never again have to look upon our endless array of pretentious blazers。" And don't forget that less than a chapter ago， Alison was complaining so hard about how Ethan sabotaged her。 I'm not going to go into the details to avoid too many spoilers， but it's a somewhat of a big deal。Fast-forward half a page of dialogue:"I'm picking up velocity， brakes cut， heading for collision。 Without thinking， I drop the newspapers and reach for his waist a the precise moment his hands find my face。 Our lips crash together。 I sink into the kiss for an incinerating moment。 The rush is overwhelming。。。" It goes on for even longer。 Like no？？ I did not ask for this。 Maybe I wasn't clear when I asked for enemies to lovers。 Maybe I should have asked for "enemies" to "I don't like you but we're going to make this work to achieve this goal" to "okay fine you're actually not that bad" to "friends" to "lovers。" And okay， maybe we do get some moments of true bonding between these two characters， but the second their relationship starts to progress， something happens that pushes them back 50 steps to enemies once again。 I swear， one of the biggest "enemy" moves and "sabotages" happens a chapter before this。 What？？ I don't know， there's something about it that I just didn't connect to。 Problem 2） The CharactersBypassing the main characters， who were slightly annoying at times but okay for at least half the book， I just didn't like the side characters。 They were just irrelevant for me。 We have Alison's whole family， but I didn't like a single one of them。 I mean， I definitely skimmed over the last quarter of this book， so maybe they got a secret redemption， but they were not saved for me。 Alison's sister is just bland。 She's someone whose life got ruined when she lost her job and life in Chicago， and now has to live at home with her family， but tries her best to stay positive despite that。 I can't tell you anything else about her。 Alison's mom and dad also weren't memorable and the only thing I remember about them is the fact that they're older than all of her friends' parents。 Then we have this random driver's ed teacher named Hector， and I didn't really understand the point of him either。 I thought his entire existence was used as a plot device to make Alison and Ethan hang out and bond more。 I couldn't care less about what happened to him。 Problem 3） The Predictability and the Happily Ever AfterThis book is so predictable。 If you give me the synopsis， I can probably tell you all the major plot points of the story。 Basically， if you want to know what happens， assume every character is going to receive the best possible outcome。 Everyone gets a happily ever after。 We have one ending that's just a bit different from the "standard" you would expect， but in the end， I would still consider it a happily ever after。 It makes it a wannabe bittersweet ending， but it's still so sweet that I wouldn't call it anything near that （what did I even type there）。 Bittersweet endings do not exist here， and everyone gets what they want。 I do like happy endings， but plot twists are so much more fun！ Combined with my other problems of this book， this just made it worse。 Problem 4） The Weak PlotThis is a heavily character driven book。 Almost every romance I have ever read is。 We get one major plot point， but it does not stand on its own in any way。 Everything that happens is used to further the relationship of the characters。 And it's okay！ I do like character driven books， but you're going to have to know that the plot isn't going to keep you reading。 Now that we've got all of that out of the way， I will give you some things I enjoyed about this story， that made this a 3 star book instead of a 2 star one！Overall， the middle of this book was not bad at all。 I actually did enjoy some of Ethan and Alison's banter。 It's a fun rivals aspect， and it was somewhat entertaining to read。 There's also this one chapter where Ethan and Alison have a conversation that slides their relationship forward in the perfect amount。 I thought that some of the school aspects of it were somewhat relatable， and there were times where I was like "yeah that sounds a bit like me。" But in the end， it sadly was not enough to make me like this book。 My preferences in general are shifting slowly away from YA to adult， so that was definitely a part of it。 I do see an audience for this book， and I get why some people really enjoyed this， but it wasn't for me。 。。。more
Christina Lucci
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3。5 stars。 I really enjoyed this one。 The romance was cute but predictable。
Sofia Pagará
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4。75*
Hannah Peeler
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Hello Bookish friends！ Today I listened to the new book， What’s Not To Love by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund Broka。 In a classic enemies to lovers YA book， these high schoolers learn that there is more to life than their rivalry。 This book follows two high school seniors who are fierce academic competitors。 The story discusses the correlation between hate and love and how thin that line can become。 When forced together on a 10-year academic class reunion， they decide to call a temporary c Hello Bookish friends！ Today I listened to the new book， What’s Not To Love by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund Broka。 In a classic enemies to lovers YA book， these high schoolers learn that there is more to life than their rivalry。 This book follows two high school seniors who are fierce academic competitors。 The story discusses the correlation between hate and love and how thin that line can become。 When forced together on a 10-year academic class reunion， they decide to call a temporary ceasefire to get this task accomplished。 I honestly couldn’t tell you if they followed one of Shakespeare’s plays like their other books。 The audiobook provides a fun way to hear their rivalry firsthand。 The narrator perfectly times the moments when their competitiveness is at an all-time high。 However， it seemed like the audiobook kind of lagged and skipped in a few places。 I couldn’t tell if that was due to the audio file or the app I was listening through。 I always love books by this husband and wife duo and this one is no exception。 I highly recommend it！ 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️QOTD: What is your favorite YA trope？ 。。。more
Francisca Raquel
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A reading "okay"， at some point in the novel， I can not say when， the competition between the characters is pleasant， the novel is superficial， leaves some spark at the end， but are only empty expectations， unless the authors decide to make a continuation， which honestly， I believe it can be good。 Alison and Ethan are about to live the best of their lives at university， there will be many ups and downs， lots of obstacles in the relationship， and they need and will mature more！ The way the author A reading "okay"， at some point in the novel， I can not say when， the competition between the characters is pleasant， the novel is superficial， leaves some spark at the end， but are only empty expectations， unless the authors decide to make a continuation， which honestly， I believe it can be good。 Alison and Ethan are about to live the best of their lives at university， there will be many ups and downs， lots of obstacles in the relationship， and they need and will mature more！ The way the authors leave "over time" important decisions in the lives of the characters， for those who decided to read the book with some expectation， can be frustrating， so in a few years it may be good to write more about these two， for those and readers who have been wanting more， hoping something more for the end can at least be satisfied， because I am not。However， after all， the book was worth my time， it was a quick read， but I confess that I got a little attached to the idea of knowing how Alison and Ethan will be 10 years from now， so reading is frustrating， as it always is when we come across less profound novels and open endings！ It gets that feeling that it's "For now， that's it folks。 That's what for today！" 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=What's Not to Love
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=What's Not to Love&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,What's Not to Love&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0