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10 Things That Never Happened: Material World, Book 1 by Alexis Hall

brentmpage's review against another edition

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4.0

A creative concept but went a little long and overall not as enjoyable as other Alexis Hall books.

nancyn13's review against another edition

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

3.0

lost_hitsu's review against another edition

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5.0

Look, I am Alexis Hall trash - I love the way he writes humour, how his books have a deep sense of place and time without making a non-English reader feel alienated, how he offers deep and thoughtful commentary on class without his books sounding the least bit didactic, and most of all how he puts together his romances so that they're on the average-to-long side but never have any dull or weak moments in them. This one had everything PLUS a phenomenal narration of the audiobook, so it clearly needs to go on my list of contestants for my favourite book of the year.

mikimia's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

So funny but sometimes that also took me out of it a bit.

greymalkin's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is one of the best takes on the amnesia romance trope I have ever read.  It was hilarious and sweet
and a pretty decent take on the the Beauty & the Beast trope too.
 

marvelmerlin's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

franks1's review against another edition

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3.0

A cute romcom and one of them is faking amnesia. Yeah totally. It was funny book and I wasn’t too sure where it was going. But a quick read.

hoffstir's review against another edition

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

3.5

readinginmagnolia's review against another edition

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4.0

This story is told in first person by Sam(wise). This was my second read by this author and I enjoyed it much more than the first. It was filled with British humor that had me laughing hysterically throughout the book from the collective nickname for the boss “His Royal Dickishness” to Jonathan’s large, loud family as they planned their Christmas celebration at his house much to his dismay.

I enjoyed the slow building of the relationship between Sam and Jonathan though it did start to drag for me eventually. I was curious about Sam’s past and wish that it had been addressed with a little more depth before suddenly coming to a quick resolution. The quirky supporting characters were some of my favorite parts of the book from accident prone Brian to giant Christmas tree happy Del.

Recommended for a light, funny holiday read

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for a copy provided for an honest review.

nicorn23's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5