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

megliz's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars
🌶 spicy - closed door

As ridiculous as this premise sounds, I, too, would fake amnesia to get out of a social situation. While getting fired, Sam is injured because of his boss Jonathan, so to try to save his and his team's jobs, he fakes amnesia.

This is a silly 90s, romcom, that is british af but has a lot of heart. The romance is grumpy/sunshine, and I really like how love doesn't make Jonathan less of an asshole. He's still an asshole in the end, but Sam still falls in love with him. Sam doesn't really try to fix Jonathan. He just tries to show him a different point of view. 

My only complaint is that I wish they had not gone together at the very end, and then the book ended. I wanted to see more of them being together. The same thing happened in Boyfriend Material. (We don't talk about Husband Material.) I just felt it was a lot of lead up, and then they got together, and that was it, I wanted more of an ending. 

jcoff's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5

montyalmoro's review against another edition

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

3.0

leoniebook's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.0

murphyslaw123's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

jassmine's review against another edition

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4.0

I feel like I made a mistake with this one, because reading Christmas romance in October is about the worst timing you can do... In my defense I forgot this was a Christmas romance.

Otherwise really loved this, review later.


Later: Yeah, no... this is [a:Alexis Hall|7032108|Alexis Hall|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1684697572p2/7032108.jpg] book, so obviously it's amazing, no review needed!

bookaholic_em's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted

4.5

jsmnelles's review against another edition

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5.0

I stayed up almost the whole night reading so five stars, loved it.

jzais26's review against another edition

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4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I'm a sucker for a good enemies to lovers trope, and then you add in amnesia (however fake it may be) and it's the perfect combination of angsty--but not too angsty that it feels unnecessary--and slow burn. Outside of the romance, I really enjoyed the author's writing style. I appreciated the addition of silly little details like always calling out, with proper capitalization, the full brand name of something. Beyond that, the side characters felt like they were just as much a part of the story as the main couple. Overall, quite an enjoyable read and I'd definitely recommend it.

ahobbitsreadinglist'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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0