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A review by karis321
If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal
3.0
~~Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC!~~
Nothing much to say other than I liked this, and it was cute.
The rivalry between Rochelle and Amira was kinda irksome for me at first, but it got so much better once they became more friendly and Rochelle started to fall for her. Their banter is well written, and even though I wasn't loving the romance beyond the surface, I still enjoyed it. The side cast, specifically Rochelle's friends and the Horizon theatre crew, were also very one-note in terms of personalities, but this didn't bother me too much.
The "mystery" isn't really given too much time. Rather, the characters manage to guess exactly who it was and their motives pretty early on, and there's no red herrings like I was hoping. Although it's true to life, I really don't like the premise hyped up this mystery only for it to be such a let down. Don't go into this with that expectation like I did. Just enjoy the cute, fluffy romance and borage of movie references that naturally come along with this.
All in all, a cute romance, but that's really about this. I'd definitely recommend this to someone who wants something really light with a romance to root for.
Nothing much to say other than I liked this, and it was cute.
The rivalry between Rochelle and Amira was kinda irksome for me at first, but it got so much better once they became more friendly and Rochelle started to fall for her. Their banter is well written, and even though I wasn't loving the romance beyond the surface, I still enjoyed it. The side cast, specifically Rochelle's friends and the Horizon theatre crew, were also very one-note in terms of personalities, but this didn't bother me too much.
The "mystery" isn't really given too much time. Rather, the characters manage to guess exactly who it was and their motives pretty early on, and there's no red herrings like I was hoping. Although it's true to life, I really don't like the premise hyped up this mystery only for it to be such a let down. Don't go into this with that expectation like I did. Just enjoy the cute, fluffy romance and borage of movie references that naturally come along with this.
All in all, a cute romance, but that's really about this. I'd definitely recommend this to someone who wants something really light with a romance to root for.