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A review by bookishspy
Borrowing My Bestie's Brothers by Sam Hall
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-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
3.0
Good, but needed some tweaking
Firstly, Jamie made me want to smack my head against a wall. Every time anything good happened with these men, she just panicked and ran, or slept with them again? It was really annoying
But the men themselves were adorable! Except I feel poor Hunter was really put to the side. He barely had any part in the "fake dating" and the relationship as a whole
As for the "fake dating" like... it wasn't. They all said it wasn't, and Jamie was like "no but it's fake" 🙄 uhhuh sure. Tbh I would've loved more fake dating in this
And the editing needed serious work. There were times I just skipped whole paragraphs because it just added nothing to the story or reiterated something that had already been said a bunch of times. Or it just did not read right.
Lastly, the spice. There were some icks. Stop wringing out balls for one, thats weird and sounds painful. And two, I get that Aussies say the C-word. I'm Aussie, I get it. But calling her anatomy that every single time was pretty annoying, not gonna lie. But it was hot otherwise
Overall, it had its cute and funny moments despite all that, and I love the poly/defacto/no kids rep! I need more of that in my reads
➛ 𝟑 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
Firstly, Jamie made me want to smack my head against a wall. Every time anything good happened with these men, she just panicked and ran, or slept with them again? It was really annoying
But the men themselves were adorable! Except I feel poor Hunter was really put to the side. He barely had any part in the "fake dating" and the relationship as a whole
As for the "fake dating" like... it wasn't. They all said it wasn't, and Jamie was like "no but it's fake" 🙄 uhhuh sure. Tbh I would've loved more fake dating in this
And the editing needed serious work. There were times I just skipped whole paragraphs because it just added nothing to the story or reiterated something that had already been said a bunch of times. Or it just did not read right.
Lastly, the spice. There were some icks. Stop wringing out balls for one, thats weird and sounds painful. And two, I get that Aussies say the C-word. I'm Aussie, I get it. But calling her anatomy that every single time was pretty annoying, not gonna lie. But it was hot otherwise
Overall, it had its cute and funny moments despite all that, and I love the poly/defacto/no kids rep! I need more of that in my reads
➛ 𝟑 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, and Alcohol
Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy