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A review by booksalacarte
The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-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
The next best fling 3.75⭐️3🌶️
Contemporary romance
Plus size Latina FMC
Blond MMC
Texas setting
Best friend’s brother
Rebound relationship
Fake dating
Toxic friendship
This was a solid debut contemporary romance! I’m excited to see where the author’s writing goes from here!!
The characters were fun. I enjoyed the retired-footballer and plus size librarian vibe. Some of the side character’s presence could have been stronger. One small character, the kid from the library, seemed like came out of nowhere with very little context then disappeared again. I would have loved that character to have been a little more established.
I didn’t enjoy the toxic friendship. It made me question the FMC’s judgement throughout. But she also didn’t trust her own judgement… so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.
The themes were really great and well explored. I enjoyed the relationships diving deeper than fluff and digging into, and addressing, insecurities in themselves and each other.
The timeline sped by with big breaks in the plot. I’m not a big fan of “10 days later”.
But overall I liked it and I’m excited to read more from this author!
Thank you NetGalley and Forever for an eARC of this book. All opinions are my own
Contemporary romance
Plus size Latina FMC
Blond MMC
Texas setting
Best friend’s brother
Rebound relationship
Fake dating
Toxic friendship
This was a solid debut contemporary romance! I’m excited to see where the author’s writing goes from here!!
The characters were fun. I enjoyed the retired-footballer and plus size librarian vibe. Some of the side character’s presence could have been stronger. One small character, the kid from the library, seemed like came out of nowhere with very little context then disappeared again. I would have loved that character to have been a little more established.
I didn’t enjoy the toxic friendship. It made me question the FMC’s judgement throughout. But she also didn’t trust her own judgement… so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.
The themes were really great and well explored. I enjoyed the relationships diving deeper than fluff and digging into, and addressing, insecurities in themselves and each other.
The timeline sped by with big breaks in the plot. I’m not a big fan of “10 days later”.
But overall I liked it and I’m excited to read more from this author!
Thank you NetGalley and Forever for an eARC of this book. All opinions are my own