stateofiction's reviews
616 reviews

idk why I went into this thinking it was a rom-com, but I quickly readjusted my expectations. this is definitely women's fiction about self improvement and self love with really supporting friends and a hot guy with a dog. overall I enjoyed this, but it just isn't something I'll think about again. I will say that this book made me hungry as fuck!! Savvy is a creative hobby chef and everything she makes is described in detail and.... can I come over?

however, while the food descriptions were phenomenal, the character descriptions lacked. I didn't even know Savvy wore glasses until over halfway through the book when she was getting contacts. I didn't know a character was holding something until they interacted with it further. it was just things like that that made me go "wait did I miss something?" and the answer was no it wasn't me it was the author.

also there is a HP reference in a book published in 2022 so shame on that.

Much tea was consumed in the reading of this book.

I was able to attend the book tour for this launch and I loved reading the book so soon afterwards so that I could see everything that she had talked about! But even if you had not attended, this book is still so amazing. I loved this crew and their interactions. Damn Faizal really knows how to write banter. The heist was so much fun but even more than that the characters were to die for.

I annotated the hell out of this and I have no regrets!

idk why this took me so damn long, but I get it now.

This was my first Kennedy Ryan, and before I even finished the book I preordered her new release and downloaded another on KU. while this wasn't my perfect book (hence the four stars), I can tell that this author will be for me. I tend to stray away from harder hitting romances (and sports) so I hadn't ever read one of hers before, but this was so well done that I feel so impressed. I can see why she is so beloved.

I will say I did want more from that ending, maybe even another 20-30 pages since it definitely kinda cut off a bit, but it didn't really take away from my enjoyment

with peace and love and zero shade in this statement, but this is for The Walking Dead lovers and that is not me

listen, if you're an Ali Hazelhater looking at this book thinking "oh maybe I'll try her again with this new genre. maybe it'll be different" let me just stop you right there. this is for the Ali Hazelwhores just like the rest. while it may not follow the same plot structure like her others, it is still very firmly Ali Hazelwood. that being said I loved it

I'm so torn. I absolutely loved this book, truly. but I, like many of us, get a bit of an ick from the whole innocent virgin thing. and that's half the book?

I'd say if you really hate the trope I wouldn't read this. and honestly that in itself would have steered me away had I known, but for some reason I still enjoyed it? to the point where I liked Alice's plotline more than Clara's for most of the book?

I'm so confused but I had a good ass time and absolutely yes will I be finishing off this series

I'm really sad about this one, but there was so much wrong with it.

this first one really does not matter but it was still weird. Was LaDelle sponsored by Ford or something?? between Dani's last name being Ford and both mc's driving Fords and when they mention it we get two separate praise paragraphs about how great Ford is??? Ford sucks ass first of all. also I just??

Prince praises himself for being a feminist and all that... but he's not. on one page, he is completely trashing this girl's looks just because she likes him and he doesn't like him back. on the literal next page, Prince thinks that his friends are all misogynistic. bestie go look in the mirror?

I also just had such a hard time remembering that I was reading a YA book. the way these characters, particularly the male characters, talk about women and relationships is far beyond a 17yo. it just irked me.

going off of the previous thing, one of Prince's friends is a teen dad... and LaDelle is pro-teen pregnancy. in no way is that okay. Dani tells Prince that she doesn't want to be with a guy with a kid because she's SEVENTEEN (albeit rudely) and Prince goes off on her. Her dad goes off on her. what the fuck? where was she wrong? we do not need to be telling teenagers that it is okay to be getting pregnant in high school, assuming they had all the ways not to. teenagers and young adults need to live their lives before they start raising a new one. Ebony LaDelle what is wrong with you?

this was is it!! I'm so glad I ended up with this book in a blind date with a book, bc I don't think I would have read it otherwise.

first of all, Ben is sooooo good. man of a straight's dreams fr. a man in therapy?? I mean come on.

also, the anxiety rep is done really well. I can vouch bc it literally triggered my anxiety.

anyway we love a romance with communication where the characters learn and grow!

don't call don't text