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Consider me a Fangirl of Rainbow Rowell's FANGIRL

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    Oh I was so sure when I saw the cover of this book that it was gonna be another romcom.   Mushy sweetness, a happily ever after, a lot of goofiness, and secondhand embarrassment (I don’t know why I get secondhand embarrassment every time I read a rom-com) were some of the things I expected when I began reading Fangirl. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Really.   The story revolves around Cath Avery , an Omaha-based girl who has to move to Nebraska to attend University, against her wishes. If you think it’s because of parental pressure, nop. It’s because Cath’s twin Wren has had enough of a life of being ‘one of the twins’, and wishes for change. Wren wants to have more freedom, be her own person, make more friends, and expand her small-town world. Cath, however, is more than reluctant, very much against, and borderline petrified about this new idea. Despite Cath’s disagreement, Wren convinces their Dad who pretends to be enthusiastic for their sake. Except he’s no

"Better than the Movies", Not so sure about That though!

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  Better than the Movie s.   A romantic comedy genre book written by Lynn  Painter. *sigh* Hear meowt, Guys, I am not really sure how I feel about this book. Like really honestly. It made me wonder whether maybe rom-coms are not my cup of tea, which is weird because I like most books that I read even if they’re not mainstream-approved. But this is genuinely my first time reading a mainstream-approved book that didn’t quite match up to my expectations, although I'm not quite sure what I was expecting in the first place. The female lead, Elizabeth Buxbaum, is a girl with many fairytale perceptions of love, which is maybe not a bad thing, but combined with her poor judgment skills, lack of thinking from another person’s point of view, stubborn attitude, and some insecurities, she becomes quite the trying character. No major issues with our male lead Wes Bennett . In fact, I feel like he got the short end of the stick. *insert doubtful face emoticon* The story is basical

The Deal by Elle Kennedy

  I know without a doubt a single doubt that Elle Kennedy’s The Deal is gonna be a lifelong favorite of mine. I can say it with full confidence. The POV? Brutally honest. The plot? Simple yet engaging. The characters? Extremely deep and detailed. The romance? 10/10 babes. The friendship? The sisterhood? The brotherhood, bromance? Perfect! (The smut was pretty good too in case you were wondering) The tropes in this book would be Enemies to Lovers, Fake dating, Opposites attract, and Sports romance. Both the main characters have traumas that they have gotten over but I believe traumas like bad memories are quick to rise to the surface of the mind at the slightest provocation. The female main character is a victim of SA and the male main character has a nutcase, I mean, a father with mental issues. But the good thing is that their trauma isn’t exactly what the story revolves around, at least not for Hannah. The first in the Off-Campus Series, The Deal, is the story of music major Ha