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Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy
4.0

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-Devoured this, couldn't put it down. I liked how the now/then of Harvey and Alice's POV was written. The writing itself was outstanding. Full review coming. Alice annoyed me at times, she was so awful to Harvey and didn't let him in! Also, she just kept replacing her feelings with other guys (Eric, Trevor). Harvey was so good to her. But, while reading this I kept asking myself the question, "Why do we expect every contemporary romance to have a perfect romance?" We always expect the characters to get together, and cuteness all around. But, when that doesn't happen, we're upset and turn against the book. Isn't this what makes it real?