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The A to Z of Us by Hannah Doyle
1.75
fast-paced

I want to preface this review by saying that I'm very picky when it comes to romance books, and what I like and don't like.

Having said that, here are my thoughts.

The premise of this book sounded so cute that I was excited to get into it. But unfortunately it didn't work for me, for a few reasons.

Firstly the pacing. I'm not someone who longs for a super slow burn romance, I'm happy for things to move along at a quicker pace, but this just felt too fast for me. Especially with a female lead who was supposedly against the idea of Love. It moved a bit too quickly for the first meeting to immediately dating, and personally I prefer it when the couple get to know each other a little before dating/falling for each other with very little to go on other than looks and initial impressions.

The second thing is that I never really felt like the leads had a connection. Which obviously in a romance, is something you want to have.

Thirdly I didn't really like either of the characters. I found Alice to be immature for her age, and I didn't love the way Zach handled certain situations.

Overall this book did have some cute moments, and I think if you enjoy faster paced romances without much conflict. Then you'd probably enjoy this one.

But personally it wasn't for me.