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mlinder18 's review for:
Happy Endings
by Thien-Kim Lam
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
With lots of spicy scenes with some plot sprinkled in, this was a quick read that left me questioning why the two MC's were in a relationship and if the Boss Babes were some kind of cult.
The potential for an interesting and different rom-com was so high with this but it fell flat. Trixie and Andre do not like each other, they fight/bicker all the time and not in a cute way, more of a "I can't stand you and we have fundamentally different beliefs," kind of way. Its a romance so they end up together!
I thought the plot being focused around a sex positive woman would have been so cool and different but instead I felt like I was reading about a Millennial woman sucked into an MLM slinging sex toys and is now convinced its "saved her and changed her life."
The story finally started to get some where at the end when Trixie was visiting her parents in the hospital. I thought the dialogue and development there was wonderful in contrast to the rest of the book. Those moments felt genuine and I wish everything proceeding that would have been written in a similar tone or sincerity.
Also with all of the food talk I was fully expecting a recipe in this book for the burnt rice thing. A bit disappointed it didn't lean into the food trope more.
The potential for an interesting and different rom-com was so high with this but it fell flat. Trixie and Andre do not like each other, they fight/bicker all the time and not in a cute way, more of a "I can't stand you and we have fundamentally different beliefs," kind of way. Its a romance so
I thought the plot being focused around a sex positive woman would have been so cool and different but instead I felt like I was reading about a Millennial woman sucked into an MLM slinging sex toys and is now convinced its "saved her and changed her life."
The story finally started to get some where at the end when Trixie
Also with all of the food talk I was fully expecting a recipe in this book for the burnt rice thing. A bit disappointed it didn't lean into the food trope more.