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Through Being Cool: A Novel by Jason Handler
3.25
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I want to thank the author for the opportunity to read this book. I really appreciate it. 

With that said, I want to get the issues out of the way first - mainly the inconsistencies included. I don’t want to spell them out because they make their way to spoiler territory so just know there are inconsistencies in this book. The other big thing is a main character is a douche. I can’t even with the nonsense that comes from his brain. I wasn’t prepared for that. But knowing it, I can classify it as that type of romance and move on - because douchey main characters should just be an actual subgenre I swear. 

Naturally he redeems himself in the end and I don’t feel like that’s a spoiler because this book is labeled as being HEA. If he didn’t redeem himself, he wouldn’t have gotten one. Is he still a douche? Probably. But that’s okay - some people just are. 

There are some sensitive topics in this book that I don’t have the experience to comment on but I will say that some of the scenarios definitely played out like I’ve seen personally. Is that the norm? Man I hope not - but it could be. I’m sorry if it is. 

Overall this is a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️. I’m not mad at it, but it felt pretty choppy and almost incomplete I think? It’s weird because it felt like it could have been 2 different books but also needed beefed up. Idk.