emilyreadstoomuch's Reviews (787)

do not get me wrong, i loved this book, but there were parts of this book that i absolutely hated.

barrett could be downright insufferable at points. like for one, why does she decide that she should walk around in a *cape* for one of the days she’s stuck in the time loop. yes i said cape. and that’s just a little too much for me personally.

im obsessed with miles because he’s a little bit autistic and very endearing. i love a man with no self esteem.

the story was incredible. i loved the plot. there was mystery, drama, suspense, angst, love, revenge. it made no sense and perfect sense at the same time. the ending was so well written like i was SHOCKED when i was reading it. this was just a really really good book.

we laughed, we cried, we cheered, we threw up, we learned, we fell in love. tell me why i thought this was going to be a fun little rom com!!!! (it wasn’t)

i don’t think there will ever be a book I can relate to more. so much of her high school experience felt so real to me. my therapist and i are discussing how worrying about others’ perception of me affects my ability to function like a normal fucking person, and the last 25% of this book hit the nail on the fucking head. every now and then i experience small bouts of such debilitating embarrassment of living through the stupid things people did or said to me in high school/after, but this book has helped me see things from an outsiders perspective.

i actually see my therapist tomorrow and can’t wait to talk about this with her (she’s going to point out that i can only treat myself w kindness if i first can empathize with someone else’s similar situation… smh)

Anatomy of a Meet Cute by Addie Woolridge is a cute story about two researchers who could not be more different featuring an incredibly diverse cast of characters, perfect for med students, those interested in the profession, or lovers of sexy doctors.

♡Synopsis♡
The day Dr. Samantha (Sam) Holbrook first met Dr. Grant Gao was anything but cute. In fact, it was a disaster.

Sam is flying to San Francisco to begin her new fellowship program at SF Central. She is asked to tend to a hallucinating patient on the airplane when Grant butts into her process to help her. She finds him rude, intrusive, and a little bit of a know-it-all, but she can’t deny the attraction she feels for him.

This guy was not helping. If anything he was making the patient more antsy, and she’d just been starting to establish… well, nothing, but he was still in her way.

When she shows up to her first meeting at SF Central, Grant is, of course, the senior fellow at the hospital. Things are so very, very awkward, but become polite enough that they can work in the same place without butting heads too much.

One of her roommates, Duke (whom I love), convinces Sam to join his recreational basketball team, the SF Central Hoopers. She hasn’t played since she lost the Ohio high school state championship game her senior year but decides it’ll be a good way to get some exercise after her long shifts at the hospital. She shows up for her first game only to find out they’ll be playing the SF Central Flyers, the team for which Grant plays. There’s nothing like a little sweaty, sexy competition between not-quite-friends.

She tried not to stare at the flex of his shoulder blades through the practice jersey he wore. It was like staring at a perfect diagram of back muscles in motion. If she were forced to admit it, and luckily no one was forcing her, Sam could see how some people would consider him beautiful. Graceful, even.

Sam decides that her research project for her fellowship program will be to incorporate a birthing class for pregnant people run by local doulas to provide inclusive access to prenatal care to San Francisco’s underserved community. When she needs a senior fellow to co-write the project with her, Sam finds herself turning to Grant for help. What happens when messy, overworked Sam collides with seemingly perfect Grant?

♡My Thoughts♡
I honestly did not like Sam at first. I thought she was abrasive, defensive, and judged people too quickly. Grant is very charming and did not deserve the insulting way Sam spoke about him in her head and to her friends, in my opinion. But as the story progressed, I learned more and more about Sam like her personality, upbringing, and overall social skills. I won’t spoil the conclusions I drew because I feel like they greatly enhanced my enjoyment of the novel. Addie Woolridge did a wonderful job of showing me why Sam acts a certain way rather than outright telling me at the beginning. I found that I was too quick to judge Sam, the same way she was to Grant.

I loved all of the Love & Basketball references at the beginning. I need to watch that movie again lol. The basketball scenes were so sexy in an understated way. There was something so sensual about them sweating on each other when they were playing. I loved the way they trash-talked and used their sexuality to distract each other.

I know next to nothing about medicine or obstetrics specifically and I felt a little lost at some points, but it’s pretty accessible for the most part.

Would I recommend the book? Sure. Would I read it again? Probably not.

♡The Playlist♡
♪ My Prerogative – Bobby Brown
♪ I Want to Be Your Man – Roger
♪ Delicate – Taylor Swift
♪ Night Changes – One Direction
♪ Jump Then Fall (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
♪ I Wish I Didn’t Love You So – Marvin Gaye
♪ Angels Like You – Miley Cyrus
♪ Don’t Give Up On Me – Andy Grammer

♡Representation♡
➜ Half-black main character
➜ East Asian love interest
➜ Egyptian side character
➜ Black side character
➜ Black MTF trans side character
➜ Doulas introduced to Western public health system
➜ Some pronoun indicators used (one she/they introduction)

Thank you so much NetGalley and Amazon Publishing/Montlake for the ARC!!

this is probably one of the weirdest books i’ve read like a couple writes about a couple writing about two separate couples in alternating timelines AND perspectives. very odd, but relatively easy to follow. i had to go to the beginning of chapters a few times to remember who was talking and when it took place because their voices are so similar.

i didn’t particularly like either of the main characters all that much but it’s because there was such a visceral realness about them. they weren’t idealized characters, not even in their own musings about each other. it was very clear that the love was realistic and not theoretical.

i, like katrina, live my life in fear of the future. i make my life as boring and unsurprising as possible so there’s little to no potential pain. i go to school, i read, i embroider, i watch tv, i sometimes go out with friends, but there’s no real risk involved in much of my life. but for some reason i wanted to throw my kindle at the wall when katrina was throwing away what was obviously the best thing to ever happen to her just bc she was scared. that’s probably how my mom feels LMFAO

regardless, i loved this book and i loved their story.

god this book sucked. i don’t even want to talk about it but i suppose i will lol. rtc!

i don’t even know how i’m going to write a review on this, but i’ll try my best. rtc!

i actually liked this one better than the first. probably because i can relate to being in a plus sized girl in a world that caters to skinny people. i loved these characters and their chemistry and watching them lean on each other more and more.