The True Love Experiment
Sparks fly when a romance writer and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the ultimate Hollywood love story—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script—from the “divine” (Jodi Picoult) New York Times bestselling authors of Love and...
- Pages
- 409
- First published
- May 16, 2023
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Finished July 24, 2023
rtc just need time. Fan-girling so much right now. & I absolutely loved Connor!!!!!!!!
- emotionalfunnyMedium-paced
Started April 16, 2024 · Finished April 21, 2024
I've spent a few days trying to figure out why this book wasn't a five star read for me, and I think it comes down to the pacing. The beginning was a little slow, which is understandable because the plot and the concept of the TV show needed to get off the ground. But during this slow beginning, the relationship between Fizzy and Connor progressed a little too quickly; it was like the narrative needed them to already be in love by the time filming of the show began. Because of that, Fizzy never gave any of the guys on the show a chance, and while I didn't necessarily want a full-blown love triangle, I almost wish that her relationships with Evan or Isaac were ones that she'd been more open to, potentially causing a little internal conflict. I also didn't love the third act breakup, not because I thought it was dumb, but because I felt it just went on a little too long. Like, obviously miscommunication and insecurities happen in relationships, but I didn't like how the "who's causing the breakup" flip flopped for ~reasons~. I also thought it was a little bit of a cop-out that neither of the show's finalists had romantic feelings for Fizzy, making it that much easier for the finale's grand gesture to work. Don't get me wrong, I still really enjoyed this book. It was laugh-out-loud funny, and the characters were likeable (even if Fizzy was sometimes so dense about her own feelings I couldn't believe she was older than me by a whole decade). I loved that the kids in the book were actually written like children and not how adults who have never been around children think children are. The yearning between Connor and Fizzy was chef's kiss which just made the ending that much more swoony and cry-worthy. Given that my least read from Christina Lauren was a miss for me, I'm glad that this one restored my faith in them.