3 Stars

With mixed ratings among reader friends, I went into this one with neutral expectations hoping that it would increase my chances for a positive experience. While the writing was good, the first 60% of the story line was mostly frustrating and uncomfortable.

The first 60% of the story:

I love a fun enemies to love rom-com, but this was a couple who had fallen in love and then experienced a break in communication, as well as their fondness for each other. While engaged and living together, rather than communicating, they started to find ways to purposefully infuriate and sabotage one another in sometimes malicious ways and only occasionally, mildly humorous. Since Naomi was predominantly the instigator, it made her extremely unlikable. At the same time, Nicholas was just as implicit for not responding maturely. I found the basis for this plot line confusing and unbelievable. If a couple were't married and were working as hard as Nicholas and Naomi were to malign and sabotage one another, why stay together? Honestly, I found no reason for them to work through it, except as a plot device for reconciliation and the typical HEA. If they had been a married couple or if I had actually gotten to read about the beginning foundations of their relationship, I might have been more invested in seeing them recover. As it were, after a short prologue, I was thrust into the middle of their hateful breakdown and never had a true sense of any kind of worthwhile connection.

The Last 40%

This is where the story made a significant and noticeable shift and after the exhausting enmity in the previous part, the last 40% had a lot to make up for. It mostly succeeded. Even with some of his character weaknesses, Nicholas had most of my empathy throughout the entire book. It was this last 40% that Naomi managed to gain more of my favor as she accepted her responsibility and softened towards Nicholas and his obvious attempts to heal their relationship. As communication and honesty increased in these chapters, my agitation with the story line began to decrease.

I still think the premise wasn't well thought out, but there were positive highlights as the story progressed and the writing was solid. There were also a few memorable funny moments throughout the book which had me anticipating and hoping for better-balanced romantic comedies from Hogle in the future.

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Too much bickering

I got this book thinking it was going to be a romantic comedy, but there was nothing funny about it. She's engaged to a man she bickers about ALL THE TIME. It's pretty annoying. Didn't care for it.

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Amazing

Well written, well told, just simply a fantastic love story. Not traditional, funny and heck of a listen!

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Laugh Out Loud Funny, Entertaining, & Charming!

I really liked this book and do not want to give a lot of details because I'll give the plot away.

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Hard to get through

Both main characters are so incredibly annoying and stupid. They act like children who should never be marrying anyone.

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Gag me!

The person reading did great. The story was terrible. The writing is so cheesy and dumb.

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super slow burn

If you are looking for sex keep scrolling. if you are looking for a quirky, funnny, love story pick this up. I really enjoyed this love to hate to love story and will be waiting not so patiently for anything Sarah Hogle writes next.
New to me narrator as well. Will keep an eye out for both!

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annoy. obnoxious. feel so bad for the guy.

we're stuck the entire time in this woman's neurotic head. not a good place to be for anyone including her to be.

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Great Storytelling

I loved this book it was funny, romantic, witty I heard this on a very long trip I was so heart broken when it ended. Lol

laugh til you cry

this book starts off a bit dry and makes you wonder why you purchased it. But, BAM, the comedy starts and keeps going. i have people looking at me as I LOL while shopping because the antics are too funny. I do wish we got a peak inside the male MC head, but it still great without it.