The Unhoneymooners
Reviews
It was amazing. Very sweet but also intense and a lot of great plot twists. Would read again.
I liked it. It’s an easy read, but nothing special
This was my second read of this book. Super easy to read. Mmc could use some depth.
good book… i get the hype
Short, simple, and sweet.
jesus h christ. the entire book is everyone gaslighting this girl, calling her “moody” and “pessimistic” for (validly) not kissing the ground her brother in law walks on?? im genuinely .. lost. like her reasons make sense and anyone with critical thinking skills would also agree with me?? what the hell was the subplot about her career and corporate world??? spoiler alert: no one loves their job. the dream is to find a job they can do and that they tolerate that will pay for a life they want to live. this was bad. like really bad.
Enemies to lovers is always chefs kiss and Christina Lauren does it so well!!!
This book had me laughing, crying and so happy
This was such a fun cute book. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I ended up liking it. I totally want to go re-read it again right now. It's just so fun.
As far as these types of books go pretty par for the course but I would say a little below average. It's simple and digestible. The banter between Ethan and Olive was cute. I felt like the book was better at portraying how in love Ethan was than it was with Olive even though everything but the epilogue is in her POV. A few things that annoyed me and took this book from possibly four stars to 3: 1)it is weird for an identical twin to date the brother of her twin sister's husband. period. 2) Olive and the book are a tinge fatphobic. She talks about her weight a lot and she is pretty ashamed. While I could excuse this as a part of her character since characters need flaws the book really subtly doubles down on the fatphobia by causing Olive to lose weight as soon as her life starts improving a pretty common narrative fatphobic hack. Not my fave. 3) what are the chances you see 2 people you know in a random resort in Hawaii. 4) she really didn't need to lie to her boss. yes in the moment it made sense but she could've just followed up and explained the situation at dinner without just tricking him. It what world does it make sense to tell your boss you're married when you're not. there was no exit strategy. I feel like the avg person wold understand not letting a trip go to waste but lying about being married is weird. 5) while lying about being married is weird being fired for it is even weirder. Also he specifically notes that she signed a morality clause BUT in the book she signs the paper work after the trip technically she wasn't even hired yet or at least contractual liable until after she returned. I think she could've sued him lol or at least negotiated being able to stay based off of that. 6) i don't like that Ethan and Amy use Olive's supposed negative outlook to dismiss her accusations. She may be negative but she doesn't need to lie. The least either of them could've done is take it seriously and not gaslight her. Ethan stepped wayyyy out of line saying she was just jealous of her sister and honestly didn't grovel enough for that IMO. Overall pretty cute. Good audiobook listen. Def not my fave romance tho.
3,5⭐️
this was cute!
Nothing special but still cute
I don’t usually give 5 stars to books in this genre. The reason being is because they are more of a fast read for me and don’t provoke any deep emotions while reading. But this book.. was a roller coaster of emotions. I laughed, cried, giggled like a school girl, etc. It was the perfect pace and I absolutely fell in love with the characters. It felt like I was watching a romantic comedy movie while reading; it was just so perfect. I honestly hope that this book is made into a movie someday. It deserves the recognition and for more people to be engulfed in the story that is The Unhoneymooners.
Honestly this was such a fun read. Give me enemies to lovers (with a bit of fake dating) any day of the week, I'll eat that s**t up. The banter and the pop-culture references here and there were great. So was the character devolpment, especially Olive's. I seem to only be reading romance novels this year lol and I mean there is no shame in that AT ALL but yeah, I just don't have the mental capacity for anything else atm.
2.75 - i liked olive and i enjoyed her’s and ethan’s banter they were cute and i’m a sucker for the fake dating trope - but i was very frustrated with how thick and clueless ethan was at times (i mean i do understand his position but still, it was a bit tiring to see him going in circles like that) - i kinda wish the final conflict and the ending overall before the epilogue would’ve stretched for a bit longer, it felt a bit rushed to me, and despite all that went down kind of anticlimactic, although i am to some extent satisfied with how everything came together - i loved the torres family so much honestly i wanted more of them - also how cute is this cover!!
1/5 *sound of handcuffs* The person who hyped this, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You are arrested for lying to innocent people.
I loved it so much!! The pacing of the story, the banters, the story, the characters were (almost) perfect. It's such a cute light and fun read. The chemistry Olive and Ethan has was one of the best I have read in a while. It didn't feel forced at all; it felt so fresh and it's so fun to read. It's probably going to be one of my comfort books because it made me feel SOO happy and giddy, but at the same time, it made me so upset and sad. I hated the last chapter, but I love the epilogue, ITS SO CUTE.
No smut. 👎🏻 funny tho
Aiii esse livro começou tão bom. Eu li os primeiros 50% com aquele sorriso bobo de quem ta completamente apaixonada por um livro. O Ethan é maravilhoso, e achei a história dele com a Olive muito linda. Mais que isso é um livro muito divertido, eu ri horrores. Mas acho que a história do Dean foi desnecessária pra história. Não acho que acrescentou muito. Precisaria de mais páginas e mais desenvolvimento para aquele plot fazer sentido. Me parecia que as autoras não sabiam que tipo de conflito escrever para os personagens então criaram aquilo, o que poderia ter sido perfeito, mas me faltou história, na minha opinião. Mas ainda assim foi bom, eu gostei demais e recomendo para qualquer pessoa que queira ler uma história fofinha e bem rápida de ler :) Me deu vontade de voltar a ser obcecada nos enemies to lovers hahahha! Quero ler mais das autoras.
saw this book at the airport on way back home from nyc and i picked it up — best decision ever. this is such a fun read! these two have my entire heart. 🥺
Highlights
“I don’t want to get your hopes up or anything, but I look really great in this bikini. There’s no revenge like being with someone new who has a great rack.”
“What an empowering, feminist statement.”
He doesn't break eye contact. Not even for a breath. “It's so exhausting pretending to hate you.“
„Are you usually better at making conversation than you are with me?“
"Yeah, they're twins."
Billy let's out an impressed "Dude," but Sophie is clearly less excited by the potential for homemade pornos.
That made me giggle
"Ethan," he supplies, and his dazzling smile punches me right in the vagina. "Ethan Thomas."
I have questions
"I can appreciate my body in a bikini and still want to set fire to the patriarchy."
That's the whole point of luck, isn't it?" he says through gritted teeth. "You have to trust that it's not fleeting."
“Ethan Thomas is doing something weird to my emotions.”
“It's so exhausting pretending to hate you.”
“An eight-hour flight, and there’s no movie,” I say to myself, glaring at the screenless seat back in front of me. “Maybe they’re hoping your life flashing in front of your eyes will be distraction enough.”
“I can appreciate my body in a bikini and still want to set fire to the patriarchy.”
“That really is a terrible color,” I say.
He laughs, giddy. “I know.”
“Like, it says a lot that even someone as cute as you can’t pull it off.”
I watch his smile turn into something heated and seductive. “You think I’m cute?”
“In a gross way.”
Omw I love this banter between them and their dynamic. I am absolutely in love with them
I"Don't threaten me with a good time,"
taylor?
And I'm sure it made it worse that I stayed. Nothing is harder in a relationship than not respecting the person you're with.
It's the strangest feeling to be proud simply because I'm taking care of me and mine. Is this what it's like to grow up?
This isn't how new relationships are supposed to be: they are supposed to be stressful, and exhausting, and uncertain.
honey, you haven’t been in the RIGHT one 😭😭😭
I give friendly one last try: "Why don't we do something fun today?" Ethan looks at me like I've just suggested we go on a murder spree. Together?"
"Do you miss him?”she asks. “Yes.” There's no purpose in lying. "A lot. But I opened my heart to him, and he pinched it. I‘m not sure if I'm the kind of person who can open back up again.“ “I think you are.” “But if I’m not,” I say, “then I think that means I’m smart,right?”
I like my body. I’m never going to let someone make me feel about it or about cheese curds.
"You think I’m cute?" "In a gross way.”
Don’t mind me. Just over here dying of cuteness
Natalia’s [job] is to keep her wineglass full
We all need a Natalia. God I love this book
„Her freckles were the first thing I noticed about her. Ami has a few, but Olive has twelve, scattered just across the bridge of her nose and over her cheeks.”