A review by bookedwithholls
The Problem with Dating by Brittainy C. Cherry

slow-paced

3.0

This was my first novel I have read by this author. I overall went back and forth on what I wanted my final rating to be for this novel but I think some things were missing. I first would want to let readers know there probably needs to be a trigger warning related to assault by spouse/ex. I think maybe because this is a cartoon cover and a romcom type of book that was left off but it was a consistent theme throughout the entire novel. Also this is a no spice romance book. The things I liked about this book was the story was easy to understand and was a quick read and I enjoyed some of the humor in the book. However, it also read as very cheesy or middle school humor for a lot of the jokes/banter/dialogue, it made me second guess the age of the characters in the book. The main characters I feel were too extreme. MMC was atrocious rude/a jerk for absolutely no reason:not even his trauma accounted for his issues that he needed therapy for. The FMC came off a little fake with her overly sunshine to the MMC grumpy. The tropes/set up of their relationship also felt choppy and a few too many pop culture references for my preference. I think if the author was going for a hallmark movie vibe that is what she she achieved however I was expecting something with a little more depth and a little more overall with pacing/character development. Overall this book hits the mark for a quick and easy hallmark-esk romance book if that’s what you are looking for this is the book for you!

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