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A review by thisboricuareader
Come Here Often? by Ellie Center
Did not finish book. Stopped at 54%.
It honestly takes a lot for me to not finish a book, but this one was an instant DNF but I kept reading to see how this story went... this I my review.
First of all, I have no idea who thought this book should be marketed as romance, humor book. It could count as humor, if humor is me making fun of this book. The humor in his book was not it for me at all. This is a women's fiction book, and when I completely changed my view of this book I was slightly intrigued just cause I wanted to know what was going to happen.
Second of all, chapter one was a massive red flag. I should've DNFed when I finished this chapter because I do not think it's funny to write a book about a woman having a panic attack so bad she has to live in a gym for 4 days, (maybe? I didn't finish). The constant mention of her grief about her emotional support dog, and her boyfriend and her boss had very valid reasons for breaking up with her and firing her.
Third of all, this book needed a major trigger warning of anxiety. The whole 54% book was her inner monologue of her anxiety and we had very few interactions with other people. I have no idea what the romance part comes into play. Her and her exboyfriend are definetly not getting back together and Marcus has a girlfriend (IDK). They only have talked maybe once, and the other times are like small casual conversations. It did seem like he was flirting with her, but she is definitely an unreliable narrator.
Now continuing the reasons why I didn't like this book, the constant comparison between people with celebrities. We had Jake Gyllenhaal, the Hemsworth, Salma Hayek, Amy Schumer and so on. To the point that somehow Jake Gyllenhaal goes to this magical gym that has EVERYTHING. It has a store that sales cocktail dresses and high heels, to a bar where you can drink alcohol.
I'm sorry, but this book and I are never ever getting back together (is this a song?).
I would like to say Thank you NetGalley and BookOuture for the e-arc of this book. I really did try to give it a chance.
First of all, I have no idea who thought this book should be marketed as romance, humor book. It could count as humor, if humor is me making fun of this book. The humor in his book was not it for me at all. This is a women's fiction book, and when I completely changed my view of this book I was slightly intrigued just cause I wanted to know what was going to happen.
Second of all, chapter one was a massive red flag. I should've DNFed when I finished this chapter because I do not think it's funny to write a book about a woman having a panic attack so bad she has to live in a gym for 4 days, (maybe? I didn't finish). The constant mention of her grief about her emotional support dog, and her boyfriend and her boss had very valid reasons for breaking up with her and firing her.
Third of all, this book needed a major trigger warning of anxiety. The whole 54% book was her inner monologue of her anxiety and we had very few interactions with other people. I have no idea what the romance part comes into play. Her and her exboyfriend are definetly not getting back together and Marcus has a girlfriend (IDK). They only have talked maybe once, and the other times are like small casual conversations. It did seem like he was flirting with her, but she is definitely an unreliable narrator.
Now continuing the reasons why I didn't like this book, the constant comparison between people with celebrities. We had Jake Gyllenhaal, the Hemsworth, Salma Hayek, Amy Schumer and so on. To the point that somehow Jake Gyllenhaal goes to this magical gym that has EVERYTHING. It has a store that sales cocktail dresses and high heels, to a bar where you can drink alcohol.
I'm sorry, but this book and I are never ever getting back together (is this a song?).
I would like to say Thank you NetGalley and BookOuture for the e-arc of this book. I really did try to give it a chance.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts