The Cheat Sheet
Ratings78
Average rating3.4
Ha sido tan cuco, tan cuco, que me han dado ganas de dar al libro un besito de buenas noches y arroparle
Bree y Nathan son los mejores amigos desde los quince años. Estuvieron un tiempo separados, pero el destino un día les volvió a juntar. Él una estrella del futbol, ella la dueña de un estudio de danza solidario.
Y sorpresa, ambos han estado enamorados del otro desde siempre. EN SECRETO.
“A mi izquierda hay una vista del océano de tres millones de dólares, pero a mí derecha está la vista que daría mi alma por tener todos los días por el resto de mi vida”
Así que, tras una ex celosa, un reportaje poco favorable, una noche de borrachera y un video después, se ven obligados a comenzar una relación falsa. Una relación falsa que servirá a Nathan para conquistar a Bree. Cómo, os preguntareis. Pues con una chuleta. Una chuleta llena de cosas románticas (y no tanto) que hacer.
Bree me encanta, soy yo en tantas cosas que me he sentido súper identificada y Nathan es puro amor.
El libro ha estado bien, ha sido adorable pero cuando por fin ambos se juntan, bueno ha faltado algo. Si queréis algo liviano y os gusta el sport romance, podéis pasar un rato agradable con este libro.
1.5/5 stars
I hate how there are questions that I will never know or understand the answer to. How does someone as perfect as Harry Styles exist? Where do broken hearts go? How do airplanes fly when gravity exists? How the fuck did this book get published???
There was nothing redeemable about this book, especially our main character Bree, who is not like other girls. I hope she goes broke when she inevitably has to pay for a divorce lawyer.
Ok, here's my dilemma with this book: I love love love fake dating stories, but I Do Not Like Friends to Lovers. (yes, the capitalization on that is important)
I requested The Cheat Sheet because if I see fake dating mentioned anywhere I have to read it. As such, that's my main concern in this review.
So, how was the fake dating? Mediocre to Terrible
My opinion, as mentioned, is tainted by my dislike of friends to lovers. It took a while to get to the fake dating, and we already know at this point the main characters have been in love with each other for nearly a decade (I can't remember the ages of the characters, so that's a rough estimate. They could be thirty, they could be twenty (they act more like teenagers so it's hard to judge)).
The Cheat Sheet featured many of the aspects of Friends to Lovers that make me dislike the trope. The central premise of the book is that Nathan and his friends come up with a list of things to try to get Bree to see him in a romantic light. Aka – getting out of the friendzone. A plus of this situation – he's fairly sure she might have feelings for him already. A negative – it gives me the ick. I can't express well what puts me off, but the fact they don't just sit down and have a conversation now that they're grown adults and both single is annoying. Also, it feels underhanded. Relationships change, and friends do become lovers. But it feels like a violation of trust when Nathan uses the pretense of the fake relationship to kiss, hold hands, and touch Bree when she isn't aware of his feelings and purpose. It made all my favorite parts of fake relationships feel slimy because there was a personal agenda behind it.
Another drawback: the writing. It read like mid-tier fanfiction (and no, I can't expound on that. That's just what it is) It's the kind of writing where if you're reading a fanfic of a ship you love and it's an intriguing premise, you don't care about writing as long as you can understand what's happening. When it's a published book with characters you don't already know or care about, I expect more.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
It's [b:People We Meet on Vacation 54985743 People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1618913179l/54985743.SX50.jpg 67832306] all over again, but slightly better. And I honestly, honestly do not get it – why is it so hard for two besties to tell each other that they are so deeply, madly in love with each other? Because they're afraid that it will ruin the friendship? Because they're afraid that it will be a one-sided thing? Or does this only happen in romance novels?I have an impression that the female MC, Bree, is slightly childish and to a point, kinda annoying. Nathan, the bestie, is cliche as cliche can be for male MC in romance novels. He ticks all the right boxes – handsome, rich, smart, funny, kind, sexy blah blah blah... you get the gist.An okay-ish read. I think I'm becoming jaded with most romance novels by now, though.
I loved this!
A fantastic friends-to-lovers romance. The pining, the chemistry, the slow burn... PERFECT!
Loved every second of this one.
E-BOOK & AUDIOBOOK
It's cute, warm, and soft. Exactly what I needed after too much dark romance.
DNF - die beiden haben mich einfach nur genervt und die sind mir wie 15 und nicht erwachsene vorgekommen
second book by this author and i have come to accept that this author's style doesnt match my taste
This book is so wholesome and enjoyable but also deep too, I'm absolutely in love with Nathan his character and personality and values were so amazing and sweet
3.5! Friends to Lovers jakiego potrzebowałam! Tylko lekko melodramatycznie się zrobiło na koniec
rating- 3/5
Did i like the book? yes. Did I also want to violently shake both the characters to do something about their feelings, throughout the entire book? yes.
this was the first best-friends-to lovers book i've read, and i ABSOLUTELY loved it.
I would reaaallly like a bestfriend who's been in love with me for years, right about now, thank you very much.
Okay but the mutual pining?? fake dating? while also trying not to mess up the friendship?? what an absolute serve.
The book also focused on topics like stress, panic attacks and burnouts, really well. Lily's character stood out to me because i loved how Bree had somebody to turn to.
“Bree, hope is healthy. Even if you prepare yourself for the worst in life, it will never make the fall hurt less. So why not let yourself really and truly want this instead?”
Writing / Plot
writing style may not be for everyone
slowburn
the surprise wedding
very cute, fast paced
It was fine. A quick slow burn friends to lovers fake dating romance.
I feel like it took forever for them to get together.
i read this because i loved when in rome but this was js bad the plot would've been SO good if it wasn't for the writing
2.5 rounded up to 3 stars.
This was predictable in almost every way, which was exactly what I was looking for–a sweet, fast romance read. I enjoyed the main characters and actually laughed several times. The ending was not my fav, but that's about the only part I didn't really like. This book isn't going to blow your mind or make you rethink the genre, but if you like a sweet romance, you'll probably enjoy this.
Narrators were great too.
Oufff. It started out well - although I'm starting to get seriously annoyed with all the female oh-so-generous-and-kind characters that on the same page bitch about other women for being pretty or having a nice smile, like c'mooooon.
But then it just got stupid. I mean I get that it's a tricky situation when you are in love with your friend (been there) and they are actually in love with you too but you are not sure how to interpret signs (been there too) but SEEEEERIOUSLY. Making up all these stupid assumptions instead of once just thinking “oh hey maybe they actually like me back because what they did just now was the opposite of platonic!”
And even if love confessions between good friends are not reciprocated (been there too) it is NOT the end of the world and you move past it if you are really that good of a friend.
So overall the premise was cute, I LOVED the bromance of the football team but damnit it was the least realistic story ever. Oh. And then the ending. SERIOUSLY WHYYYYY. So unnecessary. And wannabe writing at it‘s finest.
Here a nice writing sample:
„As I step forward between his legs, the fabric of my skirt brushes against his pants. It‘s jet black against pure white. A moon in the night sky. A white page speckled with ink. Starkly different but together, a perfect complement.“
No thank you, please safe this for some stashed away poem book.