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Did not enjoy this one. Sorry! I know everyone is loving this book but me! ⚠️ SPOILERS AHEAD! TW: sexual harassment / assault I could tell at 30% into this book I was not liking it. But I paid for it & everybody seems to love it, I kept reading to see what the hype is about. I should’ve stopped at 30%. First, it was just so much AWKWARD. Not cute awkward. I am not here to try to relive my awkward teenage first kiss years. So painful. I hate being embarrassed. LOATHE. It is my least favorite feeling next to getting blood drawn. So much second hand embarrassment in this book. I was literally cringing on behalf of Olive. Second, realizing about myself that I am easily super annoyed with insecure & clueless females. 100% over it. I can't get past the inner monologue of these heroines. Third, this book would have been better without the sex scene. I said what I said. How did two awkward almost virgins go from their third kiss (first genuine kiss) to banging? WITHIN MINUTES. Oh, and the super awkward science nerd, WHO SAID NO 3 TIMES, who seems to have no experience with women - of course is a rockstar in the bedroom. Because that makes sense. 🙄 BIG issues with the consent in this book. The book opens with Olive, our heroine kiss-assaulting Adam with out his clear consent. There is a moment before they get down that he is saying "No" for various reasons, and then the big reason is a lie that Olive has told in the past. He gives her an opening to come clean, tell the truth and be honest. SHE DOESN'T. And then they decide to do the deed... AND I WANTED TO THROW MY KINDLE AND DNF RIGHT FREAKIN THERE. The whole chapter 16 is a mess of a disaster. The whole thing is out of character FOR BOTH CHARACTERS. And then Adam is asking "Can I F*** you?" TWICE. Ugh. Such a gross and crass way to ask this. Why? Just Why? I have tried to sleep on this review, think about it, re-write it in a nicer way. But every time I start thinking about it, especially Chapter 15/16 I get irrationally irate. I still want to throw my kindle.