Hannah Orenstein – andrea's galley

Genre: Romance
Actual Rating: 2.5 stars
Content Warnings: None that I can think of.

“Love at First Like” follows Eliza Roth as she fakes an engagement (and wedding—if she finds someone willing to be her fiancé) in order to safe the jewelry business she owns with her older sister.

I wanted to love this book, I really did. I really like Hannah Orenstein as an author. And it wasn’t that the writing was bad, really, it was more that the story was unbearable. I have seen few characters as manipulative as Eliza, the way she gaslighted everyone around her was impressive. She essentially conned herself into a wedding with a decent guy, and when that didn’t work out, she did it again with another nice guy.

I’m not sure who to recommend this book to. Maybe read it if you have the free time and someone already gifted you this book? Yeah, that’s it.

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Genre: Sports Romance
Actual Rating: 4 stars
Content Warnings: Discusses mental health, eating disorders, and verbal, physical, and sexual abuse.

“Head Over Heels” follows retired gymnast Avery Abrams, who almost made it to the Olympics—but didn’t due to an injury just weeks before the world-class event. Seven years later, after dealing with a rough breakup and moving back in with her parents in her hometown, she is offered the opportunity to help train a rising gymnastics star who is set to make it to the Olympics herself. What she could not fathom was that she’d be training this new gymnast alongside one of her childhood crushes. Will she let herself fall in love again and will she ever come to peace with her past? I guess you’ll have to read the book to find out.

I honestly thoroughly enjoyed this book, it took quite a few turns I wasn’t expecting. Yes, it’s a romance book, but at the same time it’s so much more than that. There are so many important and relevant topics addressed in this book, like eating disorders and abuse within the sports community, and how Olympic athletes lack the resources to work on their mental and sometimes even physical health.

I would recommend this book to anyone who ever dreamed of going to the Olympics (even if they didn’t practice an Olympic sport) or just anyone who’s up for an interesting romance book that’ll tackle more than just sexual tension and romantic relationships.

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