Fight or Flight

This is one of the worst books I've ever read. Ava is insufferable, high-maintenance Barbie who doesn't wear jeans. She is also an interior designer and that's why on every other page we have unnecessary depictions of rooms. Who fucking cares? On the other hand, Caleb is an insufferable dickhead who looks good but has a personality of a trash bag. And they repeatedly have sex, but those scenes are pretty cringy even though the author tries to assure us that sex is epic. Every character is one dimensional. The writing style is beyond annoying, English is not my first language but I was rolling my eyes every time I saw “tae” and “dinnae”, its completely unnecessary and tedious.

0/5

I loved this book. I love the characters and their growth, and resolution. harper is the best damn friend ever, while Nick can choke. Gem knew what she was doing, I'm not sad for her. Caleb and Ava had great chemistry and I liked their relationship, even if I wanted to shake them both and demand them to talk to each other.

I liked the writing (even if 1st pov is not my favorite, I really liked it here) and I will definitely read more books by Samantha Young. 4,5/5

Really liked the book until the ending :/ the last chapter was way too rushed to do the heroine and her feelings justice. I would have appreciated if the author added a few more chapters in the end to make the ending more gradual. The book rating went from a 4 to a 2.7 stars.

Plot wise it kept me on my toes and relationship between the different characters was wonderful to read.

Okay. This book is definitely problematic and the writing is not great, but it was exactly what I wanted right now and I really enjoyed it on audiobook.