My Favorite Half-Night Stand

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own
3.5 stars

Friends, this is a hard review to write. I have turned into such a Christina Lauren fangirl this year, but I wasn't a huge fan of this book. My problem might be that I just expected so much more from this amazing duo.

I liked the set up, I really like the concept, even the characters started out interesting to me. Also part of the dialogue is through IM which I found to be so cool. This is how we converse now! Even the online dating talks were interesting because I'm sure so many people have been there before. And of course, the writing is magnificent as always.

So, even though I'm gushing over this book, I still giving it 3.5 stars... why? I think it is because I have such issues with Millie. She didn't handle things right, and yes she does grow and get better, but at times I thought she was super thickheaded. She didn't feel like a 30 year old, but someone who should still be in her early 20s. Really, all of the characters felt younger than they should have been, yet older since they had such a hard time with their dating profiles. There was just so many disconnects.
Another thing is a praise open communication, which totally didn't happen here– in fact it is the main conflict in this novel, so I should have known I was going to have problems with it. I could understand Millie's ability to be more open online, I get it, but :/

I think 3.5 stars is the lowest I've rated a Christina Lauren novel. I will definitely read whatever they write next and hope this was just an outlier.