MixedI didn't like the hero and the beginning did start out really fun, but then it just got campier as the story went on and I just wasn't a fan. So, I gave it three stars.
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Female Fantasy (2025)
Others: Leaning positive All's fair in love and lore. Joonie is living in a fantasy—at least that’s what people tell her. Men in the real world have done nothing but disappoint her time and time again, so she keeps her heart reserved for Ryke, the fictional male lead of her favorite romance series, who just happens to be a merman. And so far, her book boyfriend is meeting her needs more than any other “real” man ever has. But when she learns that Ryke's character is based on a friend of the author, Joonie is determined to track him down and take her shot at a happily ever after. She’ll need to borrow her brother’s car for the road trip, with the one condition that his annoying (but also hot) best friend can catch a ride to New York with her. But as she makes her way to her male lead, she’ll learn that once you wish fantasy into reality, you have to take all the tropes that come with it—not just the fun ones. As unhinged as it is brilliant, Female Fantasy is both a self-aware dive into the concept of genre and a wild, steamy romp. Most of all, though, it’s a heartfelt love letter to romance readers everywhere.
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- 9781464258244
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- 320 pages
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Loved itOne thing that I love is overexplained commentary, a very clear social critique. We have a woman who's obsessed with romance novels... Female fantasy was like a 4.5.
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