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I know it feels a little "too lazy", but I like the sense I'm doing a faithful register of my reading!

What if you accidentally fell in love with the right guy?
Andy:
If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. No worries, though. I have a plan. I just need a complete makeover. Change everything about myself so that when Falcon returns from his summer vacation, he can finally see I’m the love of his life. I totally know what I’m doing here.
Well, not really. If I knew what I was doing, I wouldn’t look like every nerd cliché wrapped into one awkward package. In short, I’m screwed.
But then Law Anderson enters the picture…
Law:
It’s all very simple. I need somebody to tutor my hockey team, and Andy needs somebody to help him with his crush. Sounds like a match made in heaven.
Only the more time I spend with Andy, the more I like this quirky guy who makes me laugh, and pretty soon I’m the one who’s tutoring Andy in way more than we initially agreed upon. It’s fine. I have it all under control. But as weeks pass and the chemistry between us turns explosive, I’m starting to think that I might be in way over my head with Andy.
If only I could make Andy realize that he doesn’t need to change himself for love. If only I could make Andy see that he just needs to be with somebody who has considered him perfect all along…

Comment: I've read good things about this book and having read similar types of books, with the same plot and character types, I was eager to read something cute and fun. In a way, I liked this one for it was everything it promised, it has opposites attract and fake boyfriend and other tropes any romance reader recognizes. 
I also liked the protagonists in general, more for what they are supposed to embody, than their actual personalities... there were times that yes, it did feel as if they were meant to only fulfill a role and their development wasn't always as well structured as it could be. 
I also think dual first person POV might not be the best choice for these two, perhaps third person would make them seem stronger emotionally. My impression, of course, but when the story ended, it felt a little too cliché and not very incredible. 
Grade: 6/10

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She's a fortune-hunter. He's nobody's prey.
Adam, Earl of Bexley, lives to work. His only relief is the sordid savagery of bare-knuckle boxing. Not women, and definitely not a disreputable, scheming woman who dances in secret with such passion...
Caro Small is desperate to escape her selfish family. Her only chance is a good marriage, and she intends to marry Adam--whether he likes it or not. But the more she schemes to entrap him, the more she risks trapping her own heart.
Adam won't be caught by a fortune-hunter's ambitious schemes. But the vulnerable, passionate woman underneath the plots might just bring him to his knees.

Comment: This is the first book I try by the author. I added it because the main characters start off from different stations in life, sort of, and I was curious to see how the author would portray them and their relationship. 

Well, I didn't have a great time reading, likely my mood didn't help, but I was often disappointed that all the characters in this story were unappealing! 

Ok, some more than others, but none made me happy I was reading about them and their thoughts, situations, choices never won me over. I think the author was brave to write a seriously dramatic story, featuring characters with unique interests for the time they lived in and being them from aristocratic families, but... everything felt bleak and I was glad when it was finished.

Grade: 4/10