Review - The Situationship by Taylor-Dior Rumble

 

 

 Title: The Situationship

Author: Taylor-Dior Rumble

Pages: 288

Publisher: Merky Books Digital

Release Date: 17th August 2023

 

Blurb from Goodreads:

 When the love of her life shows up with a girlfriend, Tia decides it's time to put herself out there.

Expectations of dating apps are low, so it's a surprise when she instantly connects with handsome photographer Nate. He's everything she's looking for; he makes her feel safe, seen, and desired.

Tia assumes they're on the same page - the only catch? They're yet to have The Talk.

In a generation that's normalised competing over who cares the least, can Tia overcome her fears and lay her cards on the table, in the pursuit of something real?

 

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My Review:

*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to NetGalley and Cornerstone*

Tia can't wait for Aaron, her childhood best friend who she shared a night of passion with before he left for America, to come back to London. But when Aaron comes back, he brings a girlfriend with him.

Tia's friends convince her to try dating apps to help get over Aaron, and Tia reluctantly agrees.

Tia never expected to hit it off with anyone, but she soon connects with Nate.

As Tia and Nate grow closer, Tia wonders if they're on the same page.

Do Tia and Nate want the same thing?

I am not a big romance novel reader, but the blurb for this intrigued me, so I decided to give it a try.

This book is described as a romcom, but I disagree with that as I didn't find it particularly romantic or funny. Instead, I thought it was more about Tia deciding what she wanted in her life - career-wise and relationship-wise.

I found Tia not knowing where her career was going quite relatable, and while I did like her and the relationship she had with her friends and mentor, I don't feel like I got to know her that well overall.

The plot was okay - I liked that Tia was passionate about representation and wanted to write about it - but it did feel like not very much happened, and I did get bored.

The writing style was easy to follow most of the time, but I lost count of the times characters 'kissed their teeth'.

I'm disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more.

Overall, this was an okay read.