Kian Andrews hopes a meeting with his ex-boyfriend Hudson Rivers might offer closure. Hudson needs something else: a convincing boyfriend in front of wealthy parents who do not know they split up. The arrangement extends into a family wedding, and a chance to make journalism connections gives Kian a practical reason to stay involved despite the hurt.
I’m So (Not) Over You pairs Black queer leads, class differences and a comic voice with an actual reunion between former partners. Its central reservation is relationship repair: several readers enjoy the attraction while wanting a clearer explanation of the breakup. This researched editorial assessment weighs those responses against favorable criticism without claiming a firsthand Eikna reading.
Best for readers who want funny, socially observant fake dating between ex-boyfriends. The principal limitation is whether renewed chemistry and banter are enough to convince you that the earlier hurt has been addressed. Readers who need a detailed reconciliation conversation should approach more cautiously.
| Author | Kosoko Jackson |
|---|---|
| Selected ISBN | 9780593334447 |
| Format | US paperback |
| Imprint | Berkley |
| Selected edition date | 22 February 2022 |
| Selected length | 368 pages |
| Central arrangement | Former boyfriends pretend they remain together |
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Berkley’s premise establishes a previous relationship, lingering feelings and a public performance. That makes this a more direct second-chance setup than a childhood crush who never became a partner. Fake dating adds a separate pressure: the leads must look comfortable together before Kian feels comfortable with what has happened.
The wedding also creates a practical career opportunity. A reader can understand why Kian agrees without deciding that the bargain is good for him emotionally. That uncertainty is part of the book’s appeal. Choose it if complicated motives interest you; avoid assuming that any sensible agreement makes the former relationship ready to resume.
Publishers Weekly values the attention to economic inequality and the intersection of class and race. Kian’s career hopes and Hudson’s connections make access uneven. These are specific stakes, rather than wealth existing only to decorate the setting with expensive clothes and impressive parties.
Utopia State of Mind enjoys Kian challenging privilege and trying to set boundaries. The question for a romance reader is whether that voice remains persuasive when feelings pull him toward the same person who hurt him. We treat his career need and his romantic wish separately; neither guarantees that Hudson has earned renewed trust.
StoryGraph reviewer alexiswins praises the chemistry and banter but wants the reason for the breakup addressed more clearly. Magicalreads also enjoys the romance while finding that missing context weakens its foundation. Armontheroad finds the reconciliation rushed even while responding positively to the writing and humor.
Utopia’s reading is more favorable about how the past and lingering issues are explored, though it also notes a hasty conclusion. Our recommendation leaves that disagreement intact. The useful test is whether seeing the leads fall into familiar rhythms feels like development to you, or whether you need a more explicit accounting of what changed.
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Magicalreads values Kian’s support network, including his friend Divya and brother Jamal. Alexiswins particularly likes his perspective and recognizes the post-graduation career anxiety. Those responses give the character assessment more substance than the mere fact that the book has a diverse cast.
Our character score remains mixed because affection for the narrator does not settle the depth of the relationship as a whole. When the reconciliation is the selling point, the reader needs reasons to trust both participants. A witty account of longing can carry a scene while leaving questions about the other person’s motives.
Utopia finds the narration sharply funny. Armontheroad likewise enjoys much of the humor, whereas magicalreads finds the frequency of pop-culture references distracting. We treat that reaction as a taste difference, not proof that references are inherently weak writing or that liking them makes a reader less demanding.
Try the publisher sample if voice is what draws you to romantic comedy. References can build intimacy with a narrator when you share the association, and interrupt a scene when you do not. Our positive leaning on writing acknowledges that comic appeal while retaining the more concrete objections to relationship explanation and pace.
The inspected reader accounts report sexual material. Utopia flags homophobia; armontheroad adds racism, classism, alcohol and anxiety or panic. These are selected attributed content notes, not an independently complete scene inventory. Neither the bright illustrated cover nor a rom-com label establishes a low-heat or no-warning read.
The checked US paperback is published by Berkley, dated 22 February 2022, with 368 pages. The purchase route below targets that edition. We have not checked a detailed ending-satisfaction or repeat-reading assessment, and those dimensions do not contribute to the current provisional score. Retailer availability is recorded separately from quality.
| Inspected source | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Berkley / Penguin Random House Find this book on Amazon | Selected edition and wedding/career bargain; promotional praise is not independent corroboration. |
| Publishers Weekly Find this book on Amazon | Favorable reading of layered romance, class inequality and majority-Black cast. |
| Utopia State of Mind Find this book on Amazon | Disclosed publisher-copy review valuing voice, vulnerability and social observations; notes a hasty conclusion. |
| StoryGraph: magicalreads Find this book on Amazon | ARC disclosed; enjoys romance and friends but wants clearer breakup context and fewer references. |
| StoryGraph: alexiswins Find this book on Amazon | Enjoys Kian, chemistry and humor while questioning reconciliation and continuity. |
| StoryGraph: armontheroad Find this book on Amazon | Finds solid writing but rushed relationship repair; supplies attributed content cautions. |
Checked 3 October 2026. These are selected responses, not a representative reader survey. Promotional quotations are traced to their original review; bots and secondhand recommendations do not count as reading testimony.
Provisional Eikna score: 3.4/5. Based on romance, characters, writing, emotional impact (85% of the full weighting), normalized over those supported dimensions. Ending satisfaction, re-read appeal remain unscored. Evidence confidence: Moderate. This researched editorial judgment may change when those gaps are assessed.
3.5/5 · Strength with reservations
Positive leaning on chemistry and the dual trope mechanism, moderated by repeated specific objections to relationship repair.
3/5 · Mixed
Mixed: supported affection for Kian and his circle coexists with uncertainty about the couple’s repaired foundation.
3.5/5 · Strength with reservations
Positive leaning on directly praised comic voice, with reference frequency, continuity and haste concerns retained.
3.5/5 · Strength with reservations
Positive leaning on vulnerability and recognizable career stakes; repair-related disappointment limits the recommendation.
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Both. The publisher establishes former boyfriends who pretend they are still together while their real feelings remain unresolved.
No. Utopia’s assessment is favorable, while named StoryGraph reviewers want a clearer explanation and reconciliation. The review compares those readings.
Checked reader accounts report sexual material. We have not verified an exact Eikna heat score, and the comic packaging does not establish low explicitness.
Keep queer romance and public appearances in tension, but change a reunion between exes to a first relationship across political roles.
Keep a wedding performance that becomes emotionally inconvenient; shift from former partners to strangers and later long-distance dating.
Ashley Herring Blake
Keep pretend dating and vulnerability, but change former boyfriends to a sapphic theatre arrangement with separate anxiety-representation debates.
Each route carries forward a particular premise or reader preference. These editorial comparisons do not promise identical heat, endings or personal response.
Second-chance guide focuses on lovers meeting again after a shared past. Its comparisons ask what caused the separation and what would need to change for a reunion to work.
LGBTQ romance collection offers relationship-based ways into its queer romance selections. It compares what brings the lovers together while keeping the specific book identities visible.
Choose I’m So (Not) Over You for the voice, Kian’s career uncertainty and a complicated return to familiar attraction. If a convincing explanation of the old breakup is essential to your second-chance reading, examine the contrary accounts before buying.
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