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mcreasman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Cancer
hayleyvem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Cancer
Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Infidelity
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Death, Cancer, Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Sexual content, and Cursing
grets_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Misogyny
hanz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Grief
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
wilybooklover's review against another edition
4.5
One of the things I enjoyed most about this book was how complex and nuanced the characters were. They felt like real, complicated people with real, complicated pasts. Even the side characters had complexity, especially Claire's daughter Ruby who is one of the most realistic child characters I've ever read. I found Delilah particularly relatable, in all of her spiky, petty glory. Claire was so lovely too, just a sweet woman trying to do the best for everyone and struggling with parenting. I loved how tender and vulnerable Claire and Delilah were with each other, even when they thought it was just temporary and casual. Surprisingly steamy for a romcom too, especially a sapphic one.
It was also interesting to see Delilah reexamine her memories of the past and realise they may just be a bit unreliable, that she and Astrid were just stuck in a loop of miscommunication and hurt feelings. I thought it was done really well (aside from the part where Delilah reads Astrid's diary ā that felt like such a violation of her privacy).
There were a couple of things that bothered me ā the diary reading, how much of the plot of this sapphic romance ultimately centred around a cishet man and a really terrible (borderline caricature-ish) one at that, the whole bet situation. But ultimately this was such a fantastic romance! Reminded me a lot of Book Lovers by Emily Henry with the small-town bookshop/sisters-at-odds vibes, but executed way better (in my opinion).
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Cancer, Violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
the_lesbrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, Bullying, and Cancer
moreadsnrambles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, and Death of parent
aileron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cancer and Infidelity
josb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved the angsty free-spirit and mom pairing, it is not one we see often and usually one benefits more than the other with the other storyline almost too simple or lacking. I felt like both Delilah and Claire were well designed to feel like actual people with actual things going on in their life that feel big, regardless if they are big to everyone around them.
I don't usually care for miscommunication tropes, but it was just set up with so much background that you could see how the character's got to that point because of miscommunication and how it affected them.
There were some flashback parts at the beginning that seemed a bit awkward and there was a small dip in pacing in the middle of the book where the author was setting up for the end and all of the big feelings. But nothing that really ruined my experience.
Certainly worth a read if you are a sucker for queer friend group finding love series or if you are just looking for a funny romance with a some heavier feelings involved.
Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity
Minor: Cancer