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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

DNF at 42%.
I liked the idea of the story, but I just couldn’t get into it, or honestly couldn’t bring myself to care about these characters. This book covers a large amount of need-to-be-discussed topics but maybe there was just too many and it took a lot of space in the book and left little room for a story to actually happen? I don’t know.
It was just simply all falling a bit flat to me, and the writing style is just not my cup of tea.
I’ve got to say I did like Luki though, just not enough to keep reading.

A little sickly-sweet with prose but very adept a describing mental health issues that come up in the modern era.

I can see this book as a movie
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5 stars. I had a fairly decent time with this book. I think that the biggest strength of the book is the pov, but it also is the most challenging part to adapt to (third person in a contemporary romance is a bit different for me). I felt that the language was a bit flowery and repetitive at times, but the dialogue felt realistic and emotional, so I'm conflicted on that front.

I think due to the nature of the structure of the book (the marriage and instalove happening before we really even meet the characters), things were often told to the reader instead of shown. I loved the parts when we got to see the two leads interacting and getting to know one another because they did have a complex dynamic, and both felt like real people.

Overall, this is a pretty good book, and I would recommend it if you're looking for a sort of midlife crisis-esque plot with some interesting tropes and twists.

i still can't objectively rate this book because my brain gets angry still lol
lighthearted medium-paced
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⭐️
adventurous funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Good book but it’s too repetitive at times. Also the friends seem forcefully “diverse” and lack depth