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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wish there would've been a little more reason as to why they hated each other so much. Like I know it was all cause of a misunderstanding, but it's right back to that "enemies to lovers" but they're not really enemies, they're just rivals and she doesn't like him because of some dumb reason. It just didn't quite scratch the itch that I was going in for when I heard enemies to lovers. I do love how Lily Chu brings in breaking generational trauma into her books and how she also connects all her books together. That's always a sweet treat. It's a good read. It's cute, it just fell a little flat from what I was wanting.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
slow-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
Didn't know what to expect but every minute brought new emotions and connections with all the characters. They felt real, and relatable and watching them grow together was so sweet!!! And the epilogue had me in tears at the start of my shift!
Had absolutely no idea what was going on the whole time
i got an arc for this, and if i hadn't... would i have finished this? probably not.
this is a massive departure from any of the other lily chu books i've read. it's much more fiction vibes with a smattering of romance than a romance novel, so i definitely feel a bit duped.
i also had a hard time caring about anything - the characters, the romance (ok so there's aesthetic and sexual attraction as well as some professional admiration and banter, but is that romance? i think not), the friendships (erm why are lisanne and nadine friends? idgi), their work, the sleuthing. i mostly stuck around for what dot was trying to tell nadine and wes, but that kind of comes together 75% of the way through, and the last bit is them trying to figure out what to do with that info, while i was trying to figure out if i could skim faster.
i would have loved some more romance scenes (like they lived together for 3 weeks? enemies to lovers?? hello?!) but we really get...none. i'm also not used to closed door romances so that felt abrupt to me (though that might be because i'm used to getting a pot's worth of steamy moments in my books).
this is a massive departure from any of the other lily chu books i've read. it's much more fiction vibes with a smattering of romance than a romance novel, so i definitely feel a bit duped.
i also had a hard time caring about anything - the characters, the romance (ok so there's aesthetic and sexual attraction as well as some professional admiration and banter, but is that romance? i think not), the friendships (erm why are lisanne and nadine friends? idgi), their work, the sleuthing. i mostly stuck around for what dot was trying to tell nadine and wes, but that kind of comes together 75% of the way through, and the last bit is them trying to figure out what to do with that info, while i was trying to figure out if i could skim faster.
i would have loved some more romance scenes (like they lived together for 3 weeks? enemies to lovers?? hello?!) but we really get...none. i'm also not used to closed door romances so that felt abrupt to me (though that might be because i'm used to getting a pot's worth of steamy moments in my books).