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Really Cute People by Markus Harwood-Jones

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mynameisprerna's review against another edition

3.5

Review:
I was very excited about the concept, but I didn’t love how it was executed.

Time passed in a confusing way that felt like it wasn’t quite explained. The development of their attraction and love for each other felt rushed and under-explored. The whole work situation was bizarre. I didn’t love that Buffy turned into the stereotypical struggling SAHM, and I didn’t feel like it was explored enough for it to be any kind of statement.

One interesting thing about Charlie

is that they are nonbinary, and their sex/gender assigned at birth is never mentioned. All of the sex scenes are described in such a way that, while Buffy and Hayden’s bodies are clear to the reader, Charlie’s isn’t. I thought this was a really interesting choice. It did put limitations on the spice, but it served to make the point that non-binary people are not defined by their formerly assigned sex/gender.

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5: Almost great, but falling short somehow. But more than just tipping the scale into good territory.

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌡️2.5: A little tingle (A few explicit scenes, but short and not very detailed)

Perspective: first

Tense: present

POV: single

Source: Library: Libby

kpesch's review

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4.0

3.5 rounded up.
This was a really cute story (get it?). At times it felt like we were focusing on weird things. There's a lot.of character growth for Charlie which was nice to see.
There are either some errors that didn't get caught in editing, or it has something to do with it being Canadian. There were a few times I had to reread a sentence.
The ending felt SUPER rushed though. The book looks like there's another 30-40 pages, but it's just a sample of another book by this author. So to turn the page and bam, there's the epilogue. I dunno, it felt like the author couldn't decide what to do with the story anymore. I would have liked some more of the thought process and decision making of Charlie in the end, instead of just jumping to their relationship and career next steps.