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katie_2711's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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? Yes
3.75
sweetcaptainlily's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Slow, tedious, and overly self-pittying at the beginning, the book grew on me over time. I think I'd recommend reading the first few few chapters at 1.5 speed. But overall, I really enjoyed it, and I would love to see more poly books like this
rjbedell's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book starts off quite dull and heavy handed but picks up pace once Charlie starts to show some 3-dimensional and more admirable personality traits. It turns into a heartwarming ode to queerness, polyamory, leftist organizing, and found family. Clumsy at times but I’m glad it exists.
pinkcowlandreads's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
lady_dariya's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
eestellar's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
3.5
I really enjoyed this audiobook however I thought there was too much of a focus on the many side stories (work, old roommates, parents, etc) and I wished there had been more focus on the romance. Also, unless Charlie was previously polyam (I don't remember that being said) I think there would've been more internal questions about a potential polyamorous romance (as someone who has had polyam relationships). I did like that Charlie's AGAB wasn't revealed - I thought that was a clever and creative choice by the author.
killuatopia's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
pretty cute. enjoyed this even as someone who doesn’t regularly read romance. some parts were a little too on the nose for me but i’m not mad at it, plus there’s no reason everything has to be realistic. 🤷🏾♂️ i also really appreciated the enby character never having their assigned gender mentioned or even hinted at. the romance itself wasn’t horrible, they all had chemistry but i found this to be more of a nice comfy read about found family & the importance of community.
edenthereader's review against another edition
If you're tired of cut and paste stories, this book is great. It was unique in a lot of ways. 1. It's about found family, but the MC originally had a found family that wasn't great and ended up being ousted from the group kind of. That isn't something shown in a lot of books. 2. The romance was between 3 people, which isn't rare but also I haven't seen it in many books published by the big companies. 3. There's a lot of minor characters and side stories that, even though minor, are also shown to be important to their overall story. Overall, this book was very enjoyable and unique and I look forward to reading Markus Harwood-Jones's future books.
kyletheblindbarista's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
booksnbcys's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0