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Layne Fargo

4.21 AVERAGE

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective tense 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: Complicated
adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

The audiobook was so good!
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional tense medium-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
dark emotional tense 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

Figure skating. Romance. Drama. I cried. That’s about all we need out of me. 

I just lust for more 🥲
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

[audiobook] a bunch of hot messy ice dancers who all have sexual tension with each other but for reasons (sometimes) unrelated to sex! Extremely TJR coded but for ice dancing big win.

The pacing and plot beats were extremely engaging while also having very good characterisation. I quickly became invested in our cast of characters even though I didn't particularly like any of them (apart from Garrett). The obsessive dynamics between Sheila, Bella, Kat and Heath were extremely compelling and even intoxicating. I loved how the villain dynamics were constantly changing which keeps you on your toes. IMO there were a couple too many dramatic outbursts, which made me feel a little fatigued at Kat and Heath's immaturity, and I also thought they were kind of problematic towards each other in a way that made me not entirely root for them.
I also thought the thriller-esque transition towards the end was a little weird and maybe not necessary, but not enough to completely take me out of the book.


I liked the co-parenting pseudo-throupleship at the end, nice to have different kinds of love acknowledged and put on an equal playing field instead of romantic love always being elevated


Audiobook was excellent - it had a cast of narrators which worked really well, for most books I prefer physical because I find audio less engaging but I think I might have become fatigued with the constant drama for this in physical since it is quite melodramatic and just a bit bloated. In audio it was very very slurpable while doing a puzzle <3

Five glorious stars ⭐