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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Friends to lovers is not my favorite. But I still enjoyed it. 3.74 stars oder 4 stars. I can't choose
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Just like the rest of the series, I really enjoyed this book. It was fun, flirty, and funny. I had a really good time, and the very end had me crying along to the audiobook. Something I love about this whole series is that the women have hopes and dreams - they all have a dream job, and they’re all able to achieve them with belief in themselves and hard work. I just love seeing that.
I also adore the trope of him having been in love with her since they went to university together - all of that pining… just beautiful. I love a relationship built on years of friendship, because it gives them an excellent base for their relationship and sets up their chemistry and intimacy. It did start to slightly irritate me how insistent Darcey was that Hayden was a player, though. Even ignoring the trauma he has towards being called a player, and how upset it made him - from her perspective, a man was telling her from the heart that he wants to settle down and he’d love a girlfriend and someone who could properly know him - she just kept insisting he was something that he was saying he wasn’t. It was a bit frustrating.
I also liked watching Darcey grow into her own person, and how much Hayden supported that. He never stopped her from doing anything, and he constantly took the mature high road when dealing with Kit. My copy is filled with excited tabs marking all of the funny, romantic, and smutty sections. There were a lot of all three, and I loved it.
Epilogue spoilers: I think it’s a bit odd that suddenly she’s desperate for a proposal and has been waiting all summer to be proposed to, given her history with marriage and the fact she was with her last partner for 8 years. I know her problem there was with the man, but nonetheless - if she was with someone for 8 years without considering marriage, and was then actively a bit traumatised by the proposal, it doesn’t seem a natural progression for her to be desperate for a proposal from him after… what, a year?
The one thing I don’t like about this series is all of the epilogues, and just how extremely quickly they jump to getting engaged.
The one thing I don’t like about this series is all of the epilogues, and just how extremely quickly they jump to getting engaged.
lighthearted
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:
No
emotional
funny
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:
No
This book was lovely … Hayden was misunderstood and I loved how he became his true self.. Darcy is so sweet and love how she finally took the courage and reach for what she wants and be more brave.. saw glimpses of Alexei and Georgia and I’m so excited .. I already love Georgia … Darcy finally found her place with this amazing found family and it was with her best friend that she found it
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
It took me a while but I finally finished it. I didn’t vibe with the beginning of the book but later on it was better and by the end I really like all the characters. Cute read.
DNF at 19%. It was fine, I just don’t love friends to lovers much.