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Late Bloomer

Mazey Eddings

3.75 AVERAGE

emotional funny hopeful 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

AuDHD WLW for the win
funny hopeful medium-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

There are some great one-liners and bits on grief or being yourself in this book, but honestly this book just wasn’t it for me. It was so wholly implausible that it made it hard to connect with the characters on a deeper level. Spice was mid.
lighthearted fast-paced

This was ok. Romances just really arent my thing. I find it really hard to suspend my disbelief with them. I did like the neurodivergent rep though. 
emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really liked this book for the sapphic love story and the neurodiversity. I also found it slow and one of the main characters to be irritating. It was a cozy read with a HEA 

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hopeful
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

sad i didn't enjoy this one :( but the MC changes personality drastically right in the first part, the characters are not fully fleshed out, the insta love was terribly questionable too, and i don't know why you'd immediately define them as neurodivergent to then not properly (imo) or consistently represent any of that? yeah... I liked one moment from this whole book,
when they're about to be intimate for the first time, and a bit of that scene, too,
because it was when they were the most believable, and somewhat relatable and funny. also, i didn't know before reading it that there would be the miscommunication trope, but from the get go i was annoyed at some of the author's choices, way before the miscommunication popped up in full force, so i can't say that's what ruined this for me. the humor was so dated too 😫🫠 

basically, i think this book suffered from labeling its characters and holding them in boxes they didn't even fit to begin with, and there was no need to get specific with those labels (or all those references). the world building could've benefited from being more of its own thing, and the book would've thrived. there was a lot of potential for it to be a cozy little portal to this flower farm/small town, and i felt that what i got was a tiktok storytime video with telenovela twists and reactions. absolutely nothing surprised me or made me care about these characters.

p.s.: someone mentioned in a review that they didn't get the dual pov, and tbh, yeah! it was the final piece to click what was bothering me. don't get me wrong, i don't mind shifting povs that much, but it felt poorly used on this.

The cover - absolutely stunning.

Opal embodies chaos in the best way possible, while Pepper tends to abide by the rules.

It's a charming, low-stakes sapphic romance, perfect for cozying up with on a rainy day. Highly recommended for anyone in need of a comforting read!
funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated