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Well Met by Jen DeLuca

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pau_line's review against another edition

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Das Buch war ganz cutsie mit süßem Setting und guten Charakteren.

Die Idee des Mittelalterfestivals hat mich am Anfang nicht ganz so überzeugt, aber nach der ersten Einstiegshprde hat es mir tatsächlich total gut gefallen.
Genauso war es mit den Charakteren, mit denen ich mich erstmal anfreunden musste, sie dann aber wirklich mochte. Diese Haters to Lovers Geschichte war ganz amüsant und allgemein hat mir die Entwicklung der Protagonisten überwiegend gut gefallen. Die Nebencharaktere nicht vergessen, auch wenn die für mich nicht immer alle so ganz greifbar waren...
Die Entwicklung der Geschichte war dynamisch, es ist nicht langweilig geworden udn der Schreibstil war überwiegend flüssig und leicht zu lesen.

Ich mochte das Ende nicht so gerne. Der Konflikt war nicht ganz so gut ausgearbeitet und die darauffolgenden Szenerien und Handlungen irgendwie so ein bisschen unnötig dramatisch und soo.
Den Epilog fand ich dann auuch irgendwie ein bisschen platt.

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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emilywemily6's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

This book was so fun! I loved the setting and I adored the characters. Emily’s and Simon’s flaws drove me a little crazy, but in a relateable way. Especially how Emily kept self-sabotaging and over-thinking things. The third act conflict was very believable which I appreciated. It felt like a little bit of a stretch how their relationship evolved throughout the book, but I just wish I saw more of a slow burn/strangers to lovers thing instead of a switch flipping. Though I think it fit Simon’s character and his hot and cold nature that was hard to understand. Part of me feels like the relationship might implode down the line, I wasn’t completely convinced. The banter was fun and I could picture myself at the Faire, and it was just what I was looking for in a late summer romance.

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

An amazing read, this book encompasses a ren faire love story, growing closer to family , and rewriting experiences with trust after shitty experiences.

I really loved this book. Especially with how books and Shakespeare were a running theme due to the two romantic mcs being Shakespeare nerds.

One of my fave lines is repeated a few times in the book and is one I will always hold near and dear to my heart.

A wonderful read, especially as I’m reading it now as much of it is set in summer through to august so I felt fully involved in it as I Read on

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caseymac's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

A fun, lighthearted, summer read.

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Thank you, Michael Joseph Penguin Publishing, for sending this book to rate on the spice-o-meter and to write an honest review.

This book is based on Emily who has moved to the small Maryland town of Willow Creek for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident. But when her teenage niece Caitlin volunteers for the local Renaissance Faire, Emily’s suddenly signing up too as a . . . tavern wench. She’s not sure how it happened, but it’s certainly to do with Simon, the infuriating and inscrutable schoolteacher running the show. The Faire is Simon’s family legacy, and he doesn’t have time for Emily’s jokey approach, her take on Shakespeare, or her suggestions to liven things up. Yet as the Faire comes together and each inhabits their costumes roles, he becomes a different person. Is irritation turning to flirtation? Soon, Emily’s asking herself: is there mutual attraction real, or just the roles they’re playing?

Sometimes I love when you can relate to a character and other times I hate when you relate to a character. Emily is this character to me. I love the fact that she is all over the place and doesn’t know what to do with her life. She was also made to feel worthless about her ex-boyfriend and is also doubting her skills and confident and I also relate to that, and it felt like she was in my brain. I love that Jen DeLuca managed to make a male MC with problems that are real problems like grief and pressure and the small-town problems such as only being known as someone’s brothers or someone’s best mate. The storyline was cute, and I liked the idea of the Faire and how everyone particates. I have a soft spot for enemies-to-lovers in a small town, it just makes it 1000% times better when everyone knows they have feels for it each other except them. I loved the family aspect of this book with Simon having no one and Emily having a weird and wacky relationship with her sister and niece.

In terms of Spice-O-Meter, I thought it was spicy, you don’t get the spice until chapter 15 or 16. With this being a slow burn, I expect that, but I would have loved more spice once it finally happened. The spice that we do get I would say is a 4/10 but I enjoyed it and it fit with the storyline and these characters. Personally, I love dual POVs which would have made this book better, I would have loved to have heard Simon’s thoughts when he was shutting Emily down in the first couple of chapters because all we saw was Emily’s POV and her opinion was that he was an asshole who was looking down at her for being a dropout.

Whilst writing this, I've noticed that there are more books in this series, so I'm excited to see how this will carry on and if Mitch doesn’t get his own book, I will riot.

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