Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - The Roughest Draft

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The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka

13 reviews

gwenswoons's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense 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

5.0

Loved this one so much. Tender and funny and so sweet. I love books about writers/book people so much, and a second chance rom-com is my absolute favorite, and this was such an extra lovely version of both! (Also love a dual perspective and a dual timeline novel, and this does both of THOSE really well too!) I love the main characters, how well-drawn and complicated they are, and how their conflicts feel true and deep to who the characters are at different moments in their lives. Can’t wait to read more from these authors. ❤️

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imds's review against another edition

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

3.75

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angelfireeast24's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I really had to push myself through the book. It took what too long to find out why everyone was angry with each other.

reading all the depression & anixity & toxic relationship Kat was in I really didn't think jumping into a relationship with Nathan was a good idea. Sure she's seeing a theapist in the Epilogue but it wasn't enough for me. I also didn't really feel why the main couple was in love now or in the past. I guess their great skill of writing together was suppose to mean more to me then it did.

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j_squaredd's review

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lighthearted 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

3.5

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marylinaris's review

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

This book had an addicting quality about it, wanting to find out why Katrina and Nathan’s professional relationship fell apart had me turning pages. Granted, I built that reveal up for myself but finding out why exactly they stopped writing with each other and talking altogether … was kind of disappointing. The reason was exactly the kind of [thing] that was too obvious, predictable, and boring to warrant the level of fallout.

All the rest of the book was great, though it needed a little time to get used to the writing style. Both characters were compelling and the chemistry was obviously there. The initial animosity and the slow steps they took to befriend each other were evidence of their former close relationship in a really well crafted way.

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