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milehightbr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Vomit and Miscarriage
omgitsyelhsa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Tw for miscarriage, postpartum depression, agoraphobia, anxiety/panic attacks, neglectful/abusive parenting, bullying,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Bullying
Minor: Miscarriage
taysaraadam's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Bullying, and Blood
Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
katsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
3.5
“Be a good companion to yourself and you will never be lonely.”
“Life is change -- if nothing's changing, you aren't living.”
“I don't think the scale of other people's problems make your own any easier to live with.”
I was quite surprised with this book. I definitely went in thinking it was going to be your normal run-of-the-mill, fluffy romance, and it was that, to some extent. However, it spent a lot more time on the character development of Minnie and Quinn than their actual romance and I was kind of here for it. I loved that therapy was included in one of their stories! We definitely need to do more normalizing of therapy. One of the things I hate in romance novels is when the other person "fixes" all of the problems of their partner. It was so nice to see a novel that tipped that trope so throughly on its head. I also really like how the timelines jumped around. I loved so many elements of this but somehow they didn't all always work together. I think this might just be because this was the author's debut novel. There are so many fantastic pieces that I love in books that I would be super interested in reading other books from this author in the future.
“Life is change -- if nothing's changing, you aren't living.”
“I don't think the scale of other people's problems make your own any easier to live with.”
I was quite surprised with this book. I definitely went in thinking it was going to be your normal run-of-the-mill, fluffy romance, and it was that, to some extent. However, it spent a lot more time on the character development of Minnie and Quinn than their actual romance and I was kind of here for it. I loved that therapy was included in one of their stories! We definitely need to do more normalizing of therapy. One of the things I hate in romance novels is when the other person "fixes" all of the problems of their partner. It was so nice to see a novel that tipped that trope so throughly on its head. I also really like how the timelines jumped around. I loved so many elements of this but somehow they didn't all always work together. I think this might just be because this was the author's debut novel. There are so many fantastic pieces that I love in books that I would be super interested in reading other books from this author in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Fatphobia
bookrecsbyjess's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Blood, and Alcohol
thereadingwells's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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? Yes
4.25
This was a lighthearted easy read - and the perfect way to wrap up my book club's picks for the year. If you like slow-burn/friends to lovers/chance encounter tropes, this one is for you. I came for the romance, but mostly stayed and enjoyed the development of female characters through self-trust, self-love, and their support of one another.
A part of me (probably the part of me who's given too much energy to commitment-phobic chronically ghosting men in the past) can't help feeling like Minnie shouldn't have given so much energy to Quinn, but you can read and decide for yourselves. Overall I enjoyed this book, and really appreciate the author's discussion questions and recipes at the back of the book.
A part of me (probably the part of me who's given too much energy to commitment-phobic chronically ghosting men in the past) can't help feeling like Minnie shouldn't have given so much energy to Quinn, but you can read and decide for yourselves. Overall I enjoyed this book, and really appreciate the author's discussion questions and recipes at the back of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Vomit, and Alcohol
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