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kyleethecatlady's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It was ok! A cute, easy read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent
alissa_the_barista's review
lighthearted
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Stalking, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Car accident
corrieroe's review against another edition
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual content, and Addiction
Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy
oneillkd's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism
torialmond's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5!! super quick and easy and fun. she threw in a LOT of tropes in here lol, some of which include: best friends brother, romance writer who’s never been in love, he was her celeb crush when she was younger, ONE BED, and friends w benefits to lovers. the writing was fine and the smut was sprinkled in and i think me liking the characters made it better. they do something in the garden which was fun and (he does pottery as a hobby) i hoped they would make a reference to the famous ghost (movie) pottery scene and they did 😋
the FMC was queer and i always love when they explore that!! part of her process to write her next book was to meet up with her ex’s so we got a peak into that.
the MMC is an alcoholic and so it also follows him through his sobriety journey which definitely added to the emotional aspects of this book. i thought both of the main characters were super lovable and was happy they could find each other <333 some supeerrrr corny stuff but it added to the fun, and also she made the FMC a bit of a klutz but it felt endearing but also made it funny and at times awkward, but in a fun way lol. i definitely laughed out loud. there were also quite a few side characters and sometimes i was a little confused why they were there but i think she’s creating a universe because this is the second book in this world.
minor SPOLIER:
if there’s one thing i dislike ALMOST as much as a pregnancy trope (none of those in sight here thank god) is when a main character gets a tattoo for the other. SOMEtimes it can maybe be a tasteful, or subtle, but this one was not lmaoo. she got an em-dash (-) because “it’s her favorite punctuation but also reminds her of him because… his name is dash…) and that could have been fine but she got a turquoise heart (to match his eyes.) right above it lol. soooo that was a bit much.
not sure if i’ll read her other books but i enjoyed this one!! it gave me the (sort of?) steamy rom-com HEA i was looking for (:
the FMC was queer and i always love when they explore that!! part of her process to write her next book was to meet up with her ex’s so we got a peak into that.
the MMC is an alcoholic and so it also follows him through his sobriety journey which definitely added to the emotional aspects of this book. i thought both of the main characters were super lovable and was happy they could find each other <333 some supeerrrr corny stuff but it added to the fun, and also she made the FMC a bit of a klutz but it felt endearing but also made it funny and at times awkward, but in a fun way lol. i definitely laughed out loud. there were also quite a few side characters and sometimes i was a little confused why they were there but i think she’s creating a universe because this is the second book in this world.
minor SPOLIER:
if there’s one thing i dislike ALMOST as much as a pregnancy trope (none of those in sight here thank god) is when a main character gets a tattoo for the other. SOMEtimes it can maybe be a tasteful, or subtle, but this one was not lmaoo. she got an em-dash (-) because “it’s her favorite punctuation but also reminds her of him because… his name is dash…) and that could have been fine but she got a turquoise heart (to match his eyes.) right above it lol. soooo that was a bit much.
not sure if i’ll read her other books but i enjoyed this one!! it gave me the (sort of?) steamy rom-com HEA i was looking for (:
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism
chewiegirl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Sexual content
catastrophiclyss's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Bullying, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
sterreks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this was so cute
my heart exploded
my heart exploded
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction
dillyp's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
3.25
I had a hard time sympathising with Sophie some of the time and I liked Dash, but it just felt like there was something missing
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Stalking
sar_lion's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
The ending saved it, the main character felt like she had too many flaws and problems, although that is realistic. I do understand being an author who hasn't fallen in love because I am aspiring author who hasn't fallen in love. The characters all felt authentic with lots flaws. The story was fun and intriguing with lots of plot twists, haha.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Toxic relationship and Death of parent