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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Very poor attempts at characterisation with bland world building sandwiched between really graphic smut. I avoid graphic works anyway but I found the characters very dislikable, especially when the conversation was either around Erin being essentially a withered hag who’s “still got it” or Cassie projecting Main Character Energy.
I loved this so much more than Meryl's debut book. The storytelling, plot, characters, was worlds better. I loved the forbidden romance and age gap trope in this book, although it did make me a bit uncomfy at times because I felt weird for Parker. However, this was sexy, sweet, and incredibly heartwarming. I loved the message that was delivered, that you should check choose yourself and your happiness and not leave it behind.
emotional
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
No
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for the ARC!
Read this book if you are horny.
Read this book if you are horny because the spice is the best part of it. “Mistakes Were Made” is the story of Cassie, who meets a woman (Erin) at a bar during her college’s Family Weekend, sleeps with her, and then discovers the next morning that it’s her best friend’s mom. Hilarity ensues. Supposedly.
This was marketed as a spicy, fun, MILF romance (okay yeah no brainer sign me up), but it quickly became a strained, weird, and uncomfortable read. I am going to say this - I do not mind an age gap if it is appropriate, but what does a 40 year old doctor and 21 year old college student have in common? Pair that with the issues Cassie has with her mom, and the issues Erin has with her daughter, you become quickly aware of the fact that if you took the sex away, these two women seem to be using each other to fill those voids. Again, I’m not here to yuck anyone’s yum, it’s just that they spent the whole book talk about how they only liked having sex with each other and didn’t know each other and then BOOM. They were in love. Like HUH?
Not only that, but their relationship is CRINGE CITY. The overuse of “babe” from these two made me feel like I was reading about 16 year olds, and the fact that everyone acts like they have the maturity of a child in this book makes not one single character likable. I wasn’t rooting for a single person, and that’s saying something, because we NEED LESBIAN ROMANCE BOOKS, PEOPLE. I just think that Erin is a very VERY immature woman who needs more therapy work, and Cassie is a BAD and selfish friend. This book, to me, didn’t make any sense.
And please don’t make me talk about the ending. Rushed, played out, and completely unrealistic. The book just seemed SO HARD to make these characters ~*cool and relatable*~ but instead it seemed like everyone was trying too hard. The dialogue, at points, was not it.
Listen. I can understand why some people like this book. It is not for me. I so desperately love reading about lesbian, gay, and queer romances, but everything else surrounding this book was not it. It just seemed so unrealistic from beginning to end, and the time skipping was confusing. But I know I’m in the minority with this one. So give it a shot! If you read it for anything, read it for the sex scenes where the actuality of a woman having an orgasm is high. That alone is worth a shot for this book.
Read this book if you are horny.
Read this book if you are horny because the spice is the best part of it. “Mistakes Were Made” is the story of Cassie, who meets a woman (Erin) at a bar during her college’s Family Weekend, sleeps with her, and then discovers the next morning that it’s her best friend’s mom. Hilarity ensues. Supposedly.
This was marketed as a spicy, fun, MILF romance (okay yeah no brainer sign me up), but it quickly became a strained, weird, and uncomfortable read. I am going to say this - I do not mind an age gap if it is appropriate, but what does a 40 year old doctor and 21 year old college student have in common? Pair that with the issues Cassie has with her mom, and the issues Erin has with her daughter, you become quickly aware of the fact that if you took the sex away, these two women seem to be using each other to fill those voids. Again, I’m not here to yuck anyone’s yum, it’s just that they spent the whole book talk about how they only liked having sex with each other and didn’t know each other and then BOOM. They were in love. Like HUH?
Not only that, but their relationship is CRINGE CITY. The overuse of “babe” from these two made me feel like I was reading about 16 year olds, and the fact that everyone acts like they have the maturity of a child in this book makes not one single character likable. I wasn’t rooting for a single person, and that’s saying something, because we NEED LESBIAN ROMANCE BOOKS, PEOPLE. I just think that Erin is a very VERY immature woman who needs more therapy work, and Cassie is a BAD and selfish friend. This book, to me, didn’t make any sense.
And please don’t make me talk about the ending. Rushed, played out, and completely unrealistic. The book just seemed SO HARD to make these characters ~*cool and relatable*~ but instead it seemed like everyone was trying too hard. The dialogue, at points, was not it.
Listen. I can understand why some people like this book. It is not for me. I so desperately love reading about lesbian, gay, and queer romances, but everything else surrounding this book was not it. It just seemed so unrealistic from beginning to end, and the time skipping was confusing. But I know I’m in the minority with this one. So give it a shot! If you read it for anything, read it for the sex scenes where the actuality of a woman having an orgasm is high. That alone is worth a shot for this book.