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This was a really fun read. I liked the plot, I liked the characters and I liked how easy it was (despite some of the darker parts). I especially loved Willa - she was fun, she had some depth and she was just a pleasure to read about. Ryder was lovely to read about too, although not as much as Willa.

If I’m quite honest, I think things went a tad off track sometimes. Some of the conflicts felt easily solvable whereas others I thought needed some more grovelling. Not to mention how often it felt like the other characters were making Willa out to be a bad guy when she was not the (only) one at fault.

Now to mention some arseholes. Mac aka. Aiden aka. The Professor aka. The Prick. Dude needed a reality check. He really got on my tits. Mr “ooo I’m an arsehole and I’m seeing a struggling student. My solution? Send her towards a deaf guy she doesn’t know is deaf and make her seem and feel like a bad person for it. Ugh. I also wasn’t a big fan of Mama Sutter. I liked her at first but then she got weirdly aggressive with Ryder, and I know she was going through shit of her own, but I don’t think she thought about her daughters feelings enough. Oh well, that’s just my take.

Overall, I had a really good time with this book. It had all your classic enemies-to-lovers biz going on. While I wish they had gotten down and dirty soon (both in the physical and emotional sense) I can’t really fault it.

songbird918's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rbroardt's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

scaredygoose's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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saber77's review against another edition

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emotional tense 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

5.0

laurenkraigco's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

cj_lovesbooks's review

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4.0

So cute and so funny.
The meddling brother-in-law fiancé kinda bugged me & how Willa talked to him was just wrong. So it got off on a weird foot for me but it turned itself around.
I liked both Willa and Ryder. They had their communication problems - both completely different problems - but they helped each other gain the confidence to face their own problems head on. I liked it. Not everything was perfect but it felt very raw and true.

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