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emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I appreciated the level of detail and attention that was given to this aspect of the story. And while there were some things that did not sit well with me (Gemma's fear of being turned on by the painful and not even remotely sexy ultra sound probe, for one) there were lots of aspects of Gemma's fertility journey that I did appreciate. I appreciated that things were hard, that Gemma was afraid, even though it was what she wanted, that she felt the joy of a successful implant and felt the pain of losing that child, because that is a very real part of fertility. I really wish the author hadn't taken Josh out of the picture during Gemma's loss. I think the moments that they could have shared together could have been really beautiful and given their relationship arc something to cling to that wasn't so surface-level. Josh could have supported Gemma and that could have been what made her fall for him, and maybe that was the case, but with the way the story presented it, it just kind of felt like Gemma was only falling for Josh after she found out he wasn't a loser like she (unfairly) thought he was and it really didn't have anything to do with the emotional connection they shared.
Stories like this one are important. But this one tried to do too much and the truly beautiful aspects suffered as a result.
Thank you Net Galley and Swift & Lewis Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Infertility
Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse
Minor: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Cursing, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
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