Reviews - Tu prima di me. Two wrongs make a right

4.07k reviews for:

Tu prima di me. Two wrongs make a right

Steamy, petty, thoughtful, perfection. Chloe Liese had done it again, written a book just for me. Even the playlist is flawless. I can’t wait for the next entry in the series!

- - -

On my second read through, I found myself really enjoying how this retelling focuses on the Hero/Claudio pairing as the excuse for throwing Beatrice and Benedict together.

Now, I love retellings, but I’m very particular about them. This Beatrice and Benedict, who go by Bea and Jamie in this story, don’t have the same long-standing feud. And while they’re both clever and prickly, Bea resembles Beatrice the most: she’s witty and lively, dedicated to her family, an independant spirit, and has her own reasons for avoiding love. Jamie, on the other hand, isn’t the cocky, hilarious loudmouth we normally see, but he does have an undercurrent of honor and his own reasons for not settling down. I don’t mind these changes, since they don’t stray too far from Beatrice and Benedict’s main dynamic—enemies with a history of sparring that find themselves unwittingly set up.

These changes, however, are absolutely necessary for the revenge plotline at the core of this story. I loved how Jules’ relationship with Jean-Claude was what set this all in motion, and the story that unfolds feels both Shakespearean and realistic. Jules even has some of Hero’s naïveté—because, after all, who’d forgive someone for setting you up, even if it was well-meaning? I know my pride doesn’t heal quite so easily.

I love Chloe Liese, and I’ll read whatever she writes. But this book was an absolute treat, start to finish. On to Better Hate than Never!

jessinthewilde's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I have never felt so seen - this book had me laughing and crying, but also feeling like the author really understands the challenges a low support needs / high masking autistic woman experiences with dating and existing. She wrote about that experience with sensitivity and wrote it in a way that didn't make it her downfall, it was normalized and accepted - including by the love interest. May we all be so lucky to find someone who loves us despite all that we are.

tinkerbella87ba's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

becca1403's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny tense 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

caroline789's review against another edition

4.0

cute. the characters and representation were good, but there was perhaps a bit too much packed in and some things would’ve been better had they been given more time or kicked off to another book entirely.