Reviews with content warning for Grief - Would You Rather

This book first caught my attention with its original cover. I loved that cover and actually was a bit put off when it changed to this illustrated one. Then, fellow blogger Sam reviewed it, and I knew I had to read it. It was a fake marriage between friends for insurance purposes...and SURPRISE! the MCs are secretly in love with each other. Noah and Mia's relationship was fun, sweet, and a bit emotional. There's some health stuff for Mia and grief for Noah to deal with, but even those things didn't bring down the story. I loved how everything played out and the tenderness between the characters. They both learned a lot about themselves while connecting with each other. It was a great listen.

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readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Fun trope of both best friends to lovers but also fake dating/marriage. My only issues were I wish we had gotten a little more of their back story growing up/flashbacks but that’s more personal preference when you’re writing about childhood best friends. I really enjoyed the “he fell first” and deeper themes of grief and walking through hard life moments, but I did feel like this book was too heavily focused on physical connection/desire.

Content notes: Only only open door scene but lots of implied scenes and dialogue, grief, death, and medical content

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dropshift5568's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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