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mellimeldisiel's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Sweet and twisting queer romance from Ashton, threaded through the beautiful streets of Oxford. Quite a quick read, mostly focused on action and a seductive romantic fire flaming into the main characters, but with realistic twists and turns that stick poignantly with the reader.
evilelsa's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
I‘m glad I started with the second book as I‘m not a big fan of Millie tbh. It was a nice story, but I have to admit that I‘ve read better books with a similar premise.
delzzz's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.5
szonja_loves_books's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
bookishmillennial's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This was much better than Meeting Millie. Another slow burn sapphic romance that is just as tender as it is steamy!
steam rating: 3 out of 5
steam rating: 3 out of 5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Infertility, and Outing
lex_pt's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.25
delulucat's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
momodesu's review
4.5
I enjoyed Tempting Olivia even more than the first book in the series, Meeting Millie, which I liked quite a bit. Some of that was because the majority of the core characters had already been introduced, so there was less need for background and character development and more time to devote to the story itself. I liked Olivia before, but getting to see her story develop was great, and Kate? Oh, Kate. She was so lovely. There is a third act breakup in this one, which I'm not always the biggest fan of, but it made sense in this story and I think it was necessary given the context. I won't be doing any spoiling here, but I'm REALLY looking forward to the hinted third installment of this series.
The writing style differentiating between the two women's point of views was particularly well done. The only real complaint I had was that, although the issues I had with punctuation in Meeting Millie were largely resolved in the first half of the book, it got a bit worse as it went on—including a couple of pretty glaring grammatical errors. It could have used a(nother?) pass through a proofreader.
The writing style differentiating between the two women's point of views was particularly well done. The only real complaint I had was that, although the issues I had with punctuation in Meeting Millie were largely resolved in the first half of the book, it got a bit worse as it went on—including a couple of pretty glaring grammatical errors. It could have used a(nother?) pass through a proofreader.
grey_skiess's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book was so cute and heartwarming but also sad in a realistic way. I loved the plot and storyline and laughed out loud so many times. I would've loved it even more but the writing sometimes took me out of the storyline and I found that rather irritating. I'm interested to see what the next couple might be in the 3rd oxford romances because I have a good idea and I think it would really cute.