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813 reviews for:

The Companion

E.E. Ottoman

3.68 AVERAGE

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
hopeful reflective

This book felt like watching one of those quietly tender artsy films about secret queer life in the mid twentieth century. Once I read that the author studied history, I was like “that’s SO beautifully apparent!!” 

This was the tenderest spicy book I’ve read. The stories of all three MCs were handled so delicately and beautifully. 

I can’t believe I checked out this book from the library on a whim! ❤️
emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I hate using this word but it was a really cozy book. 

It's so short, great for a quick read but if you want density then you're not going to find this here. I do really believe this novella would have benefited from expansion. There were some areas that fell short but it has a beautiful energy. 

I do love reading trans people writing trans characters though. In that respect, this was so good!! Audrey was by far my favourite character but the entire triad worked really well 

A cute, short read with a bit of spice.
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny inspiring relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional hopeful reflective relaxing fast-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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

No elements of the romances felt developed or justified. Also, you'd think a book where two of the three characters are writers wouldn't suffer from repetitive wording and egregious typos, but you would be wrong. I did appreciate the well discussed boundaries throughout 

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emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated