813 reviews for:

The Companion

E.E. Ottoman

3.68 AVERAGE


This was so warm and lovely. It was very much a "nice people being good to each other" kind of book, and I do so enjoy those. I do wish it was a little longer so we could spend more time on the writing parts and maybe making the timeline feel more clear (there were time when Madeline would mention it had been a month since she arrived, for example, and I was like "oh, that explains things, I thought it had been like a week"), but honestly, I usually feel that way about romance novellas
adventurous lighthearted 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
hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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emotional 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

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I enjoyed the romance and it was very sweet, with a good, developing poly dynamic. But I wish the trans characters had been a little more… trans? There was only one character that I noticed as trans (Audrey), and without the author’s note, I would’ve assumed everyone was cis. There’s nothing wrong with this, but I wanted gender for my Trans Readathon book. 
CW: sexual content; drug use; sexual harassment/coercion; queerphobia
emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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: No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It reads like a fanfiction. We don't learn much about the characters bc the book is way too short for any kind of yearning or development. The writing itself was fine, but there were a handful of typos.
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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: Yes

A wonderful comfort read, a bit fast paced but overall thoroughly enjoyable.
lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A