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megnut's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexism
kimapede's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Sexism
sleepingsaha's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
3.75
A compelling and entertaining romance! I was rooting for Meghna and Karthik; I found them to be well-developed and interesting characters with relatable problems. And I enjoyed hearing about the side characters, especially Ankita and Paul. What knocked my star rating down were some issues with pacing and prioritization of storylines — I felt that the Seth storyline dragged out for too long as opposed to Meghan’s decisions about her career, which I wanted the author to spend more time on. Overall, I’m glad I read this and do recommend; I’ll be excited to see what she writes in the future!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
sreddous's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
5.0
Holy cow, it's so refreshing to see a connection between two characters who are, foundationally, reasonable people and actually-good communicators.
There's drama and conflict and simmering feelings and issues, and all of that happens while everyone's motivations make sense and nothing is shoehorned in for the sake of drama. The pacing is PERFECT. We get little nuggets of problems throughout the story, so that when things escalate, it's always easy to say, "Oh, yeah, I see where that issue came from."
I think what really makes this book shine is the nuance in the dual-POVs -- I LOVED getting "both sides of how an interaction went," because it causes all those awkward misunderstandings to have way more depth and really makes you feel for the human-ness of all these interactions.
Great stuff!!
There's drama and conflict and simmering feelings and issues, and all of that happens while everyone's motivations make sense and nothing is shoehorned in for the sake of drama. The pacing is PERFECT. We get little nuggets of problems throughout the story, so that when things escalate, it's always easy to say, "Oh, yeah, I see where that issue came from."
I think what really makes this book shine is the nuance in the dual-POVs -- I LOVED getting "both sides of how an interaction went," because it causes all those awkward misunderstandings to have way more depth and really makes you feel for the human-ness of all these interactions.
Great stuff!!
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism
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