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A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone

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sarascog's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 - solid romance, lovable characters, good development. jumped around too much for me

gabburrit0's review against another edition

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lighthearted

2.0

say it with me folks: miscommunication is the worst trope!
this book was fine literally up until then. I always feel like the miscommunication trope is such an obvious trap that so many books fall into when they need a 3rd act conflict.
but besides that, v cute and lighthearted and the kind of sweet that gets stuck in your teeth

sampinter's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

mommad_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

bexonvinyl's review against another edition

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3.0

SPOILERS

I really liked this book until about 3/4's of the way through.....

THEN she got pregnant. This book was phenomenal in the way it address purity culture, shaming, and breaking down barriers of what you were taught growing up. How the FMC rediscovers who she is and decides how she wants to live her life is great. But, when she all of a sudden get pregnant from the "first time" she has sex outside of marriage? It feels like it goes against EVERYTHING that this book was setup to be.

I really almost DNF'd it but pushed through for basically the plot of the side characters. I enjoyed the first half, which is why I still gave it 3 stars, but was really disappointed in the ending.

bookfortbuilder's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

khonake1's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

Love this series, so fun and I enjoy the cast of chaotic but loveable characters. It’s a pretty fast read, took me only a few days to finish and I would read chunks of it at a time.