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amengels's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Cancer, Cursing, and Death of parent
thesmutsister_emma's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is an Advanced Review Copy I received to give an honest review
Shoulda Had Duckie
So for starters, this was a pretty decent book. With that being said, I have opinions.
The first 35-40% of the book felt very slow to me. We were consistently shown that Eli was trying to get his ex back and that his friends deemed he had to jump through all of these hoops to be able to do so. That chunk of this book was simply used to show us Eli doing these things. There of course were some interactions with Leah, but one of them felt substantial.
Around the 40% mark, things picked up to be more of my speed. We saw more one on one time with Leah and Eli and saw more of their interactions outside of the group and it was adorable. I flew through this part of the book. From here until about the 75% part, I loved the book. It was so much fun and was so cute.
Yet, around the 75% mark, it started getting stale again. We were having the same issues over and over as well as just feeling like the book was droning on. I also felt like Leah and Eli had a stronger bond than to be having the issues they were having at this point in the book.
The last 10% of the book was pretty solid despite all of this.
The Final Verdict
I feel like this is a pretty decent book for the most part and I will definitely be recommending it to people who I know like these types of tropes within a book.
Shoulda Had Duckie
So for starters, this was a pretty decent book. With that being said, I have opinions.
The first 35-40% of the book felt very slow to me. We were consistently shown that Eli was trying to get his ex back and that his friends deemed he had to jump through all of these hoops to be able to do so. That chunk of this book was simply used to show us Eli doing these things. There of course were some interactions with Leah, but one of them felt substantial.
Around the 40% mark, things picked up to be more of my speed. We saw more one on one time with Leah and Eli and saw more of their interactions outside of the group and it was adorable. I flew through this part of the book. From here until about the 75% part, I loved the book. It was so much fun and was so cute.
Yet, around the 75% mark, it started getting stale again. We were having the same issues over and over as well as just feeling like the book was droning on. I also felt like Leah and Eli had a stronger bond than to be having the issues they were having at this point in the book.
The last 10% of the book was pretty solid despite all of this.
The Final Verdict
I feel like this is a pretty decent book for the most part and I will definitely be recommending it to people who I know like these types of tropes within a book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Cancer, and Death of parent
izzyf16's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
cover2covertx's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This was a sweet book with small town drama and heart. I felt like it was an early 2000s WB show in book form and I loved it.
The storyline is bittersweet but has a lot of fun, quirky moments mixed with a slow burn love story and a happily ever after worthy of the many rom coms referenced throughout the book. (LOVED that)
This one does handle some bigger topics such as death of a loved one, abandonment, foster care, mental health, & cancer but the author handled all of this issues very well and with respect.
Worth the read!
The storyline is bittersweet but has a lot of fun, quirky moments mixed with a slow burn love story and a happily ever after worthy of the many rom coms referenced throughout the book. (LOVED that)
This one does handle some bigger topics such as death of a loved one, abandonment, foster care, mental health, & cancer but the author handled all of this issues very well and with respect.
Worth the read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer and Abandonment
Minor: Mental illness
alexleigh20's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness
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