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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.0
I borrowed this audiobook from KU because it sounded interesting. Then I sat on it for more than a month because, as I’ve mentioned many times, I have issues when the MMC has the same name as one of my kids. Adding in the factor that I was going to consume this via audiobook so I would be hearing the name made it harder. I finally bit the bullet and I’m not upset that I did. I learned I was right, it is much harder to ignore the name thing when it’s being said in my ears over and over. Yet I mostly enjoyed this book.
The first bit of this book had me fully engrossed. It’s not that I wanted Luca and Griffin never to meet in person, but some of the magic was lost when they met. They get it back, but the middle part was a rough transition. I expected some awkwardness even though Griffin and Luca knew each other very well. It wasn’t really there in the way I had expected, but Griffin came across as a bit more aggressive than I expected. Once the story progressed beyond those first couple of days of the characters meeting face to face, Griffin won me over. He is very loving and non-judgmental throughout this book.
As I said, overall I’m glad I read this story. These are both new-to-me authors and I’d like to delve a bit deeper into their libraries because I have a feeling their books will be a good fit for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug use
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