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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
medium-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
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book was DAMN funny. i laughed out loud more reading this than I have in any book that I can remember. On top of that it was cute af & the characters felt real to me. Wesley is so sweet and Maybell certainly handles the third act conflict ™️ better than I would lmao
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Animal death
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
I think I wanted to like this book a lot more than I actually enjoyed reading it. I love the idea of the male character having some emotional/social issues because I think watching characters in books normalize these sorts of problems and work through them is really great. What I didn't like so much was how cheesy some of the writing is. It's so over the top Hallmark lovey at certain moments that it takes me out of feeling like the characters were having realistic conversations. I liked what this book was trying to be more than I liked the book itself.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
Thank you to Putnam and Sarah Hogle for the advance review copy. All opinions are my own!
Every page was pure magic. Sarah Hogle once again wove an original story that drew me in and didn't let me go until "THE END".
As with You Deserve Each Other, Sarah's voice leaps off the page and her storytelling hits the ground running, hooking you right way. Her writing is so deliciously sharp, voicey, and inventive, and her characters are a joy to read. Her obvious talent aside, it’s the incredible tenderness infused in TWICE SHY that has absolutely stolen my heart.
Maybell and Wesley are your classic sunshine and grump, thrown together by unusual circumstances (*angels sing* we have forced proximity, folks!!) and while Maybell and Wesley’s journey could not be more different from Nicholas and Noami’s in her debut, Sarah’s pitch-perfect humor, her nuanced portrayals of human vulnerability, and her deft work of unfurling layers of characterization are brilliant as ever.
Maybell and Wesley haven't had the easiest time of finding their place in the wider world, but Sarah's gift—both to her characters and to her readers—is the world she makes possible: a world that Maybell and Wesley discover as they discover each other, through imagination, vulnerability, and ultimately, trust.
CW: acute social anxiety, mentions of parental abandonment and neglect.
Every page was pure magic. Sarah Hogle once again wove an original story that drew me in and didn't let me go until "THE END".
As with You Deserve Each Other, Sarah's voice leaps off the page and her storytelling hits the ground running, hooking you right way. Her writing is so deliciously sharp, voicey, and inventive, and her characters are a joy to read. Her obvious talent aside, it’s the incredible tenderness infused in TWICE SHY that has absolutely stolen my heart.
Maybell and Wesley are your classic sunshine and grump, thrown together by unusual circumstances (*angels sing* we have forced proximity, folks!!) and while Maybell and Wesley’s journey could not be more different from Nicholas and Noami’s in her debut, Sarah’s pitch-perfect humor, her nuanced portrayals of human vulnerability, and her deft work of unfurling layers of characterization are brilliant as ever.
Maybell and Wesley haven't had the easiest time of finding their place in the wider world, but Sarah's gift—both to her characters and to her readers—is the world she makes possible: a world that Maybell and Wesley discover as they discover each other, through imagination, vulnerability, and ultimately, trust.
CW: acute social anxiety, mentions of parental abandonment and neglect.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
SO FREAKING ADORABLE!!! Once again I don’t know why I waited so long to read this!!
Oh my gosh Wesley was so cute and I related to him AND Maybel almost equally I think. Both of these characters were adorable and then out together UGH. I can’t cope.
Oh my gosh Wesley was so cute and I related to him AND Maybel almost equally I think. Both of these characters were adorable and then out together UGH. I can’t cope.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Toxic friendship
Minor: Racism