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I absolutely loved this book. Katy Birchall has quickly become an automatic buy author for me. I loved the dynamic of Ryan and Harper. Second chance romance is a personal favorite trope of mine and I loved how it was used here. What’s better than reading about two people falling in love? Getting to do it twice in one book!

I was a hundred percent on Team Harper and was with her every step of the way. I did see some of plot points coming, but I still throughly enjoined this story.

I received a free ARC in exchange for a honest review.

ksanderss's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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cotes's review against another edition

2.0

It's not that this book was bad. A second chance romance, Harper is a disorganized, extroverted celebrity reporter. Her previous ... fling? love? heartbreak, Ryan, is the methodical, introverted features reporter. They've got a bad boss who keeps pairing them together on things. Whatever will happen?

So again, it's not that the book was bad. Birchall does a good job of revealing Harper and Ryan and their respective challenges and frustrations. The secondary characters are interesting and add to the story. Birchall is a strong writer and I felt for Harper. My biggest issue with the book is how little of it sat with me just a week after reading. I went back and reread several chapters for writing this review, and only then could I remember the basic plot. It felt familiar throughout because I've read books that feel like this so often before. It's not bad, it's just not novel and it's forgettable.

I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

_lj_'s review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

travelinglovereads's review

4.0

Rating: 3.75
Laughing: 2

I found The Last Word a bit slow, but really enjoyable. Enemies to Lovers is always challenging because I often find the conflict that makes them ‘enemies’ is a bit childish. In this case, I enjoyed their conflict, but wish Harper would have been a bit more mature and moved past it more quickly. I thought the third-act conflict was well done, and pretty relatable, which I don’t believe usually. I didn’t mind this conflict in the book, it felt right.

I really liked Ryan and found him to be endearing. There are some similarities here with The Hating Game, where ‘he falls first,’ and it’s pretty sweet.

I liked the premise of this story; I liked all of the trips and travel that happened in the book; it was just not a full four stars for me because I wish the pacing was faster.