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bhavya25's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was such a cute page-turner!
teresat's review against another edition
5.0
Delightful. Great fun. Love Milly Johnson's books. Couldn't help picturing Adam as the king/dad from Brave, though. Lol- tried to envision him as Owen from Grey's Anatomy - but my mind kept going back to dad from Brave. :)
seequinn's review against another edition
5.0
Oh I loved this book! I read most of it in one sitting. Ahhhh I can't wait to read more Milly Johnson!
anna_laaa's review against another edition
5.0
I really love how easy Milly’s writing is to read. Like ‘A Summer Fling’, once I really got into the book, I couldn’t put it down. I just wanted to find out how everything would unfold.
At first, the two main guys (Matthew and Adam) didn’t seem promising AT ALL. The way they both spoke about Stevie (main character) was gross!! Catherine and Eddie, friends of Stevie, were such a lovely couple - they had a wonderful relationship. Relationship goals for myself, even.
Matthew and Jo were just awful people, wow. Matthew let himself get bossed around and he became so selfish and distracted. And Jo MacLean, oooosh she was bad! Just an all-round horrible person, casually using people and then discarding them when she pleases and then maybe ruining their lives as well. Matthew did manage to redeem himself in the end.
Stevie was such a warm and lovely person - so it was really easy to root for her and want the best for her. I did not know why she would even want to get back with Matthew after what he had done! The way Stevie and Damme MacQueen fell for each other was filled with difficulty but turned out wonderfully.
Another great read by Milly Johnson! I loved the love story. I can definitely say that I'm a fan!
At first, the two main guys (Matthew and Adam) didn’t seem promising AT ALL. The way they both spoke about Stevie (main character) was gross!! Catherine and Eddie, friends of Stevie, were such a lovely couple - they had a wonderful relationship. Relationship goals for myself, even.
Matthew and Jo were just awful people, wow. Matthew let himself get bossed around and he became so selfish and distracted. And Jo MacLean, oooosh she was bad! Just an all-round horrible person, casually using people and then discarding them when she pleases and then maybe ruining their lives as well. Matthew did manage to redeem himself in the end.
Stevie was such a warm and lovely person - so it was really easy to root for her and want the best for her. I did not know why she would even want to get back with Matthew after what he had done! The way Stevie and Damme MacQueen fell for each other was filled with difficulty but turned out wonderfully.
Another great read by Milly Johnson! I loved the love story. I can definitely say that I'm a fan!
the_sassy_bookworm's review against another edition
1.0
I wanted to like this, I really did, but after 150 pages I just can't do it. The main male character is just way to cliche for me. I can't get past picturing Paul Bunyan with a horrible Scottish accent. *shiver*
srk001's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Infidelity
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
Let's just say the ex-girlfriend probably needs some mental helploudgls89's review against another edition
5.0
I read a blog post that Milly wrote this week about how so-called ‘chick-lit’ is always overlooked by celebrity book clubs, in favour of ‘proper literature’. And I really don’t know why. I love Milly Johnson for the fact that you can completely lose yourself in the story and it becomes a movie in your mind.
Yes, you can pretty much always tell how the story is going to end, but I honestly don’t care, because for me it’s all about the journey of how you get there, and Milly’s books are never predictable.
I loved the characters of Stevie and Adam, and Jo and Matthew were so well written that it was really easy to hate them. Milly definitely has a knack for writing characters that are so up themselves that they just can’t see how horrible they’re being to the people around them.
I was on tenterhooks for the entire book waiting to see if Adam and Stevie would see through the lies that they had been fed by their delightful ex-partners and see how perfect they were for each other.
I binged this book in one day, the first day of our holiday. I was up 3 hours before anyone else so enjoyed the peace and quiet and binged almost the whole thing before breakfast. Another book really well written by Milly, I’m just disappointed that I’ve almost read them all now - good job there's a new one coming out just before my birthday!
Posted on: http://emmaloui.se/2018/06/03/milly-johnson-the-birds-and-the-bees/
Yes, you can pretty much always tell how the story is going to end, but I honestly don’t care, because for me it’s all about the journey of how you get there, and Milly’s books are never predictable.
I loved the characters of Stevie and Adam, and Jo and Matthew were so well written that it was really easy to hate them. Milly definitely has a knack for writing characters that are so up themselves that they just can’t see how horrible they’re being to the people around them.
I was on tenterhooks for the entire book waiting to see if Adam and Stevie would see through the lies that they had been fed by their delightful ex-partners and see how perfect they were for each other.
I binged this book in one day, the first day of our holiday. I was up 3 hours before anyone else so enjoyed the peace and quiet and binged almost the whole thing before breakfast. Another book really well written by Milly, I’m just disappointed that I’ve almost read them all now - good job there's a new one coming out just before my birthday!
Posted on: http://emmaloui.se/2018/06/03/milly-johnson-the-birds-and-the-bees/
khateeje's review against another edition
5.0
Before I finished reading this whole book, I wanted to rave about it.
This is such a wholesome, fulfilling, wonderful book, perfect for bringing me out of a book slump that lasted far too long.
I loved the main characters. Both of them were well rounded, individual personalities whose flaws I loved too and it was so easy to root for them. And the supporting cast was equally great.
This was the sort of book you could predict right from the start. You know what exactly is going on, especially in terms of who the villain is and what she seems to have done. But it wasn’t the kind of knowledge that put me off. Rather, I was sucked into the story.
It’s rather a long read (or so I felt), or at least very engrossing and full of depth. But the author knows what she’s doing every step of the way. The build up of the plot was very long and even at the half way mark, the developments were very few. But the story had such substance that it was worth it, even when it got slow (which I barely noticed). The narration was like a slow drawl; the upward graph of the plot was a long diagonal. But it work nonetheless. When we were finally approaching the climax and resolution, it was a sweet, well-deserved reward.
Even though the story had a typical hate-hate/ miscommunication/ misunderstanding arc, I didn’t find myself frustrated. The shifting POVs definitely helped with that. But also because these were the sort of characters who truly deserved what they were going to earn at the end. That was most rewarding as a reader.
Of course the villain didn’t get enough of what she deserved.
But I liked the underlying theme of goodness and forgiveness, nonetheless.
Also something that I picked up on was how much fun the author seemed to have with the writing, playing with the title of the book in numerous instances. As if the story had a little inside joke of its own.
The writing itself was so good. The descriptions worked in a way that the scenes seemed to be playing in my head the way a movie would be shot.
All in all, this was an intelligent, funny, warm, beautiful read (that I’m so grateful made me love reading again!).
This is such a wholesome, fulfilling, wonderful book, perfect for bringing me out of a book slump that lasted far too long.
I loved the main characters. Both of them were well rounded, individual personalities whose flaws I loved too and it was so easy to root for them. And the supporting cast was equally great.
This was the sort of book you could predict right from the start. You know what exactly is going on, especially in terms of who the villain is and what she seems to have done. But it wasn’t the kind of knowledge that put me off. Rather, I was sucked into the story.
It’s rather a long read (or so I felt), or at least very engrossing and full of depth. But the author knows what she’s doing every step of the way. The build up of the plot was very long and even at the half way mark, the developments were very few. But the story had such substance that it was worth it, even when it got slow (which I barely noticed). The narration was like a slow drawl; the upward graph of the plot was a long diagonal. But it work nonetheless. When we were finally approaching the climax and resolution, it was a sweet, well-deserved reward.
Even though the story had a typical hate-hate/ miscommunication/ misunderstanding arc, I didn’t find myself frustrated. The shifting POVs definitely helped with that. But also because these were the sort of characters who truly deserved what they were going to earn at the end. That was most rewarding as a reader.
Of course the villain didn’t get enough of what she deserved.
But I liked the underlying theme of goodness and forgiveness, nonetheless.
Also something that I picked up on was how much fun the author seemed to have with the writing, playing with the title of the book in numerous instances. As if the story had a little inside joke of its own.
The writing itself was so good. The descriptions worked in a way that the scenes seemed to be playing in my head the way a movie would be shot.
All in all, this was an intelligent, funny, warm, beautiful read (that I’m so grateful made me love reading again!).