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lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I do so love an irreverent narrator.
There's a quote that I always half-forget and end up butchering, but it goes something like "everyone around you is fighting their own secret war, and they are desperate to keep you from seeing how close they are to losing". This book does a really good job of showing how we can forget that, and what happens when we stop iconifying and villainizing people and start treating even the people who have wronged us with empathy.
IMO, this book can occasionally get a bit preachy, but good points at high volume and in your face are still good points.
My only other gripe about this book is that the 80% conflictwas largely irrelevant to the relationship, and yet was very graphic and dramatic, and didn't quite fit the tone of the rest of the story. Maybe it can be filed under the "life happens and is messy" category, but it still felt a bit much for me.
Beyond those nitpicks, this was a solid story of people processing trauma to connect and see each other.
Sex:three R-rated sex scenes
Tags: #FearfulFearfulPair #FirstPersonPOV #NuisanceEx #ReboundFears #RomCom #SelfLoveIsHealthy #SinglePOV #SlowBurn #TheDogGetsSkritches #Trauma
There's a quote that I always half-forget and end up butchering, but it goes something like "everyone around you is fighting their own secret war, and they are desperate to keep you from seeing how close they are to losing". This book does a really good job of showing how we can forget that, and what happens when we stop iconifying and villainizing people and start treating even the people who have wronged us with empathy.
IMO, this book can occasionally get a bit preachy, but good points at high volume and in your face are still good points.
My only other gripe about this book is that the 80% conflict
Beyond those nitpicks, this was a solid story of people processing trauma to connect and see each other.
Sex:
Tags: #FearfulFearfulPair #FirstPersonPOV #NuisanceEx #ReboundFears #RomCom #SelfLoveIsHealthy #SinglePOV #SlowBurn #TheDogGetsSkritches #Trauma
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident and Blood
There's a car accident scene involving the FMCs which is significantly more detailed and dark in tone than the rest of the book.
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