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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Lovely. Absolutely devoured it. Didn’t realize it was closed door/no spice going into it. That’s my mistake for not double checking. Still loved it.
CW: death, breast cancer, car accident
CW: death, breast cancer, car accident
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
The base storyline has some cringe/second-hand embarrassment to it. But I found this to be super funny - I laughed out loud at multiple parts! Really loved the ending and how the threads came together...
If you play trivia that's also a big part of her friend group.
If you play trivia that's also a big part of her friend group.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Car accident
Minor: Infertility, Sexual content
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
I took this on a trip to the Twin Cities, read 0 pages there. Missed opportunity, apparently.
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 was cute! I love reading books set in Minnesota, and this one did not disappoint. While I found the chemistry between Allison and Adam a little lackluster, I loved Allison’s friend group. I, too, get unnecessarily competitive when it comes to trivia
This book is tender, drily funny, with a real sense of place. It’s layered and rich with well-developed secondary characters. Very much a romance for grownups (both MCs start dealing with their ish in therapy, and there’s no “true loved fixed me!)—I would characterize it more as women’s fiction than a pure romance novel. The FMC has her big realization about 15% past the point that it became tedious, but the book wraps up so well I forgot about that by the end. It was a perfect just before Christmas read!
Thank you to G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me with an ARC for review consideration via NetGalley.
Thank you to G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me with an ARC for review consideration via NetGalley.