Reviews

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

kaitlyn_thebooktasting's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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

4.0

ladyj1989's review

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I hated Willa! She was whiny and annoying the whole book.  I liked they tried to be inclusive with Ryder being deaf/hard of hearing.  However they made it seem like he was magically healed and talked normally very quickly.  Just didn't seem realistic.  I didn't see the chemistry between the two characters and it ruined the book for me. 

slsmith118's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.5

oliviasoreo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

patelyne's review against another edition

4.0

This book is peak ‘picking on your crush as flirting’

Which *can* come off immature, but Willa and Ryder *are* young college students so I was already going to give it a pass. Then with the mirroring of Ryder’s parent’s story? It was perfect. 

While Ryder’s struggles with finding his new normal after sudden hearing loss upends his entire life, Willa is a perfect example of why you should be kind because you don’t always know what someone else might be struggling with.

They have a rough start, being forced to interact when they’d both have rather not. Even beyond the original class assignments, their lives still connecting to each other. 

But in the end they are 110% percent there for each other - love to see how they meet each other where they are again and again. 

I have to admit that I’m not a fan of Aiden so far. His help comes off condescending and his plans not really well thought out. I know the intentions are good, but (even after apology) it’s going to take work for him to grow on me.

shelleydavis's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars

I received this as a giveaway from the publisher. I enjoyed the characters a lot - they were not the average enemies to lovers characters. Some of the story was a bit awkward but overall it was a cute story.

charliejackson1906's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-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

3.0

itsmejacs's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

4.25

fflur_jones's review against another edition

4.0

Very cute! A bit cliché in places and felt like some of the dialogue verged too much into cringe territory, but overall the romance was well developed and the harder topics of loss and grief were dealt with nicely.

swetha1234's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5