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weelasswithabook's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
CW controlling abusive relationship (inc food control), pregnancy and complications (placenta previa, detailed c section surgery, premature labour), casual homophobia, passing references to cancer, fatshaming, discussion of the discrepancy in BIPOC maternity care
⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Coworkers
⭐ Black romance
🌈 Black MCs
🌈 Chronic illness rep (diabetic heroine)
🌈 Plus size heroine
Yet another CCJ book with snarky banter and an enemies to lovers story that stole my heart 😍
⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Coworkers
⭐ Black romance
🌈 Black MCs
🌈 Chronic illness rep (diabetic heroine)
🌈 Plus size heroine
Yet another CCJ book with snarky banter and an enemies to lovers story that stole my heart 😍
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, and Fatphobia
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
risseandshine's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This one started off so well. Those heated banters? Loved them. But then the MCs decided to keep things casual, and they stayed that way for most of the book even though it was very obvious that they deeply cared for each other. The denial for their feelings eventually got too tiring for me to read.
This was still a good book, though. This author knows how to write amazing enemies to lovers banter. And that diabetic rep is spot on, at least from someone who has lived (and is still living) with people with that specific illness. Sadly, I didn't love this one as much as the prior installment. I'm still interested in continuing on since the apparently, the next book has a friends to lovers trope!
This was still a good book, though. This author knows how to write amazing enemies to lovers banter. And that diabetic rep is spot on, at least from someone who has lived (and is still living) with people with that specific illness. Sadly, I didn't love this one as much as the prior installment. I'm still interested in continuing on since the apparently, the next book has a friends to lovers trope!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
naika's review
fast-paced
3.0
Unfortunately, this was a mixed bag.
What I enjoyed:
- The hospital setting: I am a huge sucker for medical dramas
- A take-no-shit heroine: Devyn is smart, ambitious, and damn good at her job and she will not tolerate any type of undermining
- The friend/family group: I definitely wanted to see more of Aviva and Eric!
What I did not enjoy/ What I found underwhelming:
- The initial interactions between Devyn and Joseph: I just could not get behind the whole "I choose to get under your skin because I like you" thing. Are we not adults? Can we not flirt and express romantic interest without the disrespect?
- The structure/ pacing: Some elements of the story seemed to be repeated over and over, while other parts seemed to come and go rather quickly.
- The ending: When I realized where the story was headed, I groaned internally. Given everything else the love interests endured throughout the rest of the book, I was hoping for a different conclusion.
What I enjoyed:
- The hospital setting: I am a huge sucker for medical dramas
- A take-no-shit heroine: Devyn is smart, ambitious, and damn good at her job and she will not tolerate any type of undermining
- The friend/family group: I definitely wanted to see more of Aviva and Eric!
What I did not enjoy/ What I found underwhelming:
- The initial interactions between Devyn and Joseph: I just could not get behind the whole "I choose to get under your skin because I like you" thing. Are we not adults? Can we not flirt and express romantic interest without the disrespect?
- The structure/ pacing: Some elements of the story seemed to be repeated over and over, while other parts seemed to come and go rather quickly.
- The ending: When I realized where the story was headed, I groaned internally. Given everything else the love interests endured throughout the rest of the book, I was hoping for a different conclusion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Death of parent and Violence
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