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cruthe's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Abandonment, Medical content, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
brookey8888's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.5
This was super cute! I really liked the main character just because I related to her a lot( I’m not a hopeless romantic, but everything else lol). I thought the slow burn to strangers to friends to lovers was well done and just so cute. This was just a nice fun and cute time with a few spicy scenes.i liked Trevor and how he was slowly opening up to Tara. I honestly didn’t mind the third act conflict to much because I felt like it made sense for the characters and they didn’t establish themselves as a couple yet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Chronic illness
aepritchard's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death of parent
courtofsmutandstuff's review
3.75
I feel like I should have liked this more than I did? I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars. I love a good "he falls first" but I feel like this book would've been so much better as dual POV (but I always want dual POV). I was let down by the first book, and I think that colored me going into this one, even though I did like this better than the first one. I like Tara, but she does get repetitive (but also I feel I too am repetitive so who am I to judge). I really did appreciate though that we really do see Tara and Trevor fall in love and build their relationship (I also love that he's a neat freak). I think I would have liked this more if I didn't go into it having been bummed on book 1.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
oliviaclaire's review against another edition
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? Yes
4.0
A pretty funny, fairly steamy romcom. All in all, a great summer beach read. I enjoyed both of our protagonists but I did wander if making Tara an 'influencer' (I use quotes because it's established that she barely has a following and not much is done to change that throughout the book) was really necessary. Her Booktok transcripts add little to the story that pushes it along, she gets the idea for the premise of reuiniting with her exes from her grandmother and I feel like she and Trevor found their way toward each other quite naturally without the help of her social media status. It felt a little bit like Amy Lea had pigeonholed herself by titling the series 'the influencers' and therefore Tara had to have an online presence to fit with the other two protagonists across the trilogy. Otherwise, an enjoyable read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting, Chronic illness, and Abandonment
beereads_23's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
kfmcf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
5.0
Listen. Is this book perfect? No. But it made me feel that warm and fuzzy feeling for the majority of it as these characters and their stories in the world of the book developed.
This book is not for people who are plot forward readers. This is a character forward book and that is my favorite. The focus is on who they are and how they're connecting. I also think their chemistry was stellar and believable and I enjoyed it.
People who see Tara as annoying and too clingy are.. just blatantly missing the point of this book. It's a story of her growth of overcoming her own stigmas and reclaiming her definition of sanity. Was she the most mature POV character? No. But if she was then her struggles and flaws would have been wholly unbelievable. The female POV protag doesn't always need to be idyllic or cool or what have you. Having a character with real person personality flaws is good.
There were definitely some issues I had, but they were relatively small. First, the exes being blasted on socials. Like. No. That's a privacy thing and odd. I don't think they would have enjoyed that.
Angie was not a believable child. And Payton telling her *nine year old* that her uncle was like a *revolving door* was unpleasant.
The one thing I do disagree with people on is the miscommunication. Yes it was there but THAT HAPPENS. IN REAL LIFE. And it was only heavy in the last act. And there's a meta comment from Flo about it. It's fine. It's not the greatest but it's BELIEVABLE.
This book is head and shoulders above book 1 in the series and I look forward to Mel's story.
This book is not for people who are plot forward readers. This is a character forward book and that is my favorite. The focus is on who they are and how they're connecting. I also think their chemistry was stellar and believable and I enjoyed it.
People who see Tara as annoying and too clingy are.. just blatantly missing the point of this book. It's a story of her growth of overcoming her own stigmas and reclaiming her definition of sanity. Was she the most mature POV character? No. But if she was then her struggles and flaws would have been wholly unbelievable. The female POV protag doesn't always need to be idyllic or cool or what have you. Having a character with real person personality flaws is good.
There were definitely some issues I had, but they were relatively small. First, the exes being blasted on socials. Like. No. That's a privacy thing and odd. I don't think they would have enjoyed that.
Angie was not a believable child. And Payton telling her *nine year old* that her uncle was like a *revolving door* was unpleasant.
The one thing I do disagree with people on is the miscommunication. Yes it was there but THAT HAPPENS. IN REAL LIFE. And it was only heavy in the last act. And there's a meta comment from Flo about it. It's fine. It's not the greatest but it's BELIEVABLE.
This book is head and shoulders above book 1 in the series and I look forward to Mel's story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
one_more_chapter96's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.75
Really sweet story, loved Trevor and how steadfast he was even from the beginning. Together they were so cute!
Content Warnings
Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
rickireadss's review against another edition
3.0
this book wasn't bad, it just wasn't really good either. i pushed through to the end because i wanted to see if our fmc would pull her head out of her butt (spoiler: she does but it takes until like the 80% MARK ugh) i wasn't even like engaged and excited about the story until the 70% and the entire last like 10% was horrible.
⚠️: gaslighting, emotional abuse, medical content, toxic relationship, chronic illness (side character), death of parent, death, abandonment
⚠️: gaslighting, emotional abuse, medical content, toxic relationship, chronic illness (side character), death of parent, death, abandonment
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Medical content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Death of parent
kreadsromance's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Chronic illness
Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death