3.7 AVERAGE

hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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jennabenna's review


Meh. Not great not terrible. Love the big girl rep, didnt love the convulted Ben and Alice plot. 
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mistook4stars's review

5.0
challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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vic_shep's review

3.5
emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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isabelisalright's review

4.0

Delightful! I really enjoyed this way more than I expected to after a hesitation when I started it due to the pining element.

I think the way it unfolded and the general horniess helped a lot too. Had a blast with this can't wait for the next one.
emotional slow-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous 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: Yes
emotional hopeful lighthearted tense 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 thought I was going to love this, but the fmc was acting like a teenager and she was getting under my skin. She had this wonderful man right in front of her, but was so caught up in the drama with the boy she’s bad on the back burner since college. Theo was everything and I only wish that she got her head out of her ass a long time ago.
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anna4's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

I respectfully DNF at 10%/ after chapter 3.
I'm not proud of myself to give up so early, but I just can't.

I already had a weird feeling during the first chapter, but thought that I just needed to give it some time.
Well, what can I say.
The FMC is pining after her best friend, who is now engaged to another mutual friend. She has been in love with him for 8 (!) years and still has some sort of hope (?).
I feel like I read her whining and pity herself nonstop during those chapters.

There's also this constant thought that Alice (her best friend's fiancée) is planing something behind her back?

And don't get me started on that weird love triangle, or as someone else said love quartett, because that just took a really weird turn for me.

On top of that, there's was something in the writing, especially the way the FMC talks about other characters, that didn't work for me.
This book is surely for someone, but that someone is not me.

Thank you to Renegade/Dialogue for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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susan_rea's review

3.25
lighthearted medium-paced