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itschelseaw's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I liked it overall, but in places it dragged a bit. The writing on anxiety made me anxious and overwhelmed, so I definitely slowed down when we hit the hardest parts of Harper's anxiety. I'm glad she and Dan eventually sought help; everyone could use help!
At points their attraction to each other felt more "tell" than "show", especially at first. Their banter was good and cute, and maybe it's because I read 75% of it on planes while sleep deprived, but WHEW did they move quickly from "I'm attracted to you" to "I'm obsessed" but in a healthy way
At points their attraction to each other felt more "tell" than "show", especially at first. Their banter was good and cute, and maybe it's because I read 75% of it on planes while sleep deprived, but WHEW did they move quickly from "I'm attracted to you" to "I'm obsessed" but in a healthy way
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Blood
100_pages_hr's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted so badly to love this book, but it really didn't work for me. Many others have loved it though, so I'm quite positive it is a me thing...but here are my thoughts.
1. I LOVED the meet cute. It was adorable and then she helped him fix his project and she was so patient and sweet and Dan was just adorable.
2. I didn't appreciate how one minute she didn't want Dan to stand up for her at the dental school but he could later in a social setting...
3. This book was incredibly crude/crass and it totally ruined it for me. Those parts were so frequent that they kept interrupting the flow of the book for me.
4. I did think the anxiety rep was decent. I like how it ended with some characters getting the professional help they needed.
But unfortunately the parts that didn't work for me far outweighed the good.
I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review.
1. I LOVED the meet cute. It was adorable and then she helped him fix his project and she was so patient and sweet and Dan was just adorable.
2. I didn't appreciate how one minute she didn't want Dan to stand up for her at the dental school but he could later in a social setting...
3. This book was incredibly crude/crass and it totally ruined it for me. Those parts were so frequent that they kept interrupting the flow of the book for me.
4. I did think the anxiety rep was decent. I like how it ended with some characters getting the professional help they needed.
But unfortunately the parts that didn't work for me far outweighed the good.
I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, and Gore
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