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medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Coffeeshop crossed with fiber arts? Perfection.
Felt a little weird to be giving this five stars, but there's nothing about it I would change or add. The implied accent in Evren's dialogue did feel a little off and I sometimes zoned out trying to reconcile it with my recollection of a Turkish accent, but it wasn't too distracting. The focus on "either gender" rather than "all genders" was a bit of a snag but it wasn't pervasive. I didn't mind the biphobia because it came off as an organic character flaw rather than an independent argument.
The story felt whole and complete, the characters tangible and unique. The undercurrent of mourning was so human. The elements of family and community were lovely, and I really enjoyed the focus on both coffee & knitting. I really appreciated that the story was mainly Brady's point of view while we got peeks into Evren's perspective through his blog posts.
I know I'd get even more out of it if I read the series in order, but as a bisexual, crocheting coffee addict, I loved this one on its own.
Felt a little weird to be giving this five stars, but there's nothing about it I would change or add. The implied accent in Evren's dialogue did feel a little off and I sometimes zoned out trying to reconcile it with my recollection of a Turkish accent, but it wasn't too distracting. The focus on "either gender" rather than "all genders" was a bit of a snag but it wasn't pervasive. I didn't mind the biphobia because it came off as an organic character flaw rather than an independent argument.
The story felt whole and complete, the characters tangible and unique. The undercurrent of mourning was so human. The elements of family and community were lovely, and I really enjoyed the focus on both coffee & knitting. I really appreciated that the story was mainly Brady's point of view while we got peeks into Evren's perspective through his blog posts.
I know I'd get even more out of it if I read the series in order, but as a bisexual, crocheting coffee addict, I loved this one on its own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Biphobia
Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia
the biphobia - and all content - is in service to the story and faults of the characters, clearly not statements of the author
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