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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
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:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved the parenting of one MMC and how the second bonded and treated MMC 1 kid and communication after a bad verbal fight between the two mmcs
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This story has an incredibly slow start and I found it hard to keep going, but once
I'd got a quarter of the way through it improved.
I definitely enjoyed the MCs but did get frustrated at how slowly information was given out about things, eg Theos Mum - I don't know how/why she died, maybe I missed that explanation?
I'd got a quarter of the way through it improved.
I definitely enjoyed the MCs but did get frustrated at how slowly information was given out about things, eg Theos Mum - I don't know how/why she died, maybe I missed that explanation?
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“No, that would be ridiculous,” Henry agreed mildly. “Why do that when you could move in a DILF you just met and his eight-year-old kid?”
Plot: 4/5
Spice: 2/5
Characters: 4/5
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Overall reco:
This book was surprisingly dense. I'm not sure how to explain it without going into the fact that I time my readings and this one was slower. I also found that when while I was reading the book, I wanted to keep going and not put it down but when I wasn't reading I did not fell the pull to come back to this book. I also didn't highlight anything, which is something I tend to do a lot when I'm enjoying a book. (Oh, also it's only really like 260 pages, There is the first chapter of another book at the end that isn't related to this one and its like 30 pages of that +acknowledgements)
All of that said, it was enjoyable. Ty and Ollie were fun characters. The spice was there, like a cat in the room. The slow burn of this book was slow enough that it didn't really mater that the spice was rather lackluster. I was invested in the characters by the time the spice came.
To be honest? This was a nice but ultimately forgettable read I think. The mystery of the story was what kind of kept me going. That and maybe how "adult" the adults felt. They made rationale decisions and when they weren't rational it was easy to see they were because of trauma of other things.
I do want to say that the portrayal of ADHD and RSD based anxiety felt fucking spot on. As someone that has ADHD and experiencing RSD quite often, his spirals and issue throughout the book felt pretty valid. Especially with how
adventurous
hopeful
fast-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:
No
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-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