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kerrygetsliterary's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Medical content, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
alibrarymouse's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Katie and Dallas’ story is one of my favorites of the whole series! I absolutely loved the friends-to-lovers trope and story and that they did eventually find equilibrium.
Things I loved about this were that Katie and Dallas managed to meet goals and find their own purposes in life without relying on the other to be their reason. It was still a cheesy rom-com, but they didn’t have to do everything together.
However, an aspect of this I didn’t like was that it felt a little bit Mary-Sue-ish at times where Katie was this amazing chef and everyone loved her upon just meeting her.
The discussion around chronic illness was also well done for the most part, but it also came across as a bit too pushy at times? There was a minute where I felt like the discussion could have been a bit more nuanced and counseling would have been a better resolution than the one we got. Also, there was a lot of Katie pushing people away and acting like she wasn’t part of the problem that was a little cringe.
Overall, though? I adore that Katie and Dallas get to explore their dreams and their reality together and that the grand gesture/mistake leading to it weren’t the traditional miscommunication and was something they could resolve with each other like adults.
It was a great story and I desperately hope we get Luca’s next because his depths and the little hints dropped throughout this one were so good.
My only question is: why does every band mentioned in this series break up??
Things I loved about this were that Katie and Dallas managed to meet goals and find their own purposes in life without relying on the other to be their reason. It was still a cheesy rom-com, but they didn’t have to do everything together.
However, an aspect of this I didn’t like was that it felt a little bit Mary-Sue-ish at times where Katie was this amazing chef and everyone loved her upon just meeting her.
The discussion around chronic illness was also well done for the most part, but it also came across as a bit too pushy at times? There was a minute where I felt like the discussion could have been a bit more nuanced and counseling would have been a better resolution than the one we got. Also, there was a lot of Katie pushing people away and acting like she wasn’t part of the problem that was a little cringe.
Overall, though? I adore that Katie and Dallas get to explore their dreams and their reality together and that the grand gesture/mistake leading to it weren’t the traditional miscommunication and was something they could resolve with each other like adults.
It was a great story and I desperately hope we get Luca’s next because his depths and the little hints dropped throughout this one were so good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Minor: Cursing
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