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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Too fairy tail-y for my taste.
Firstly, why was Rip so rude to Colby when he was literally in love with her. MAJOR RED FLAG right there. Like he said stuff that literally hurt, and the girl was like oh he’s grieving, girl you’re grieving too cmon wth. Secondly, the way the most magically stuff happened in their lives like guys be realistic, there’s no way a blue butterfly showed up and made you wanna cry the same day you realise that you were in love with the girl. NO JUST NO. I mean the cute stuff at the end after how he improved his ways and treated Colby right was fine but just not worth it. It’s a short read so I’m not that pissed, but I could have read something better honestly.
Firstly, why was Rip so rude to Colby when he was literally in love with her. MAJOR RED FLAG right there. Like he said stuff that literally hurt, and the girl was like oh he’s grieving, girl you’re grieving too cmon wth. Secondly, the way the most magically stuff happened in their lives like guys be realistic, there’s no way a blue butterfly showed up and made you wanna cry the same day you realise that you were in love with the girl. NO JUST NO. I mean the cute stuff at the end after how he improved his ways and treated Colby right was fine but just not worth it. It’s a short read so I’m not that pissed, but I could have read something better honestly.
This book follows a similar plot to the movie “Life as we know it” in the sense that two single adults have to become caregivers after their friends die in a car accident.
I feel like this book had amazing potential but it just fell a little flat. I didn’t have that desperation to pick the book back up after taking a break.
At the start, I felt like the MMC - Rip (I kept getting Glow flashbacks) - was unnecessarily harsh to the FMC - Colby - who has been pining after Rip since she was a teenager. As is expected, they finally get together and all the harsh words that were exchanged are suddenly forgotten. I needed more grovelling from Rip or more hesitation from Colby because it made her seem like a bit of a pushover - suddenly Rip is showing her affection and so she purposely forgets about the mean things he said (some of which were inexcusable).
I found the final third of the book particularly cringy. Some of the conversations just felt unnatural and they didn’t hit the intended mark.
Banks was a hilarious side character. He pretty much carried the whole book alongside the two kids (age 5 and age 3) who also said some of the funniest things.
I have no experience with kids and so I don’t know how realistic the story is, but I felt like it was very true to life. It didn’t blur over the struggles or bleakness of parenting children while in mourning, and so it was a very emotional read at times.
Thank you to NetGalley and ValentinePR for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
♡ Tropes ♡
Enemies-to-lovers
Grumpy/sunshine
Unrequited feelings
Content Warnings:
Death of a parent
Grief
ICU hospitalisation
Bullying
I feel like this book had amazing potential but it just fell a little flat. I didn’t have that desperation to pick the book back up after taking a break.
At the start, I felt like the MMC - Rip (I kept getting Glow flashbacks) - was unnecessarily harsh to the FMC - Colby - who has been pining after Rip since she was a teenager. As is expected, they finally get together and all the harsh words that were exchanged are suddenly forgotten. I needed more grovelling from Rip or more hesitation from Colby because it made her seem like a bit of a pushover - suddenly Rip is showing her affection and so she purposely forgets about the mean things he said (some of which were inexcusable).
I found the final third of the book particularly cringy. Some of the conversations just felt unnatural and they didn’t hit the intended mark.
Banks was a hilarious side character. He pretty much carried the whole book alongside the two kids (age 5 and age 3) who also said some of the funniest things.
I have no experience with kids and so I don’t know how realistic the story is, but I felt like it was very true to life. It didn’t blur over the struggles or bleakness of parenting children while in mourning, and so it was a very emotional read at times.
Thank you to NetGalley and ValentinePR for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
♡ Tropes ♡
Enemies-to-lovers
Grumpy/sunshine
Unrequited feelings
Content Warnings:
Death of a parent
Grief
ICU hospitalisation
Bullying
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one was a little more melodramatic than I care for, and the kids felt way too old for their stated ages which took me out of it. I know the MMC had trauma he had to work through, but there was literally nothing about the FMC that was actually a mess so he just came across as a judgmental jerk. But I still wanted to finish it, so there’s that.
Laugh out loud funny. The scene between Banks and Rip regarding being a stay at home parent - I was crying with laughter. The chaos of parenthood, trying heal after a major loss, have a life, somehow fall in love while battling children under the age of 5? Spot on.
Monica - Rip's sister and Colby's oldest friend, and her husband are killed in a tragic accident while on vacation. A vacation that Rip and Colby arranged. Left as their children's guardians, Rip and Colby do their best to adjust.
But Rip cannot stand Colby - rule following accountant and a food/resort critic who lives with dirty dishes.
Rachel does such an amazing job capturing the tragedy while providing humor.
Monica - Rip's sister and Colby's oldest friend, and her husband are killed in a tragic accident while on vacation. A vacation that Rip and Colby arranged. Left as their children's guardians, Rip and Colby do their best to adjust.
But Rip cannot stand Colby - rule following accountant and a food/resort critic who lives with dirty dishes.
Rachel does such an amazing job capturing the tragedy while providing humor.
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
imagine naming your children rip and monica, it's clear who the favorite was. see i almost didn't buy the whole "i was jealous of how easy things were for her so i was mean to her my entire life but really i was just in love with her all along" thing, but again who would have it easy with the name rip.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
This book was sad and beautiful and funny and happy. Like, how do you put all those things in one book?!
Rip and Colby are sharing custody of 2 little children now because they lost a best friend/sister. Like, how freaking tragic. Living in this house that should have your friends/family in it while trying to take care of children when you've only ever been the aunt/uncle is a LOT. And then Rip is type A with order and structure while Colby is kinda chaos in a human being.
I loved this entire thing.
Rip and Colby are sharing custody of 2 little children now because they lost a best friend/sister. Like, how freaking tragic. Living in this house that should have your friends/family in it while trying to take care of children when you've only ever been the aunt/uncle is a LOT. And then Rip is type A with order and structure while Colby is kinda chaos in a human being.
I loved this entire thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief