3.76 AVERAGE

dark emotional hopeful sad 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: Yes

Probably too many ideas crammed into one book, but I loved the emotional mess. The restraint in the initial intimacy was super hot, and I fully believe in the love story after starting from the biggest emotional gap I’ve ever seen attempted. It got to me in the best way. 

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funny hopeful relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jessbess3's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

Did not like the trauma bonding related content. 
emotional funny lighthearted sad 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: Yes
emotional funny 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: Yes
emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-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
challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-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

Omg <3
Edit: knocking this rating down a bit cuz I just remembered how cringey some of the lines are.
“I’m Grant f*ing Shepard. High school homecoming king” or whatever that line was. 
It’s giving peaked in high school… I wanted to see them move past that stage and then not talk about it again lol. And they’re in their 30s so..
emotional funny 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: Yes
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional funny medium-paced

I really enjoyed the character development!