379 reviews for:

Shucked

Kate Canterbary

3.81 AVERAGE

erica_audio_addict's review

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious slow-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

burnt_out_bookworm's review

4.5

emotional funny medium-paced

sarm's review

4.25

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: No

mooreamyd's review

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

jenn_alwaysreading's review

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

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I received this book as an eARC but all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

“It matters to me. Everything you do matters to me, if you haven’t noticed.”

Beckett and Sunny have a history. Beckett, 16, meets Sunny, 8, when he moves to the town of Friendship, RI and becomes best friends with her older brother. The boys do not make life easy for Sunny as she navigates growing up with challenges associated with a chronic illness. The two meet again as adults when they find themselves business owners sharing a parking lot. 

Beckett is our grumpy, growly hero who has always been the fixer for his family. He’s been ignoring his own needs for a long time and his world is turned upside down when beautiful, sunshine-y Sunny enters and starts to occupy his every thought. Their story from enemies to lovers was laugh out loud and romantic. 

“What was it when you allowed another person to care for you so tenderly, so completely that they became the person, the only one you could ever imagine knowing you in such a raw, thorough way?”

There are so many reasons to love this book. The caretaking in this book is top notch. The spice is just right. The side characters are fun, diverse, and felt really organic. The character growth was beautiful. I love Kate’s writing and this new book gives us more of what we love and have come to expect from her. I highly recommend this one and cannot wait for the next Loew brother! 

ingamama1033's review

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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: Complicated

breanna_ms's review

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

haileepb's review

3.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

booksandotherwords's review

3.75

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One of my anticipated reads this year, very lucky to have received an ARC but this review is obviously late. Anyways, I LOVED Sunny. I don’t know how to explain properly why I love her but I just do. She’s really Beckett’s perfect match in all the ways that matter. She somehow grounds him. He needed that too. I love how Sunny is stubborn. Yeah, it may or may not have put her in danger but to be fair, it wasn’t her fault! But yeah, I especially love Sunny’s stubbornness. I also love how their relationship wasn’t swept up with the honeymoon phase of their romance. Sunny had Beckett facing his own fears and insecurities before saying he’s actually sure in what he wants. This book was good but it felt a little slow at times. I loved the Shay and Noah cameos, wished there was more of them. Can’t wait for Dex and Parker’s books!

fairytalefootnotes's review

5.0

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury