Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Out of Character

I genuinely enjoyed this. Possibly more than Out of Character. I especially loved that there was not third act break up between Milo and Jasper. Truly hoping that Annabeth Albert comes out with another contemporary romance.

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lisa_m's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

This was a fun read. I didn't like it as much as the first book though..

I think it's very unrealistic for a bully to turn 180 degrees in so little time.
Milo really went from 'hey sorry I might have been a bit shitty' to self hatred and humility in 100 pages.
Also I'm not the biggest fan of 'I was in love with my bully and now he's gay too'? I did find the whole best friends - to bully - to lovers thing interesting. Certainly something I have never read before.

It is not a very realistic book but I guess it's nice to have a positive escapist story.

I like the idea of second chances and both mcs are really likeable and have great chemistry. Both being so likeable kind of put me of the story though because one of them is supposed to have been a bully but we never see that. We never get to know what he actually did only that he was very mean and the person who is actually in the story is extremely kind and sweet and I had a hard time seeing him as the bully. Also Jesper could be a bit annoying. Still enjoyable though.

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20sidedbi's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I LOVED the two MCs even though one of the narrator's voices was a bit annoying. The story was sweet and I liked how it ended. Except for 1 part of the ending, I loved it! The MCs were relatable and I liked getting to know all the other character's better after the first book.

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the_vegan_bookworm's review

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emotional 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

4.0

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aus10england's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

UgghGhhghhgh, so frustrating!

Conventionally yours was one of my fave books of the year when I read it. This one was a huge let down for me.

Everything I liked about the first book was missing from this one: fun road trip, believable and likable romance, fun ensemble cast.

I did enjoy the writing, and I was mostly entertained throughout, but I did end up missing the cast of characters from the Conventionally Yours too much to not compare.

Not the worst, not the best, may have enjoyed more if I hadn’t loved the first book sooooo much. (you don’t need to read the first book to read this one)

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foreverinastory's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

Okay ex-best friends to lovers is a new fave!

Rep: white gay male MC, white gay Italian male MC with an injured leg, white female side character with a chronic illness (blood disorder), Latino achillean male side character, white achillean elderly male side character, autistic gay male side character and his boyfriend, various children with chronic illnesses/disabilities in a hospital in-patient ward.

CWs: Homophobia/homomisia, sexual content, injury/injury detail . Moderate: Ableism, past mentions of bullying, mentions of alcoholism/addiction, past death from chronic alcoholism, death of parent, medical content, cancer, chronic illness, past mentions of emotional abuse, grief, past car accident, toxic friendship.

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1quillb's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was pretty good! It wasn’t amazing, there was no wow factor and the plot was pretty predictable, but the characters were likeable and the card-game aspect was pretty cool (though it’s pretty much Pokémon).

I really liked the communication between Jasper and Milo, I think it’s really healthy to show that sort of stuff in books and make it seem normal (like it should be!). I also liked how though it isn’t a realistic plot at all, in the moment you feel like it could really happen.

There wasn’t anything wrong with the book, per say, I think it was just a little repetitive and boring. 3.5/5 stars

CW’s for homophobia, drinking, and sex

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