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pointeshoebookworm's review
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Toxic friendship
piperclover's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a very quick read despite how long it is and its the first "bully" to lovers I've ever liked but that being said, its way more old friends to tense peers to lovers. It pretty much skips over the new friendship and isn't really about the years of Milo being a jerk in high school.
Its definitely the same format as the first in the series but the characters are so different I didn't mind. I also prefer her YA/New Adult way more than her stuff marketed at Adults so I enjoyed this a lot
Its definitely the same format as the first in the series but the characters are so different I didn't mind. I also prefer her YA/New Adult way more than her stuff marketed at Adults so I enjoyed this a lot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Minor: Medical content
lisa_m's review
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Homophobia, Medical content, and Sexual content
saeruh's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
I wanted to love this sequel as much as I did the first but I couldn’t see the chemistry between Milo and Jasper as well I had with Conrad and Alden. I thought this was a cute summer read and I’ll probably read more of Albert books, especially if she writes more in this series (maybe a story for the professors or April?). I wasn’t the biggest fan of the second half of the book though, because there seemed to be a huge emphasis on needing to come out to have your gay relationship be significant and that felt triggering to me but I guess to each their own.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Bullying, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Outing
Minor: Self harm and Medical content
foreverinastory's review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
cheye13's review against another edition
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This felt quite a bit removed from the previous book in the series, which threw off my balance; Albert's usually great at ensemble friend-group romance series, so I felt a little let down there. It also felt a smidgen to long to me. But readjusting my perspective, I appreciated the nuance and the romance, as well as the friendship beneath the romance. The characters' plot and personal growth was lovely and made for a great story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail
Though no actual medical content is detailed, a significant portion of the book is set in a children's hospital ward, and a character discusses a car accident and the resulting injury/hospitalization in his past.melaniereadsbooks's review
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? Yes
4.25
Thank you to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for an ALC of this book!
When Milo shows up looking for rare Odyssey cards, Jasper wants nothing to do with him. But Jasper reluctantly agrees to help Milo and learns that he may have changed since what happened in High School. They go on a quest to get the cards back for Milo, and both realize they are falling for each other along the way.
This is such a cute rom-com! I really do like both characters and the way they developed throughout the story. I thought there was so much growth that happened and I liked the way the second chance was given. The relationship was cute and feelings felt real!
This was a quick paced and happy read for the nerdy romance lover! You could read this without having read Conventionally Yours first, but if you have, you'll get some nice cameos of your old favorites!
When Milo shows up looking for rare Odyssey cards, Jasper wants nothing to do with him. But Jasper reluctantly agrees to help Milo and learns that he may have changed since what happened in High School. They go on a quest to get the cards back for Milo, and both realize they are falling for each other along the way.
This is such a cute rom-com! I really do like both characters and the way they developed throughout the story. I thought there was so much growth that happened and I liked the way the second chance was given. The relationship was cute and feelings felt real!
This was a quick paced and happy read for the nerdy romance lover! You could read this without having read Conventionally Yours first, but if you have, you'll get some nice cameos of your old favorites!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
irisheyz77's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Addiction, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
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