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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
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
aus10england's review against another edition
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)
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)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
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
brittwho's review
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol and Homophobia
1quillb's review against another edition
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
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol
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.jessicamorelli's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
Much better than the 1st installment - Unconventionally Yours. This book is sweet, full of second chances and hope. The "let me be the hero" got a bit repetitive towards the end, but I really enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship
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