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Windy City # 2 - The Right Move - Tome 2 by Nicolas Ancion, Liz Tomforde

100 reviews

rd77's review against another edition

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

I’m a bit conflicted with this one- the best way to put it is that when it was good, it was really good, and when it was bad, it was pretty bad.

All in all, it was a pretty standard romance, predictable but not in a bad way. There were some really cute moments and I liked how it didn’t take 500 pages for them to realize their feelings (aka not too much of a slow burn).

The main issue was the writing felt juvenile and simplistic, especially in the beginning. The author also tried to make the characters multidimensional but it felt more like an afterthought that was stated rather than shown. There was also this weird thing where all of the « conflicts » were pretty much just the characters refusing to speak to each other. They weren’t ever really mad, just wouldn’t communicate to the other person because they wanted to wait? Several days? And not explain that they wanted to do that? It just seemed like trying to find conflict where there wasn’t anything.

I hadn’t read the first book in the series, and I don’t think it’s necessary to.

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julieokrzesik's review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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

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just_klaudia's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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ashlaeiou's review against another edition

4.5

They talk about pregnancy a lot in the last like 150 pages and I didn’t wanna throw up 👍

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rimalex's review against another edition

4.5

funny relaxing 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

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rileyk's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful 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

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lauramparis's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny 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

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hollymileham's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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

omg literally love this series sm. the characters are so well developed. maybe im becoming a sports romance girlie

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sami_leigh's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

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“with you, I can be myself, and that might seem like nothing to anyone else, but to me, it’s everything.”

‘I refuse to stay in a space that isn’t meant for me, just like I stayed in a relationship that was no longer my future.’

‘And not in the way I’ve felt loneliness before by simply not having others around, but by being without the one person who makes me feel valued and worthy of the space I’m occupying. That my voice is worth hearing.’

“Do you know how to growl?”
“What?”
“Yeah, I don’t really know what that’s supposed to sound like, but every one of my book boyfriends is big into growling. Oh! And can you darken your eyes?”

“Sometimes the quietest love is the loudest,”

🏀 First person dual POV

🏀 Best friend’s brother

🏀 Fake dating

🏀 Forced proximity; roommates

🏀 NBA captain / NHL flight attendant

🏀 ‘Touch her & I’ll kill you’ vibes

🏀 He falls first 🥹

🏀 CIN-NA-MON ROLLLLL (I cried); the love languages! 😍

🏀 Nickname 🙌🏻

🏀 Representation via a secondary character who is deaf; the discussion of assigning sign names is a tearjerker 🥹

🏀 Infertility representation

🏀 Banter 👌🏻

🏀 Well established secondary characters; Dom, Rio, Ethan, Stevie & Zanders (Book 1) 😍

🏀 Vee & Indy’s friendship journey is beautiful & the ‘Daily Updates’ had me snort-laughing

🏀 MC Growth; trauma from past relationships, self worth, risking a relationship, trust, people pleasing, authentic self, outgrowing friendships, healthy communication.

🏀 Sex positivity & consent culture

🏀 Epilogue

🏀 On my comfort read list

Available on Kindle Unlimited

⚠️ Infertility, injury/injury detail (sport related), toxic relationship (past), gaslighting, sexism/misogyny, infidelity (past relationship), mental illness/depression, pregnancy.

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nkrr's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 45%

way too sexy

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