3.81 AVERAGE


This book was cute but I did not love it at all. I was actually waiting for it to end because sometimes, it was just way cringy and the male character's family was just not believable to me and the romance was just not that girl.

CW: anxiety/depression, late-term miscarriage, racism, sexism

This is the second book in a series (following The Trouble with Hating You), and while you can definitely make sense of it without having read the first book, it does refer back on that first book regularly. Preeti, chief medical resident in a family practice, moves into her friend's apartment temporarily with her ex, Daniel, who she'd broken up with six years ago after incidents of racism, gossip, and health tore them apart. She never explained to Daniel why they broke up, and he spent six years pining for her. They're forced to come to terms with their breakup while also dealing with issues of family, racism, mental health, and more together.

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Preeti Patel is finishing her residency and about to be a doctor. But she's under an enormous amount of stress between work, trying to land a permanent job, and the expectations of her family that she get married. She needs a place to stay and accepts the invitation to stay in her friend's apartment while she's away. Except... someone else is also staying there. Her ex, Daniel.

The prejudice of interracial/interfaith relationships is explored, as are the issues doctors face when they lose patients or have to be the ones to deliver difficult news often. Loved the cultural representations in this one.

3.5⭐️
emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional 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
hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

I liked a lot: characters, story, and setting. I had a hard time with the mc’s discomfort around naming sexual things, despite being sexually active and a doctor.