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emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Drug abuse
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Easy and quick rom-com read with some heavier themes. The main character really irked me for the first 100 pages or so, but I found myself liking her much more and rooting for her by the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
Enjoyed this one! It read fast, and felt like one of my favorite rom com movies. I really hope this does get made into a movie some day, it almost gave similar vibes to The Hating Game.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual content
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My first five star read of the year and this one hit me like a ton of bricks.
Honestly, I almost forgot about this ARC until i got an email reminding me about it and a snowstorm trapped me in my house for 4+ days. I wasn’t so sure about it but by the time I reached chapter 7 and I was hit with an overwhelming feeling of being seen by a book and an author that I knew this was going to be a book I won’t soon forget.
Bea and her determination and sheer will power, not just to be a great lawyer but an amazing friend to those around her.
Nate and his ability to to see straight through Bea, helping him make such excellent and cutting observations and remarks.
The two of these characters together were so fun (and heart-wrenching) to read, I couldn’t stop thinking about them (hence finishing the book in about 25 hours).
Not only did these two grow and develop and have such compelling backstories, but Bea and her relationship with her friends was such a highlight of the book as well. At one point, when Bea is describing her relationship to her friends, and her determination to keep them together, it reminded me of all my favorite parts of Happy Place by Emily Henry, if told in an alternate universe where things didn’t quite work out the same.
This story was able to wrap up all these characters and elements into one cohesive but complicatedly woven story that I enjoyed every minute of.
I am sure when I say that with her debut novel, Emily Harding has become an author I will read anything she writes without a moments thought.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use