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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
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
Ok, I was really hesitant about this one when I started. Beatrice was a lot to take in. She's super abrasive, stubborn, and just downright hostile. The way she storms into Nathan Asher’s office in chapter one to chew him out for doing his job (he's the opposing lawyer in her best friend's messy divorce) had me side-eyeing her big time. I just couldn’t justify her actions toward him at first.
But here’s the thing. I finished this book with a huge smile, and I regret judging Bea so harshly at the start. The deeper you get into this story, the more you understand her emotional walls. Her mother has been married six times, and overall that complicated situation made it easy to understand why Bea has such angry views on love and marriage. She’s always been the one taking care of everyone else, never letting anyone in far enough to take care of her.
And Nathan was exactly the calm to her storm. Their banter was so good, and I love the comical way “asshole” morphed into a weirdly sweet pet name. I really loved the emotional ups and downs of their forbidden-like romance. Also! The divorce case wasn’t just background fluff. It played out like a story of its own, with some truly heartbreaking reveals that kept me turning pages. I was just as invested in how that would end as I was with Bea and Nathan!
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But here’s the thing. I finished this book with a huge smile, and I regret judging Bea so harshly at the start. The deeper you get into this story, the more you understand her emotional walls. Her mother has been married six times, and overall that complicated situation made it easy to understand why Bea has such angry views on love and marriage. She’s always been the one taking care of everyone else, never letting anyone in far enough to take care of her.
And Nathan was exactly the calm to her storm. Their banter was so good, and I love the comical way “asshole” morphed into a weirdly sweet pet name. I really loved the emotional ups and downs of their forbidden-like romance. Also! The divorce case wasn’t just background fluff. It played out like a story of its own, with some truly heartbreaking reveals that kept me turning pages. I was just as invested in how that would end as I was with Bea and Nathan!
(heat level: 1 open-door scene, moderate details)
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes