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210 reviews for:

Cover Story

Celia Laskey

3.41 AVERAGE

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DID NOT FINISH: 32%

I don't think I liked the MCs enough to feel compelled to pick this up again.
emotional hopeful reflective fast-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
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
medium-paced
emotional hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional hopeful fast-paced
funny hopeful lighthearted 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

I Love sapphic romance stories so this book was highly anticipated for me but ended up being a total let down. The writing is choppy, the characters are flat, several instances where things are added to the text that add truly nothing to the story - like offhandedly choosing to highlight ever so often that it is 2005.
Ali's problems are all solved in single short conversations that read like role playing out alternative scenarios with your therapist rather than real life.
Ali was hard for me to root for because I found her not super likeable - maybe that's a me problem.
SpoilerI also think what Ali did to Cara was GROSS and MEAN!!! You force someone to stay in the closet make them fearful saying it will ruin their budding career and then tell them to come out when it becomes uncomfortable for you?? Lame girl behavior x 1 million.
funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

I enjoyed that the story was a lesbian love story.  I gave the half point off because some names of famous people were blacked out intentionally.  Why not just do a made up actor/actress name instead?
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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