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canascorner's review against another edition
emotional
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Car accident, and Medical trauma
Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, and Cursing
penandpages's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders
emlittle's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Let’s talk ending first: I SOBBED. Tears running down my face and my husband asking me if I was okay. I was; it was a very happy cry. It was the perfect, heart-swelling, sob inducing ending to this rivals-to-lovers rom com.
Okay, back to the rest of it. ‘Outdrawn’ is funny, vulnerable, and engaging. The shining stars? The main characters Grey gave us. Noah and Sage exist outside of their rivalry/romantic plot lines navigating complicated family dynamics, professional/office politics, and their respective friendships. Noah is optimistic and personable but perpetually underestimated by her entire STEM focused family (I feel you, babe). Sage is work oriented and aloof, while being the only stabilizing force in her family despite everyone being adults. And together, these two make up rivals-to-lovers perfection.
As popular as rivals/enemies-to-lovers is a trope is, it’s unfortunately done poorly often, the characters holding so much vitriol (and on the worst end of it, downright abuse) towards their counter part is borders on unbelievable that lovers were evert the result. However, this artistic/academic-rivals-to-lovers dynamic was done so well. Built on miscommunicatio and reading into what wasn’t there, it’s a very easy to understand rivalry that you root to turn into romance. Grey lays it out plainly: Noah and Sage are good for each other.
Truly my only gripe with Outdrawn is I wish it were longer. I wish I had more time with Noah and Sage, that their individual family conflicts had room to breathe and develop so we could REALLY feel the shift in dynamics. That said, I’d rather have too little of a great story than too much of a mediocre one. Outdrawn is truly otherwise rom-com perfection ♡
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
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