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Outdrawn

Deanna Grey

4.08 AVERAGE

danifleurdelune's review against another edition

5.0

lighthearted 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

I adored this book! It was the perfect level of sweet with great character development, growth, and depth. The pining tension and rivalry were perfect for this slow burn. 🔥

Ran through this in one sitting and shed a happy tear at the end 🥹

ollyreads_972's review against another edition

3.0

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

This was my second sapphic read (I’m not counting The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo), and I have mixed feelings about it. The story took a while to really get going and I actually considered DNFing it early on but I’m glad I stuck with it, because the romance that eventually unfolds is sweet and well-developed. A lovely story overall.

julestm's review

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Content Warnings

rachelmarisa's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted 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

rreyale's review against another edition

4.0

medium-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: Complicated

whimsicalfiction's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

therapybard2021's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful 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

Despite a slow start and a few minor gripes, I adored this book. It's exactly what I'd want with a queer rivals to lovers romance. I loved both characters as individuals and as a couple, something that cannot be said for a lot of romance. I found both of them to be flawed but amazing nevertheless. None of the side characters have much depth, but that's okay. I think the amount of effort put into the main characters more than made up for it.
This book also had the perfect utilization of the "third act miscommunication". I hate that trope, but it's in almost every romance so I need to let it slide. Here, however, it does what most fail to do. It's a culmination of both of their character arcs when they respond as flawed people. I didn't see the hand of the author the way I normally do. It was also pretty short, and most of the climax involved them working together.

jenniferb_1200's review against another edition

2.5

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: Complicated

maldonadkac's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Outdrawn just gets 3 stars for me. I do appreciate the sensitive topics that were brought up surrounding mental health and family in overall how it was written. Overall the book left me wanting more romance outside of their careers.

kk_123's review against another edition

4.25

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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