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Outdrawn

Deanna Grey

4.09 AVERAGE

mswr's review against another edition

4.5

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: Yes

turiyaisme's review

4.5

emotional funny inspiring 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: No

chill_8's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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 have to admit there are a few loose ends on this book. Maybe I'm exaggerating with a 9/10 review (actually, I definitely am), but the writing style was so beautiful. Noah and Sage so often feel like different sides of the same perfectionist daughter coin, and they are so relatable. They feel Ike people struggling and meeting each other in the process and evolving together, and what else could a girl want from a romance??

The dialogues are so funny, natural and organic, and that cover is just absolutely beautiful, they are gorgeous and I love them. Also the discussions surrounding art as work, something you're passionate about and something you wrestle with, I loved every single instance of it. The people in Outdrawn feel like people; to think they exist outside the book doesn't feel at all like an impossible thing

(minus that cheesy ending. a tiny pet peeve of mine is how even queer relationship in romcoms, at least the ones I've read recently, whose whole point is that they are real and valid and exist outside heteronormativity and what is usually understood as a norm,,,,,,, still fall into this thing of long term relationship and then marriage, like to date in itself can't be the stage of the relationship for the foreseeable future, just a middle stop before Something Else. This isn't about this book in particular more than just a ramble of a pattern I've noticed)

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Anyway, I loved this book, I loved a lot of things about it and I can't wait to revisit it

blkgirlreads21's review against another edition

5.0

I'll post my review when I stop bawling

dreamweaver's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful 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

tashareadsromance's review against another edition

5.0

This was ADORABLE. So very sweet and very funny. The MCs had incredible chemistry and their banter was playful and fun. Deanna’s writing is beautiful and it flowed so effortlessly. Add in a little bit of spice and it made a sexy, confident, well thought out sapphic love story.
The MCs having very realistic personal issues and family problems made this more relatable. Anxiety and the avoidant attachment style recognition was portrayed wonderfully. x