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Hold My Hand by Cleopatra Margot

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maddiesbooksta's review

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emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

readandramblewithme's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

hannuhreads's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

4 Stars.

“It’s not a weakness to ask for help; it’s a weakness to think you don’t need it.”

✨ The vibes:
- book 2 in a series
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- Single dad
- Marine veteran
- Family dynamics
- Slow burn

☕️ My thoughts:
The deleted texts were so cute. The Christmas decorations in October. The nods to romance books. The family elements. The almost first kiss ahhhhhhhhhhh. There’s so much to enjoy in this one. We primarily follow Sydney and Jordan through their journey of grief and acceptance.

☕️ There’s four different POVs. Sam, Hazel, Jordan, and Sydney. While I did enjoy the two storylines (Sam and Hazel as one couple; Jordan and Sydney as the other couple); it did feel like a lot going on for me to keep track of. On one hand- I wish Sam and Hazel had their entire own book since we have had their stories overlapping in both books 1 and 2; but I also don’t know how the author could do that when their story is happening simultaneously to books 1 and 2.

☕️ This book has a big cast of characters. There’s multiple large families and a lot of names and stories. Everyone has a nickname and it sometimes pulled me out of the story. Ember is Lou Lou. Colton is collie. Jordan is J Lo and also Rookie. Sydney is Syd, Sunshine and also Ne-Ne. Jolene is Jojo and Joey. Hazel is Lilah.

☕️ It was sometimes hard for me to follow clearly who was related to who and how everyone was connected. I followed along enough to not be super bothered by it- but I do recognize it was very confusing at moments. The cool thing is that Cleopatra does include a family rundown in the begining of the book and I think having the book in print form would really help me keep all of these relationships in line.

☕️ Overall- I loved Sydney and Jordan so much. I loved their friendship that turned into more. Their flirty vibes were really cute and I loved Jordan so much.

☕️ This is book 2 in a series and you must read them in order; they cannot be read as standalone.

Releases February 27, 2024.

Thank you so much to Cleopatra Margot for the gifted copy.