Scan barcode
andresykes9's review against another edition
medium-paced
2.0
(received advanced reader copy for reviewing through Netgalley)
I want to preface this by saying I don't read contemporary romance, its not a genre i usually pick up or am usually interested in, but decided to pick up this book because its sapphic, and I figured if anything can get me to read contemporary romance it'll be a sapphic love story.
I was wrong.
No beef with the author or the book in general, but i was terribly bored. I wished i had like it more, characters are fine, story is fine, setting is fire. As a farming games enthusiast i thought it was perfect for me, but it was almost painful to get through, even now i have around 60 pages left and have no desire whatsoever to read them.
Opal isn't nearly as bad as I've read people make her out to be, she obviously has her issues, but isn't annoying or grating. She's had a myriad of issues her whole life, and is just trying to get by. The fact she wins the lottery and goes "yeah imma buy a farm" i feel that deep in my bones, i would do the same, plus seeing her slowly gaining a spine throughout the book? pretty nice
Pepper i feel deeply because i too am autistic, she's literally just trying and doing her best with the awful hand she was given, and seeing her be a little softer to herself towards the end of the book is so good, seeing her warm up and get the things she deserves is so heartwarming.
Side characters are okay, Diksha, grandma Lou and Trish are the one's I can actually remember and they provide enough to the story. Diksha always pulling though for Pepper makes me so emotional
The setting is perfect, it's literally every single farming/dating sim out there. Tired of city life, somehow gets a farm in the middle of nowhere and oops here's the quirky love interest which you will only conquer after doing some farm work, learning their interest, giving them a few gifts, winning a competition to favor them and suddenly you've won over the farmer's heart.
And yet somehow it still falls short
It might very much be because this is not my genre, but it was almost painful to read, I actively don't want to finish it and i Had to force myself to at least read enough so i can give my thoughts.
If you already read contemporary romance and you want a cute sapphic story, it's definitely for you.
If you don't already read contemporary romance, and your bigger genres are things like historical fantasy, the sapphics won't save it for you
2/5
I want to preface this by saying I don't read contemporary romance, its not a genre i usually pick up or am usually interested in, but decided to pick up this book because its sapphic, and I figured if anything can get me to read contemporary romance it'll be a sapphic love story.
I was wrong.
No beef with the author or the book in general, but i was terribly bored. I wished i had like it more, characters are fine, story is fine, setting is fire. As a farming games enthusiast i thought it was perfect for me, but it was almost painful to get through, even now i have around 60 pages left and have no desire whatsoever to read them.
Opal isn't nearly as bad as I've read people make her out to be, she obviously has her issues, but isn't annoying or grating. She's had a myriad of issues her whole life, and is just trying to get by. The fact she wins the lottery and goes "yeah imma buy a farm" i feel that deep in my bones, i would do the same, plus seeing her slowly gaining a spine throughout the book? pretty nice
Pepper i feel deeply because i too am autistic, she's literally just trying and doing her best with the awful hand she was given, and seeing her be a little softer to herself towards the end of the book is so good, seeing her warm up and get the things she deserves is so heartwarming.
Side characters are okay, Diksha, grandma Lou and Trish are the one's I can actually remember and they provide enough to the story. Diksha always pulling though for Pepper makes me so emotional
The setting is perfect, it's literally every single farming/dating sim out there. Tired of city life, somehow gets a farm in the middle of nowhere and oops here's the quirky love interest which you will only conquer after doing some farm work, learning their interest, giving them a few gifts, winning a competition to favor them and suddenly you've won over the farmer's heart.
And yet somehow it still falls short
It might very much be because this is not my genre, but it was almost painful to read, I actively don't want to finish it and i Had to force myself to at least read enough so i can give my thoughts.
If you already read contemporary romance and you want a cute sapphic story, it's definitely for you.
If you don't already read contemporary romance, and your bigger genres are things like historical fantasy, the sapphics won't save it for you
2/5
87_launchpad's review against another edition
4.0
took me a while to get into, but ended up being very cute and worth the read
jdanks17's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
gab_l23's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
5.0
frannieb's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
A sapphic romance with neurodivergent characters.
beccaglasserbaker's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ashcash981's review against another edition
4.0
Special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for sharing this digital ARC with me in exchange for my honest review.
3.5/5
I was really in the market for a romance book that didn't have that random conflict that comes with most contemporary romance novels, and it's part of the reason why I enjoyed this as much as I did. It was super cute, and I loved how they were just thrown together. Close proximity for the win!
Opal and Pepper are thrown together after Opal purchases the farm from her mother she later learns and that's when things hit the fan. Instead of just leaving (like maybe any other normal person) Opal suggests they become roommates until they can get their things figured out with the farm.
It's a really sweet book! It deals with grief and maybe some type of parental abuse (mentions, I think?) it shows how Pepper is trying to overcome that to be what Opal needs in a way. They're both neurodivergent, even if Opal is self-diagnosed, but they both try to understand each other without there being so much miscommunication even if it can be a tangled mess of miscommunication.
I enjoyed it! Highly recommend others to read it. This was my first Mazey Eddings book.
3.5/5
I was really in the market for a romance book that didn't have that random conflict that comes with most contemporary romance novels, and it's part of the reason why I enjoyed this as much as I did. It was super cute, and I loved how they were just thrown together. Close proximity for the win!
Opal and Pepper are thrown together after Opal purchases the farm from her mother she later learns and that's when things hit the fan. Instead of just leaving (like maybe any other normal person) Opal suggests they become roommates until they can get their things figured out with the farm.
It's a really sweet book! It deals with grief and maybe some type of parental abuse (mentions, I think?) it shows how Pepper is trying to overcome that to be what Opal needs in a way. They're both neurodivergent, even if Opal is self-diagnosed, but they both try to understand each other without there being so much miscommunication even if it can be a tangled mess of miscommunication.
I enjoyed it! Highly recommend others to read it. This was my first Mazey Eddings book.
azalia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.25