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Not in the Plan

Dana Hawkins

3.61 AVERAGE

sydneybedell's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

lsayh's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

ashley_dang096's review against another edition

4.0

A writer who has severe writer's block and a loom deadline finds inspiration in a gorgeous coffee shop owner... the only problem is that she is falling in love with her and hasn't told her she's used her in her book. Mack has to write a book, yet she's got nothing and the deadline for her next book is getting closer and closer. She escapes from New York to go to Seattle and visit her parents, yet while she's there she visits a cute coffee shop and meets the equally gorgeous coffee shop owner, Charlie. Charlie owns a coffee shop but she's been hiding a secret, the shop's nearly bankrupt and she doesn't know how to save it. Charlie and Mack keep fall for each other yet they are complete opposites. Charlie is an optimist and tends to fall fast while Mack is worrier who doesn't do relationships. However the more time they spend together the more the attraction between them grows... but Mack still has not told Charlie the truth about her book and when she finds out.... will they be able to make it work? This was a cute sapphic romance and I loved the sweet relationship between Charlie and Mack. They are both dealing with their own things yet were super supportive and sweet to each other. The overall story was a sweet one and I enjoyed the romance. I definitely think if you're looking for a quick and sweet romance read, this one would be perfect for you!

*Thanks Netgalley and Storm Publishing for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

flarbie's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

We get it, you’re in Seattle. Too many Macklemore name drops

knkoch's review against another edition

2.25

hopeful tense slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Unfortunately, this one didn't work for me! I wanted it to... I appreciate the work the author put in to define the characters. I liked Mack better than Charlie, and I found her career and family (her parents had her as a teenager) really interesting. Really disliked the way

her writing was portrayed, though. I don't get the sense that most fiction authors draw everything they write from their own life/people around them, so it's a pet peeve of mine when characters who are writers are portrayed as basically scribes writing diary entries.

As for Charlie, I suppose that since I don't drink coffee, reading a story primarily set in a coffee shop she runs is part of the dissonance for me. I also struggle with characters who have alcoholic family members, as she does here. So, maybe it was just some personal preferences that got in the way for me with this book. I did appreciate the dual perspective storytelling, though. I think that I had enough quibbles with the writing style that I won't look into the other books in this series (all set in Seattle though, which is cool), but I hope to find another sapphic romance out there that I enjoy more soon!