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emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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
I enjoyed this book a lot. It was a fun, quick read, and balanced out some of the other books I am reading/have read recently.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A bit too slow paced for me
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Death of parent
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It's books like this that make me wonder why I wait so long to read certain books. I loved everything about this, the romance, the banter, the notes, the challenge, the deepness of what the characters are going through, how real it made them seem, all of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Vomit
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am in love with these two characters!!! They are so overwhelmingly complex and riveting!!! That slow burn turned into a bonfire!!! I cried like 5 times!!!
P.S. Gus please marry me I’m begging every time you came home from work dinner would be READY and it would be HOT
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Murder
funny
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse
Minor: Alcohol
Meh?
This was a fine read and there were elements of it I definitely enjoyed, but the FMC got under my skin quite a bit. I do think this book could have benefited from a split perspective because the MMC seemed to be dealing with a ton of emotional baggage that we only really get to see at a distance. The miscommunication trope was too heavy at times and the FMC’s assumptions on what the MMC was thinking were frustrating.
I did love the story being set in West Michigan, it’s a beautiful area that could use some more love in fiction!
I also loved Pete, Maggie, and Shadi. I now desperately want to own a coffee/bookshop in a coastal town in Michigan (with better espresso, of course).
Overall I’d recommend to anyone who wants a quick romance read, or, you know, a good beach read.
This was a fine read and there were elements of it I definitely enjoyed, but the FMC got under my skin quite a bit. I do think this book could have benefited from a split perspective because the MMC seemed to be dealing with a ton of emotional baggage that we only really get to see at a distance. The miscommunication trope was too heavy at times and the FMC’s assumptions on what the MMC was thinking were frustrating.
I did love the story being set in West Michigan, it’s a beautiful area that could use some more love in fiction!
I also loved Pete, Maggie, and Shadi. I now desperately want to own a coffee/bookshop in a coastal town in Michigan (with better espresso, of course).
Overall I’d recommend to anyone who wants a quick romance read, or, you know, a good beach read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Vomit, Car accident
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book made me cry (in a good way) about 4 different times. Ugh, just so good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment