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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
they really liked to compare their relationship to books and writing lol. i also laugh thinking about when she kissed him and he just didnt move… then wrote a whole passive aggressive chapter for her.
this was weird. not too down with the emotional cheating
(and emily henry just does it better, who’s surprised?)
(and emily henry just does it better, who’s surprised?)
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Yes
I had high hopes for this book, and it went a completely different route.
The premise was so good: The authors of The Roughest Draft are a real-life married couple. The beginning starts four years after the authors have a falling out, and they tell the public and everyone that they didn't "break up" because they had an affair. Umm... that's exactly why you broke up. But I trusted them and kept reading.
In the past timeline, Katrina and Nathan have a great working relationship and have fun summery writing retreats to work together. Then you find out Nathan is married, leaving his wife for weeks at a time to write books with Katrina. Then you find out Katrina has a little crush... then it spirals more and more. There is 1000% emotional cheating in this story. They give hints of their feelings through the story they are writing. Not cool, married dude.
Nathan eventually gets divorced (years after things crash and burn). Then when the story picks up and they have to write another book together, Katrina is engaged. WHY. Also, she is engaged for so long to the most horrible human, who is also her publicist.
It was just very messy and the dynamics had me so unsettled.
The premise was so good: The authors of The Roughest Draft are a real-life married couple. The beginning starts four years after the authors have a falling out, and they tell the public and everyone that they didn't "break up" because they had an affair. Umm... that's exactly why you broke up. But I trusted them and kept reading.
In the past timeline, Katrina and Nathan have a great working relationship and have fun summery writing retreats to work together. Then you find out Nathan is married, leaving his wife for weeks at a time to write books with Katrina. Then you find out Katrina has a little crush... then it spirals more and more. There is 1000% emotional cheating in this story. They give hints of their feelings through the story they are writing. Not cool, married dude.
Nathan eventually gets divorced (years after things crash and burn). Then when the story picks up and they have to write another book together, Katrina is engaged. WHY. Also, she is engaged for so long to the most horrible human, who is also her publicist.
It was just very messy and the dynamics had me so unsettled.
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This reminded me so much of Emily Henry’s People you meet on vacation. I enjoyed it.
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Yes