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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is perfection. I have no notes, Jodi McAlister has outdone herself.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I wasn’t sure about this book at the start, but I very quickly fell in love with the two main characters, Jonah and Sadie. I loved the concepts of eucatastrophe - good catastrophe and dyscatastrophe - bad catastrophe and loved their love-hate relationship at the start and their fake marriage. I loved the settings and relationships they each had with their sisters and loved how the book went between each of their points of view.
emotional
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
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
*Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Australia for providing a digital copy to review*
As someone who spent a long time at university and at one point considered continuing on with academia, this book spoke to me. Add in that this is a rivals-to-lovers/marriage of convenience in which the FMC and MMC have despised each other for over a decade, and you’ve got a book that I absolutely just ate up.
As someone who spent a long time at university and at one point considered continuing on with academia, this book spoke to me. Add in that this is a rivals-to-lovers/marriage of convenience in which the FMC and MMC have despised each other for over a decade, and you’ve got a book that I absolutely just ate up.
The banter between these two is *chef's kiss*. This is dual POV, so we get inside the heads of both of them and see just how far gone they are for each other. If you love a ‘he falls first’, then Jonah is your man. He was down bad. And don’t get me started on the footnotes. They added so much to his character and were an amazing addition to his chapters.
Another standout of this book is the sibling relationships. Jonah is trying to rebuild his relationship with his sister, while Sadie is mourning the one with her sister. I loved seeing the growth of each set of siblings and how they start to slowly heal from the trauma of their childhoods.
This is a real slow-burn romance (like over a decade kind of slow burn), and I just loved every bit. Even the academic stuff. Struggling to get a permanent and stable position, and Sadie being constantly ignored and looked down upon by older male professors. The academic world is one I’m familiar with and enjoyed being back in there temporarily.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
inspiring
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