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Charlie Sunshine by Lily Morton

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evethingiread's review

2.0

I almost DNF'd this one. I loved the first book in this series. LOVED it. But this book was just so hard to get through. I couldn't connect with the characters. All the side characters were way too involved and their banter was so boring. The book club library scene felt so forced. I don't get it. When Misha and Sunshine are together, I loved it. Their relationship is so special, but everything else was just so annoying.

Sometimes you just don't connect to a book, this happened here. Actually felt the same way trying to read OZ by Lily Morton. I still haven't gone through it. I've loved many of this author's books, but this was verrrrry hard to get through.

kira_dance's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

3.5

theoguinto's review

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4.0

Was alright. I did get a bit tired of the whole Charlie and Misha both don't realize they're actually attracted to each other thing since it was like that for like literally 60% of the book.

Charlie Sunshine was a bit of a misnomer considering how he spent a lot of the book being sad and angry towards his condition, but that's understandable since he's Sunshine outwardly to other people.

Misha was incredibly sweet. His protectiveness of Charlie really spoke to his emotions for his best friend.

I really didn't like how Charlie snuck out after sleeping with Misha because he felt embarrassed about having a seizure, but it made sense for the situation I suppose.

I also didn't like how both Charlie and Misha had individual "snap to their senses" scenes where a trusted friend literally had to spell out that they were perfect for each other. It felt very lazy just having a conversation to force each of them to realize and accept their emotions. Would've preferred Charlie and Misha to have worked on it together.

Low angst and generally fluffy. So nothing really great, or bad about the book.

eliezrah's review

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5.0

This was my first book by this author, and I absolutely loved it. I was drawn into the story immediately, and fell in love with the characters right away. I loved seeing how the MCs grew together. This is the second book in the series, but can be read as a stand alone. I enjoyed it so much, I definitely want to go back and read book 1 now.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily gave my honest review.

ankysbookbubble's review

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5.0

How could I not love Charlie Sunshine?

Charlie and Misha were both such fun characters, and Lily's usual snark and sass was as always on point.

I absolutely loved the pair, and I've discovered that best friends to lovers is a trope I REALLY like, so I'm going to be looking for more books with that trope.

Now I'm gonna head over and read the sequel short story which promises me a "disaster proposal."