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applepie10's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
ashjreads's review against another edition
4.0
4/5 Stars!
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This book was very cute! I enjoyed the characters a lot, Emmett and Luke were both very interesting and realistic to me. I appreciate characters that are multidimensional. I loved that the book touched on some harder topics; the conflict they brought on was believable and realistic. I definitely will be recommending this book!!!
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This book was very cute! I enjoyed the characters a lot, Emmett and Luke were both very interesting and realistic to me. I appreciate characters that are multidimensional. I loved that the book touched on some harder topics; the conflict they brought on was believable and realistic. I definitely will be recommending this book!!!
its_vendetta's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Homophobia
samwalburn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
bwithwings's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
maiiiphobic's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
kishma_'s review against another edition
3.0
I likely wouldn’t have picked this up had it not been sent to me in a book box. Buuuut since I had it on the shelf I figured I’d give it a go and it turned out to be a quick and cute read! ☺️
cheye13's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
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
4.0
I really enjoyed this little gem of a romance! I felt it was perfectly balanced in every direction. All characters felt very real and complex, and I liked the couple's push and pull together. This story excellently balanced the levity of a YA romance with the actual gravity of being queer and/or coming out in the US south (or US southern culture). The story also juggled a lot of messages, but they all worked together well; nothing got muddled or lost. While some were less important, the narrative reflected that and devoted just enough screen time as needed. I was also pleasantly surprised by the characters' physical relationship – yet again, I thought it struck a perfect balance of addressing the topic while remaining a YA story. Some of the concepts were a little cliche or twee but they were so well executed, I gobbled it up. Overall an excellent romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Chronic illness
Minor: Sexual content
some minor homophobic jokes, a significant amount of internalized homophobia, and discussion of past internalized lesbophobia