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Heart of Stone by Johannes T. Evans

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waffley's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Loved this a lot. I expected it to go into more details regarding how society at the time judged homosexuality, so i was a bit disappointed by the lack of that, but overall loved the slice-of-life thing this book had going on. The tension (and pining!!) between the 2 characters was intense, and i was so happy when they finally got together. The only other minus i had for this was that I feel like there couldve been a bit more maybe? maybe a sequel or an epilogue? about 80-90% of the books pacing was so slow and now the ending and them confessing felt so rushed, which probably made me want more now that they're together. Although, the book itself didnt really have a plot to it though so i know wanting a sequel wouldn't make sense hahaha I guess i just wanted to see more of them together, not that they FINALLY are.

Liked the characters, loved the writing style. Will reread again

neezii's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

beautiful slow burn gay romance (the yearning!!)- too slow imo but beautiful nonetheless

wanderlustsleeping's review

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emotional tense slow-paced

2.0

I do not understand the love for this. This was way too long, and boring as hell in some parts.

monkeysbecausewhynot's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny slow-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

4.5

only took me 500 years to finish it but it was SO WORTH IT
johannes is definitely out to murder me with the slow burn aghhh
also the banter?? is SO GOOD????
WHY IS ESSEX SO FUNNY AND HENRY SO DRAMATIC I NEED MORE OF THEM

eicart_reads's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

kanipop's review

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4.0

Lovely, cozy read. Usually I don’t have the patience for a really slow burn but this was worth it. I started reading at 2am and it’s now almost 7am- couldn’t put it down!