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Always Mine by Laura Pavlov

39 reviews

medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What the fuuuucccckkk is the suffocation game. Vivi and her sisters reminisce about playing this “game” as children. What the actual fuck. 

As for the rest of the book, it skips over things like it’s a novella, even though it’s over 300 pages, and it’s immature. There’s a lot of dialogue to explain and describe situations… it’s a very immature writing style, and one of the best examples I can find is that the author will tell us how a character feels about something, and then the character will say the same thing out loud to someone. And phrases like “my lady bits literally almost exploded.” 

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Simple read. Lifelong best friends, MMC has deep rooted paternal issues (dad in jail and released, abuse, etc.) and seeks comfort in FMC. MMC believes love isn't in his cards, FMC proves him wrong.

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced
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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm honestly surprised this has such a good rating, I found this to be a cheesy hallmark romance. The dialogue felt repetitive and corny, the spicy scenes were blink and you miss them, and the plot was both drawn out and too predictable. Maybe I'm used to best friends to lovers stories having more slow burn when will it fin lly happen vibes, but this one was too quick and easy.

I'm torn if I'll bother with any of her other books. 

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A classic friends to lovers romance with some decent plot mixed in with the spicy times. This book even made me cry a little bit! 

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medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I am on a massive small town romance binge and this one definitely is that. 

Always mine is book one in the Honey Mountain series and is about the Thomas sisters. Book one focuses on Vivian the second eldest and her relationship with Nico her best friend. 

It’s a friends to lovers book with lots of emotion thrown in. They have been best friends for year and they both love one another. Nico in particular has had a horrid childhood, suffering at the hands on his father so he struggles with relationships. 

Vivian or Vivi as she’s known to her family had recently split from her boyfriend who she found cheating on her. She wanting to go out and experience more with her life especially her love life - and that’s where Nico comes in. There relationship is a forgone conclusion but you are waiting on Nico to catch up a little more. 

This book is exactly what a small town romance is. Lots of meddling from other characters, love conquers all whilst dealing with strong topics. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I’m excited to see more from the sisters especially Dylan! 

There are some strong topics so please check all the trigger warnings before diving into this book. 

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I had all the feels!

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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