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saveyourtears's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief
libraryghost's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer
potatoaficionado's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I was excited to read a retelling of You've Got Mail featuring queer women (and one that favors the indie bookstore more!) but this just didn't quite hit the spot. The story was solid, and I liked how the book spent more time exploring their relationship after their identies were revealed. The plot did start to lag a little in the middle, but picked up again near the end. There were times when it was awkwardly written, especially when changing scenes. This, along with a few minor inconsistencies, kept pulling me out of the story and leaving me frustrated. If you're a fan of the movie, it's definitely worth a read. But if you're on the fence, maybe skip this one.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
hollymileham's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
3.0
this book took me a whole week to read ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ im in such a slump and its breaking my heart. i expected to love this book and i did like it i just clearly didnt connect in the way i expected to idk. pls send help to pull me out of this reading slump i hate it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer
clalaure's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny
nirellis's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Honestly if this was a straight romance I wouldn’t have finished it. I really tried but I couldn’t connect with the characters and the writing style left me feeling like I was looking in from the outside. Which is never great.
That said, the story was alright. I didn’t love it but I still wanted to know what would happen with Rosie and the love interest.
The fact that it was wlw (yay) and felt like a hot cup of tea were my main pluses.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
decklededgess's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
3.0
trigger warnings: gentrification, eviction, emotionally distant family, death of parent
This was so tense and so cute. I love when the dual irl enemies digital besties with a crush is done well. This was so spectacular. Their animosity was so valid bc like I too hate gentrifying ass corporate landlords. I liked how the conflict was deeply rooted in morality and appreciated that the resolution wasn't one of "accept your flaws" but "distance yourself from something that is unequivocally bad."
Jane's sister was a bit of a shit though for getting mad that Rosie was hating on corporate landlords??? Like what, you want people to just LET gentrification happen?? Like the helplessness and "it is what it is" attitude towards some really armful corporate practices was really reckless and annoying. If you're going to tackle issues like that you better be on the right side of the argument or the charm of the romance is lost.
Overall a solid story if I ignore the gentrification nonsense.
This was so tense and so cute. I love when the dual irl enemies digital besties with a crush is done well. This was so spectacular. Their animosity was so valid bc like I too hate gentrifying ass corporate landlords. I liked how the conflict was deeply rooted in morality and appreciated that the resolution wasn't one of "accept your flaws" but "distance yourself from something that is unequivocally bad."
Jane's sister was a bit of a shit though for getting mad that Rosie was hating on corporate landlords??? Like what, you want people to just LET gentrification happen?? Like the helplessness and "it is what it is" attitude towards some really armful corporate practices was really reckless and annoying. If you're going to tackle issues like that you better be on the right side of the argument or the charm of the romance is lost.
Overall a solid story if I ignore the gentrification nonsense.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Misogyny
cosmicsapphic's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
librariangeorgia's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-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? Yes
3.5
I loved the concept of this book and while I did enjoy reading it, there were some things that annoyed me too much to enjoy it fully.
I found it quite fast paced - too much so in some places, especially when it jumped between time periods and it felt like you'd missed a chunk of the story. The writing wasn't great in the sense of that there wasn't a lot of exploring emotions, the sex scenes weren't great (it was basically 2 paragraphs and then it moved on to something else), the reactions were either underwhelming or over the top.
It really niggled at me when romance books were called 'sexy books' - to me it was as if they were talking about a mills and boon novel (a stereotype, i know, but they are known for their 'filthiness'). There were other things that the wording just wasn't quite right and it came off as either super cringy or just not realistic at all.
I hated how much of the storyline the demolition took up - I know it's a key part of linking the main characters but it was very repetitive with how often it was mentioned. Especially with how much it negatively impacted Jane and Rosie's relationship. And the fact that Jane was painted as the heroine, yet the whole situation is her fault in the first place - why?!
However, I loved Jane and Rosie as a whole (despite all their imperfections)! They are both absolute disasters and i'm living for it. Jane was very businesslike with the hint of niceness at the beginning so it was really nice to see her loosen up by the end of the book. Their relationship was quite the rollercoaster with all the conflict (too much at times) but i'm really happy with how the book ended.
I can see why this isn't everyones cup of tea - I feel like the concept of author/bookstore owner relationship made me enjoy it that little bit more. I'm also slightly bias when it comes to sapphic romance novels ...
I found it quite fast paced - too much so in some places, especially when it jumped between time periods and it felt like you'd missed a chunk of the story. The writing wasn't great in the sense of that there wasn't a lot of exploring emotions, the sex scenes weren't great (it was basically 2 paragraphs and then it moved on to something else), the reactions were either underwhelming or over the top.
It really niggled at me when romance books were called 'sexy books' - to me it was as if they were talking about a mills and boon novel (a stereotype, i know, but they are known for their 'filthiness'). There were other things that the wording just wasn't quite right and it came off as either super cringy or just not realistic at all.
I hated how much of the storyline the demolition took up - I know it's a key part of linking the main characters but it was very repetitive with how often it was mentioned. Especially with how much it negatively impacted Jane and Rosie's relationship. And the fact that Jane was painted as the heroine, yet the whole situation is her fault in the first place - why?!
However, I loved Jane and Rosie as a whole (despite all their imperfections)! They are both absolute disasters and i'm living for it. Jane was very businesslike with the hint of niceness at the beginning so it was really nice to see her loosen up by the end of the book. Their relationship was quite the rollercoaster with all the conflict (too much at times) but i'm really happy with how the book ended.
I can see why this isn't everyones cup of tea - I feel like the concept of author/bookstore owner relationship made me enjoy it that little bit more. I'm also slightly bias when it comes to sapphic romance novels ...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, Sexual content, Cancer, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism
jessica_talbot's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent