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this was VERY good. i’m starting to think I do love the pain of a second chance romance, because wooooof this hurt in the best way! it was beautifully written and the chemistry and love between the characters was so palpably deep. my one gripe is that there wasn’t enough happy, but Gabe almost made up for it with his romantic lines in the last 10% 😭 can’t wait to check out more of this author’s work!

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jackiepreston's review

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

There were parts of this book that I loved, but overall I was let down by what seemed like an interesting premise. My biggest issues with it, in no particular order:
1. The dual timelines, and specifically the way that Chani and Gabe's first weekend together ended, made me annoyed about how Chani was reacting to Gabe in the present.
2. I never bought their connection in either section. They had a couple of moments where the chemistry was there, but not nearly enough to sustain a romance novel.
3. The snippets of the amazing article that Chani wrote were not great. I can't see how an article like that would have taken off to that level.

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readbycarina's review

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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jspells's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

This book is pretty good but not be at the top of my recommendations list. The storyline is nice and Gabe is kind of a dream in a lot of parts. It didn’t particularly enjoy the Then and Now perspective partially because when I started this book I was solely listening to the audio and it crated a little minor confusion, as well as the excerpts parts of the book.

The main character initially to me is almost insufferable and written with the internal dialogue of a fan fiction written for 16 year olds. While that wouldn’t be an issue in a YA book, the main character is in fact 26 during the “Then” parts of the book. With that being said I throughly enjoyed the “Now” parts of the book and felt like that were much better written than the other. This book did have more spice I particularly would prefer but if that doesn’t bother you it shouldn’t be an issue, also it can be skipped over.

I have to say that Gabe and Ollie were my favorite characters. Chani was sometimes far more cringey than she needed to be.

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