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Fly With Me by Andie Burke

41 reviews

haileyhardcover's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

It’s not often that a book will genuinely hook me from the first page, but this one did it. I instantly loved Olive and related so strongly with her inner monologue. Both Olive and Stella felt like they could be real people. I appreciated that, while still being a romance, they had other things going on in their lives and legitimate shit to deal with. This is not some fluffy romance novel - it seems like it could be someone’s real life. Ok, maybe without saving Mickey Mouse’s life. (It wasn’t Mickey Mouse, I know, I know!)

Speaking of real life, there are so many random details in this book that aren’t exactly the same as my actual life but absolutely coincide with my life and I just… 👀 Andie Burke, did you write this book just for me? Lol

Anyway, I loved Fly with Me and I highly recommend it. It is romantic, heart wrenching, touching, and even has a little dash of spice. OH! And my favorite thing: SHORT CHAPTERS!! 🙌🏻 Seriously, give it a read. I adored it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Transphobia, Vomit, Racism, Biphobia, and Dementia

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death

Minor: Medical content

radish_gal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Lesbophobia

dianafraser17's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

This book is in the wrong genre IMHO. It's largely a book about caregiving, grief, and loss - which is not to say romance or love cannot coexist or happen during those activities, but rather that those activities supercede the pacing and dynamics of a romcom structure. 

I skipped 100 pages in the middle. It's deeply sad and anxiety-producing amidst stalker tendencies, family feuds over a loved one's final wishes, and sexism. Are the depictions of those things accurate? Yes. Are they a great space to foster or provoke romcom plotlines? Not really. 

There are also some cruel things said to one another that they gloss over to get to the ending, and I don't love that. 

Mostly I'm sad, disgruntled, and unsatisfied, and need to go calm down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Child death, Stalking, Terminal illness, Death, and Emotional abuse

trussell12's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Alcohol

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. Olive and Stella were such compelling characters. i like that the romance engaged with the other real life concerns in a way that enhanced the story. parts of the story felt i bit like checking of a list rather than being essential to the story, but the strong ending really tied everything together in a very satisfying way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Terminal illness

jgarrin93's review

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Alcohol, Homophobia, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Biphobia, Medical content, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia

greatestheights's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Homophobia

laurenam95's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a sweet and also devastating story. I loved the concept and the slow burn of the romance. Parts of the story felt a little clunky to me, but overall, it flowed decently. I really related to both characters and their motivations and found the medical aspects oddly engaging. This definitely felt like a debut novel, but not at alll in a bad way. I’m excited to read more from Andie Burke! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death

Anxiety attacks described

wanderonwards's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Thank you to Macmillan/St. Martin’s Griffin for sending me an ARC of this title. I received this copy for free and this review contains my honest opinions. 

 

Fly With Me was a decent debut: I enjoyed the writing style and liked the meet cute romance between two lovable main characters. This book tackles some heavy subjects, and while I usually gravitate to lighthearted stories, I thought these subjects were handled with compassion and balanced with the romance plot so they never felt overwhelming. 

 

However, some of the plot choices weren’t my favorite and for a book that’s projected to be 384 pages, I wish things felt both more developed and more resolved by the end of the story. This book tries to tackle so many different things, which means some things progressed too quickly and many things never really got the attention and development they deserved. Thank you again to the publisher for sending me a free ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Car accident