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emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
Cute story. The name mix-up/not told seemed a little far fetched but I still liked the story idea and ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment
emotional
funny
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Yes, it was predictable. Yes, it was a bit silly. But I still raced through this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent writing, great characters, and a funny twist on penpal relationships.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent
emotional
funny
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
This was a lovely lighthearted romance story that had me smiling throughout.
While the twist was obvious, it was still done well and effectively. I don’t think anyone would actually act this way in real life, but I could be wrong! Not a fan of miscommunication tropes usually, but this felt more than that… I do wish some plot developments were different but that doesn’t mean that they were bad.
The idea of a pen pal turned love interest is very nice, I do love that they were just horrific to each other. Kept it interesting throughout.
Joyful and fuzzy.
While the twist was obvious, it was still done well and effectively. I don’t think anyone would actually act this way in real life, but I could be wrong! Not a fan of miscommunication tropes usually, but this felt more than that… I do wish some plot developments were different but that doesn’t mean that they were bad.
The idea of a pen pal turned love interest is very nice, I do love that they were just horrific to each other. Kept it interesting throughout.
Joyful and fuzzy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
I loved this premise behind this! Even though I wasn't surprised by the plot twist, it was a sweet story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
5⭐️3🌶️
Contemporary romance
Pen-pals
Dual POV
Friends to lovers
Banter
Dark humor
Secret identity
Travel
Grief
This was such an adorable romance novel. The cover is really cute. I enjoyed every second of it reading the FMC try to find the MMC. I suspected pretty early on what was going on, but I still loved how the plot rolled out.
The characters were really well flushed out. I really enjoyed the side characters and what they added to the plot.
The pacing was steady. I think the dual POV worked out great for this story.
Banter and dialogue was really good. I really enjoyed the almost enemies to friends to lovers pipeline that this book followed. The dark humor involved was right up my alley and made me laugh out loud.
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter for an eARC of this book. All opinions are my own
Contemporary romance
Pen-pals
Dual POV
Friends to lovers
Banter
Dark humor
Secret identity
Travel
Grief
This was such an adorable romance novel. The cover is really cute. I enjoyed every second of it reading the FMC try to find the MMC. I suspected pretty early on what was going on, but I still loved how the plot rolled out.
The characters were really well flushed out. I really enjoyed the side characters and what they added to the plot.
The pacing was steady. I think the dual POV worked out great for this story.
Banter and dialogue was really good. I really enjoyed the almost enemies to friends to lovers pipeline that this book followed. The dark humor involved was right up my alley and made me laugh out loud.
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter for an eARC of this book. All opinions are my own
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I devoured this book. It was amazing. Naomi and Luca will forever be my favourites. This book was so well written with amazing characters that I couldn’t help but love. As I started this book I got a bit disappointed when I thought there’d be a love triangle. It wasn’t until about half way that i got the twist. That Jake and Luca were the same person. I just loved it even more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Incest, War
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
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:
No
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
☆ Childhood penpals
☆ Enemies to lovers
☆ He falls first
I really enjoyed this book. Luca and Naomi felt so perfect together and I loved the dual POV.
Getting to read the letters they wrote spanning almost 20 years was great and made me fall in love with them so fast.
I didn’t like Anne at all and got very bad vibes from her immediately. She’s very pushy and just doesn’t seem like a good friend.
I also didn’t really like the ending. It felt kind of rushed and I wish we got more in the epilogue.
Overall though, it was a very fun and flirty read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
this was exactly the fluffy romcom i wanted for valentine's day.
luca and naomi are childhood "penemies" to lovers, as donna marchetti coined the term herself lol. their letters to each other were hilarioussss i was cackling. it was a really interesting weaving of letters, past POV, and present time to figure out their whole story. it was super sweet and funny and even some emotional moments for luca's backstory.
this was one of my fav contemp reads so far this year!
luca and naomi are childhood "penemies" to lovers, as donna marchetti coined the term herself lol. their letters to each other were hilarioussss i was cackling. it was a really interesting weaving of letters, past POV, and present time to figure out their whole story. it was super sweet and funny and even some emotional moments for luca's backstory.
this was one of my fav contemp reads so far this year!
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Abandonment