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Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

5 reviews

noceur's review

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emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.5

this just just a fun little romance, don't expect too much and you will probably like it

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meg_'s review

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lighthearted fast-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

3.5

I genuinely loved this. It was just a whole lot of fluff, angst, and smut but the perfect little happy ending brought me so much joy and I just really enjoyed reading the relationship between these two women. I will say, I am absolutely not a person who enjoys an age gap romance and there were definitely cringe elements of the plot associated with that age gap, however, this age gap story didn't make me wanna die. Maybe because it was sapphic? I can't put my finger on why it was readable for me despite the steep age gap but I think the fluff just won me over. I will probably re-read this as a comfort read sometime in the future.

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readingqueerly's review against another edition

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funny hopeful 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

4.0

So I have to admit, I love an age gap trope (so long as we are still talking of consenting adults of course!). And this book put that trope into a fun, steamy, and sapphic story that was a great read. I laughed and I longed for them. Cassie and Erin just had this irresistible chemistry that was almost tangible. The age gap is quite big, but it made sense why they would still be attracted to each other on multiple levels.

I guess the only thing I wished I as a reader had more insight into was Parker, Erin's daughter and Cassie's best friend who finds out quite early on that they're dating, but it doesn't get talked about until after everything is already resolved and Parker is already ok with it. I wish the conflict with her had happened on page and would have created just a bit more of a stir in the story.

While i love seeing my sapphics happy and in love, I also think it could have used a bit more of that conflict we only get at the end.

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kbairbooks's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

I read this book as an arc in exchange for an honest review and I’m sitting here speechless. I literally don’t know what to say because I enjoyed this so much. It was so cute and it was so… just… normal but I don’t know how to say normal without making it sound boring! But it wasn’t boring! It felt like a true romance, I felt sucked in I enjoyed the story so much and it was so sexy and so spectacular and I really liked the connection between the characters and I really liked their personalities and I really liked how Real world it felt. And despite mommy issues it wasn’t triggering for me and I just am really impressed with this I really enjoyed it. I know I’m blabbering on but yeah what a sweet, sexy, loving, romance.

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lifewithjoce's review

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funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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