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emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
Cute read, Ali Hazelwood really writes good dialog and characters, I like. Other aspects I enjoyed: split timelines, a story that unfolds with gaps and revelations, Sicily, and Edinburgh!
I do believe the book could have been a but shorter.
I do believe the book could have been a but shorter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use, Grief
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love Conor + Maya and I literally want 10 more books about them. Their banter was incredible, first off, so that made me like them from the start.
Conor was a little insufferable at moments but it was always endearing and coming from a good place. I genuinely loved that Hazelwood didn’t make this a weird age gap romance where they barely know each other.
To me, this was don’t so tastefully. It truly shows that in SOME cases, age doesn’t really matter.
Besides Maya and Conor, I also thoroughly enjoyed all of the side characters throughout the story. They were hilarious and I could read a book about Axel parading through Italy, it would be so funny.
The pining was INCREDIBLE. The banter was top notch. The spicy scenes always left you wanting more. I honestly don’t know what else you’d ask for in a book? Ya know?
Conor was a little insufferable at moments but it was always endearing and coming from a good place. I genuinely loved that Hazelwood didn’t make this a weird age gap romance where they barely know each other.
To me, this was don’t so tastefully. It truly shows that in SOME cases, age doesn’t really matter.
Besides Maya and Conor, I also thoroughly enjoyed all of the side characters throughout the story. They were hilarious and I could read a book about Axel parading through Italy, it would be so funny.
The pining was INCREDIBLE. The banter was top notch. The spicy scenes always left you wanting more. I honestly don’t know what else you’d ask for in a book? Ya know?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit, Grief
Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, Pregnancy
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
tense
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
I haven’t read a ton of Ali Hazelwood, but this is definitely my favourite one of hers yet. It’s so fun and summery and it made for an excellent cottage vacation read.
I really enjoyed Maya as a character. She was such a good, self assured, well-rounded FMC who was very self aware of her own flaws and anger issues. She was also hilarious, a girls girl, and confident in herself. She was a great character.
I really enjoyed the slow burn romance and the gaggle of supporting characters causing hijinks throughout the poor cursed wedding.
The age gap relationship trope isn’t my usual cup of tea when it comes to romance reads, but this was an interesting take on it that played with that dynamic and really emphasized the power difference and deconstructed it in a way that worked for these characters. I understood both the characters POVs. The situation seemed so simple in some ways and so complicated in others.
I really wanna read the book prior to this one about Eli and Rue’s story. Sadly I don’t have it with me at the moment, but on the evergrowing TBR it goes!
I really enjoyed Maya as a character. She was such a good, self assured, well-rounded FMC who was very self aware of her own flaws and anger issues. She was also hilarious, a girls girl, and confident in herself. She was a great character.
I really enjoyed the slow burn romance and the gaggle of supporting characters causing hijinks throughout the poor cursed wedding.
The age gap relationship trope isn’t my usual cup of tea when it comes to romance reads, but this was an interesting take on it that played with that dynamic and really emphasized the power difference and deconstructed it in a way that worked for these characters. I understood both the characters POVs. The situation seemed so simple in some ways and so complicated in others.
I really wanna read the book prior to this one about Eli and Rue’s story. Sadly I don’t have it with me at the moment, but on the evergrowing TBR it goes!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Well written. Not my tropes at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall I liked the setting of the story (destination wedding in Sicily, Italy) and the way the story unfolded (a few days in present mixed in with flashbacks from the past 3 years). Hazelwood has a unique voice that is a mix of subtle jokes, immersive dialogue, and characters that are allegedly brilliant but seem emotionally incompetent. The main couple is compelling when dancing around each, full of push and pull, but the other characters mostly take up space rather than creating plot. Unfortunately the last bit of the book fell flat as there is no conflict or obstacle to overcome once they get together and neither character completes an arc where they have changed. Conor also comes off kinda creepy and pathetic at the end as opposed to feeling like he truly has done the emotional work for the relationship. Maya also needed more emotion about switching to teaching elementary school instead of continuing on the physics fast track path. Is she burnt out? Does she not actually enjoy it. Needed one woman Conor’s age to have a serious chat with her to at least push her on her romantic and professional choices.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
Someone is rescued from near drowning; several dead parents (off page before story starts) including emotional abusive one
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Pregnancy