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Spotlight on Poppy by Mary Warren

3.48 AVERAGE

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cover2covertx's review

5.0
emotional 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
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sarah_thebooknerd's review

5.0
funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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: No

readingmywayhome's review

3.0
emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲 ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

(Received this as an ARC, officially comes out March 14, 2023!) 

This cute romance surprised me y’all!

I’m not gonna lie, for the majority of the first half of the book I was really frustrated with Poppy. It didn’t feel so realistic for a 28 year old to be so naive or oblivious to things. I’m into the whole soulmate/magical element of love, but she dove into Damien too ignorantly. It didn’t seem like she truly sat with her grown thoughts about how she needed to take a step back look at her whole situation with him.

I really did enjoy Poppy and Josh’s relationship the second half of this book. It felt deeper and more emotional and less high school, if that makes sense. I really appreciated the emotional moments both had in their relationship. The adult conversations and worries, were all things I think we can relate to. Being able to learn about Josh’s stressors and triggers and how he tries to regulate himself, made me adore him. This man has gone to therapy y’all!

In the beginning we were introduced to a lot of characters at once it felt a little confusing. Later on, I fell in love with all of those side character, so I wish they were introduced a little slower, so we could warm up to them. I also think it’s important for a narrator to let us see what they see instead of telling us what to see.

For example: as Josh goes looking for his sister after the show, he bumps into a couple of people who come talk to him, this was an indirect way of showing us how loved and connected he is to the town. I would have loved a little bit more of this when characters were were initially being introduced.

Was this book a little rough around the edges? Yes. Did I enjoy it nonetheless? Yes! 

I felt myself wanting to see where Poppy’s love life was going. This story felt cozy and comfortable! Also, Poppy being fat was not made into this center piece for the story, this was just a nice romance with a fat woman as the main love interest, I LOVE THAT! It made being fat and in love feel normal and not like some big thing we have to be sorry for or defend. 

The spice in this book was nice too 😏 
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[Even though this was given as a free ARC, I will always be as honest as possible. I want nothing more than to support author’s new releases. I am grateful for the chance to be given an ARC. I will never post a good/bad review of an ARC if I have not read it myself]