A review by lilo000
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was precisely what I needed it to be -
a romance-focused Queen's Gambit
. I think I appreciate when books give the character a niche, in this case chess (I have 0 attention span, nor the cognitive flexibility to be constantly shifting focuses). I think there were parts of this that were very predictable, but I went into the book fully expecting that.
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