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A review by wordsbychiara
In Our Hands by Larissa C. Moyer
5.0
Rating: 4.5 stars / Spice rating: 2.5 peppers
IN OUR HANDS is a masterfully written romance novel, and also so much more! Yes, the love story between Otis and Evelyn was a big highlight (and it's definitely perfect if you love tropes such as best friends to lovers, forced proximity and ex's brother), but friendship, family, forgiveness, healing...those were such huge parts of this as well. I found it to be a truthful and heartfelt representation of joys and sorrows of everyday life, and would highly recommend it to all lovers of romance in double PoV who want something diverse, inclusive (Otis, the MMC, is deaf), spicy, but definitely far from the same old story. This one leaves a mark!
I really loved how the narration was split in past and present chapters. Sometimes friends to lovers stories suffer from the lack of seeing how the bond formed, so getting to see how Otis and Evelyn met, became friends and some key moments of their history made everything in the present chapters much sweeter and also frustrating (in a good, tension-filled way) from a shipper perspective. But the past chapters also made the complicated relationship between Otis and his brother (and Evelyn's ex) Dean so much more bittersweet. The bromance was beautiful and you can bet that I was rooting for a reconciliation. And also that I fell in love with Dean (because of course I would fall for the bad boy).
The characterization was this book's biggest strength. These characters were incredibly relatable in both their virtues and their vices, and through their experiences the author shed light on important
topics such as sexual assault, anxiety, depression, trauma, healing, and the importance of inclusivity. These were prefectly balanced within the romance, creating a reading experience that was never too funny or too heavy, but just right.
Thank you to the author for gifting me a copy. Opinions are my own.
IN OUR HANDS is a masterfully written romance novel, and also so much more! Yes, the love story between Otis and Evelyn was a big highlight (and it's definitely perfect if you love tropes such as best friends to lovers, forced proximity and ex's brother), but friendship, family, forgiveness, healing...those were such huge parts of this as well. I found it to be a truthful and heartfelt representation of joys and sorrows of everyday life, and would highly recommend it to all lovers of romance in double PoV who want something diverse, inclusive (Otis, the MMC, is deaf), spicy, but definitely far from the same old story. This one leaves a mark!
I really loved how the narration was split in past and present chapters. Sometimes friends to lovers stories suffer from the lack of seeing how the bond formed, so getting to see how Otis and Evelyn met, became friends and some key moments of their history made everything in the present chapters much sweeter and also frustrating (in a good, tension-filled way) from a shipper perspective. But the past chapters also made the complicated relationship between Otis and his brother (and Evelyn's ex) Dean so much more bittersweet. The bromance was beautiful and you can bet that I was rooting for a reconciliation. And also that I fell in love with Dean (because of course I would fall for the bad boy).
The characterization was this book's biggest strength. These characters were incredibly relatable in both their virtues and their vices, and through their experiences the author shed light on important
topics such as sexual assault, anxiety, depression, trauma, healing, and the importance of inclusivity. These were prefectly balanced within the romance, creating a reading experience that was never too funny or too heavy, but just right.
Thank you to the author for gifting me a copy. Opinions are my own.