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A review by susanpevensie
When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-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
3.75
“You are lovely, Mabel. And not just lovely in your soul, neither. No, I mean lovely like a painting of someone important from a long time ago, reclining on some fancy thing with their thighs all soft and their shoulders all round and everything so plush it makes you ache to touch it. Lovely like the bit of moorland I used to go to near me, all wild and free, with that tangle of hair down your back and those eyes that sometimes seem brown and sometimes seem green and always, always feel like they see right into you. Sharp as a knife, but so soft you hardly care if it goes in. You want it to go in. You say thank you when it does. Because Lord, it feels so good.”
alfie made me wish that men were real.
anyway, it’s been a while since i last picked up a charlotte stein book. to my best recollection, her books were always considerably dark. so when i found out she was releasing a romcom, i simply had to pick it up. and i’m glad i did because i enjoyed it a whole lot.
alfie can be a bit bizarre at times; the things that comes out of his mouth get me shaking my head in laughter. not to worry though because mabel is just as bizarre as her. together, they make the perfect pair. they simply clicked and it’s fun to see how their brain works—especially their banter and all their back and forth. i thought to myself, “god they’re crazy because who says that??!”but of course alfie and mabel would.
at some point, i’ll admit i got frustrated with the both of them because goddamn, these two yap so much. just two yappers in love. i almost wanted to slap their mouth to make them have sex because it was taking way too long! they talked so much! and this is saying something considering i’m a slow-burn, yearning kinda girl.
but overall i enjoyed the book and would recommend it to the people who enjoy grumpyxsunshine romance (of course), intelligent banters, and occasional unhinged leads.
alfie made me wish that men were real.
anyway, it’s been a while since i last picked up a charlotte stein book. to my best recollection, her books were always considerably dark. so when i found out she was releasing a romcom, i simply had to pick it up. and i’m glad i did because i enjoyed it a whole lot.
alfie can be a bit bizarre at times; the things that comes out of his mouth get me shaking my head in laughter. not to worry though because mabel is just as bizarre as her. together, they make the perfect pair. they simply clicked and it’s fun to see how their brain works—especially their banter and all their back and forth. i thought to myself, “god they’re crazy because who says that??!”but of course alfie and mabel would.
at some point, i’ll admit i got frustrated with the both of them because goddamn, these two yap so much. just two yappers in love. i almost wanted to slap their mouth to make them have sex because it was taking way too long! they talked so much! and this is saying something considering i’m a slow-burn, yearning kinda girl.
but overall i enjoyed the book and would recommend it to the people who enjoy grumpyxsunshine romance (of course), intelligent banters, and occasional unhinged leads.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Fatphobia