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A review by terriaminute
Less Ordinary by Kris Ripper
5.0
Before you start reading, have your favorite brand of tissues handy. Also: usually SU novels go quickly for me, but I had to take a lot of breaks while reading this one. CW: miscarriage, grief. But it is devastatingly good.
Ripper doesn't shy away from the emotional trauma loss causes. Over the past sixteen (?) books we've seen Becs and Ads but usually from a distance. This is a deep dive into their worst experience and how each of them reacts, resists, and slowly return, changed. It is by far the most emotionally loaded novel I've ever read, about how badly grief will twist you up. I appreciated how Ads reacts to how little help or support there is for a man whose dreams of a baby end in miscarriage.
As always in Scientific Universe stories, family is there, ready when needed. ...And I teared up again remembering the end. This is so good, so well done. Just know you may need to schedule in some recovery time. <3
Ripper doesn't shy away from the emotional trauma loss causes. Over the past sixteen (?) books we've seen Becs and Ads but usually from a distance. This is a deep dive into their worst experience and how each of them reacts, resists, and slowly return, changed. It is by far the most emotionally loaded novel I've ever read, about how badly grief will twist you up. I appreciated how Ads reacts to how little help or support there is for a man whose dreams of a baby end in miscarriage.
As always in Scientific Universe stories, family is there, ready when needed. ...And I teared up again remembering the end. This is so good, so well done. Just know you may need to schedule in some recovery time. <3