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A review by jennastopreading
Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese
challenging
funny
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
3.75
I had to simmer on this one for a week before I determined a rating, and I'm going to have to go with 3.75 (rounded up to 4) stars!
4 things I liked about this book:
1. The disability representation
2. The enemies to lovers trope
3. The banter
4. I loved Ryder's character - he was earnest and loyal and kind.
2 things I didn't like about this book:
1. This was hard to put my finger on, but I think what I struggled with the most was that it felt like the characters were much OLDER than they were supposed to be. They're college students in the story, but their behavior/conversations definitely felt like they were more along the lines of what I would expect to see from people in their late 20's.
2. I found some of Willa's characteristics just plain irritating.
4 things I liked about this book:
1. The disability representation
2. The enemies to lovers trope
3. The banter
4. I loved Ryder's character - he was earnest and loyal and kind.
2 things I didn't like about this book:
1. This was hard to put my finger on, but I think what I struggled with the most was that it felt like the characters were much OLDER than they were supposed to be. They're college students in the story, but their behavior/conversations definitely felt like they were more along the lines of what I would expect to see from people in their late 20's.
2. I found some of Willa's characteristics just plain irritating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, and Sexual content