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A review by lezreadalot
Big Girl Pill by K.D. Williamson
3.0
Friends wasn’t even the right word. She had no idea what they were now, but it was better than nothing. Maya wasn’t ready for them to be nothing.
3.5 stars. This was an enjoyable romance; not quite my favourite from this author, but a really fun read. It played a lot of the hits: friends to lovers, small town romance, second chance romance. Maya and Nina are best friends, but their relationship has been strained ever since their one night stand two years ago. Maya is back in town to participate in Nina's upcoming wedding and reconnect with her brothers, as well as wrestling with her feelings for Nina. Nina, meanwhile, has to deal with an overbearing mother and fiancé, and also the reality of what that night two years ago really meant to her. There are prickly feelings on both sides as they circle each other, and the romance moves fairly slow. I didn't feel the connection between them so much in the first half, but things started coming together more in the second half. There are a couple of really intense moments between them that I loved. All in all, though, the romance didn't move me overly?
This can definitely be classified as a romcom and family drama. Some of the quirky humour and hijinks worked for me; some of it didn't really land. I liked Maya's side-plot with her twin brother who's trying to find his niche (I like seeing stuff about the video game industry in books). Nina's plot with her mother was good but... heavy-handed? I don't want to say her mother's levels of bigotry and hatred were unrealistic, because there are definitely people like that in the world, but it was written about in a almost caricaturish way, which (for me, at least) can sometimes be worse than not addressing bigotry at all. Rachel was fun as a side character, but again, not all of the humour really worked for me.
Listened to the audiobook as read by Wesleigh Siobhan, and really loved it. One of my favourite things ever is discovering new narrators, and she's a keeper, for sure. I just really like her voice and the way she performs. This was a really good book, and the fact that I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted might just be down to my weird mood this past day. I'd still recommend it.
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