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stories_and_sweaters 's review for:
Here to Stay
by Adriana Herrera
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
This one is hard for me because I liked everything about this book except for the couple...
I enjoyed reading about Julia and how passionate she is about helping the families and community she works with. I also liked being in Rocco's head and seeing him balance his family and his job. My favorite scenes were when the NYC crew was hanging out, including Julia and Rocco. But...even though I loved the characters and liked their friendship, I had a hard time rooting for their relationship/ feeling the chemistry. I think I have an unpopular opinion on this because I see so many people loving the couple (which I love to see, it was obviously a me thing that I didn't like them as a couple).
My favorite part of this book was the theme of navigating friendship as an adult, especially in a new environment. I feel like friendship and making new friends is not a conversation I see often in romance books so I really appreciated it here.
I am so excited to continue reading more of Adriana Herrera's work and can't wait to pick up the next book in the series.
I enjoyed reading about Julia and how passionate she is about helping the families and community she works with. I also liked being in Rocco's head and seeing him balance his family and his job. My favorite scenes were when the NYC crew was hanging out, including Julia and Rocco. But...even though I loved the characters and liked their friendship, I had a hard time rooting for their relationship/ feeling the chemistry. I think I have an unpopular opinion on this because I see so many people loving the couple (which I love to see, it was obviously a me thing that I didn't like them as a couple).
My favorite part of this book was the theme of navigating friendship as an adult, especially in a new environment. I feel like friendship and making new friends is not a conversation I see often in romance books so I really appreciated it here.
I am so excited to continue reading more of Adriana Herrera's work and can't wait to pick up the next book in the series.