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A review by mdragoo
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
3.0
3.5/5 ⭐️
this penelope douglas novel is not one of my faves, but i enjoyed parts of it none the less. age gap romances just don’t do it for me, but even though the main idea of the book isn’t something i really enjoy, i STILL gave it a 3.5 because the romances was so angsty and i’m a sucker for forbidden romances (even with an age gap). jordan is such a strong female character and i really appreciated that she knew exactly what she wanted and went after it. she’s a carefree spirit with an old soul. pike is swoon worthy (once i was able to ignore the age gap). this was a slow burn, taboo romance that douglas handled really nicely. i felt that story sort of dragged at times :/ but overall, i really enjoyed the characters and the plot, and i absolutely would have given it 5 stars if i was more into age-gap romances :)
“i want a life i never want to take a vacation from”
“a ship at harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for”
this penelope douglas novel is not one of my faves, but i enjoyed parts of it none the less. age gap romances just don’t do it for me, but even though the main idea of the book isn’t something i really enjoy, i STILL gave it a 3.5 because the romances was so angsty and i’m a sucker for forbidden romances (even with an age gap). jordan is such a strong female character and i really appreciated that she knew exactly what she wanted and went after it. she’s a carefree spirit with an old soul. pike is swoon worthy (once i was able to ignore the age gap). this was a slow burn, taboo romance that douglas handled really nicely. i felt that story sort of dragged at times :/ but overall, i really enjoyed the characters and the plot, and i absolutely would have given it 5 stars if i was more into age-gap romances :)
“i want a life i never want to take a vacation from”
“a ship at harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for”