nerdwho_reads91 's review for:

What Hurts the Most by Amanda Courtney

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wrote out this entire detailed review, the page refreshed and it’s gone. So i must start again 😭



The journey this debut author takes us on is nothing short of incredible. It’s certainly hard to believe this is a debut novel. 

Cori is my favorite FMC I’ve read in a long time. She’s really relatable, especially to us “shy” introverted book worms. Those of us who question our worth, our words, our interactions, and how they may be perceived. I loved going on this journey with her to discover her self-worth and self-love. Honestly I felt like the romance portion played second fiddle, and a supporting role to her discovery of who she was and what she wanted out of life. And I found myself absolutely loving that.


I don’t want to speak much on the MMC’s, worrying I might spoil too much of the book. But there’s essentially two male leads. One runs around screaming “i’m a big red flag, carrying a bright red stop sign 🛑 “  the other is a man who has his own flaws, but still finds within himself to help support, and encourage our FMC to love herself, speak up for herself, and shoot for her dreams. He’s the green-est of green flags, and sorting through many similar things to our FMC.


-slow burn 
-strangers to friends to lovers
-boyfriends roomate/friend
-forced proximity 
-dysfunctional family
-finding self-worth
-HEA


Do yourself a favor and read it. And find yourself a shelf-trophy. 

Official release day is April 25th!