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A review by rdreader
Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
No... Just, no...
For a big part of the book it's doable, just like looking at a carcrash.
The amount of unneeded or boring detail the author goes into.
The mis-/non-communication trope.
The hypocrisy of Willa talking about men never talking and for her then literally having to be chased down when she has to have an honest talk with Ryder...
It just gets worse and worse and worse and not in a fun way at all.
There are positives such as a pretty good display of what it is like to be hard of hearing/deaf and how to deal/communicate with hearing people, especially when mute. But those positives are grossly overshadowed by the infuriating childishness, pettiness and just plain dumbness of not communicating properly or at all.
Spare yourself the frustration an go find a better book!
For a big part of the book it's doable, just like looking at a carcrash.
The amount of unneeded or boring detail the author goes into.
The mis-/non-communication trope.
The hypocrisy of Willa talking about men never talking and for her then literally having to be chased down when she has to have an honest talk with Ryder...
It just gets worse and worse and worse and not in a fun way at all.
There are positives such as a pretty good display of what it is like to be hard of hearing/deaf and how to deal/communicate with hearing people, especially when mute. But those positives are grossly overshadowed by the infuriating childishness, pettiness and just plain dumbness of not communicating properly or at all.
Spare yourself the frustration an go find a better book!
Content Warnings
Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol