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A review by relly
Izzy and the Right Answer by R. Cooper
5.0
Beautiful
5 🌟
Wow I think Iz has just about taken over from Clematis as my favourite R Cooper character.
R Cooper is an author I’m a big fan of. She has a standard trope of miscommunication and characters having half conversations, that either works well within the story or frustrates me. Obviously it works for me, even when it frustrates me, because she is one of my favourites and I pick up everything she releases.
In this one it worked and worked well, all due to Iz. He genuinely didn’t understand the cues most people take for granted, but he understood that and tried his best to still do what he thought was right for everyone. Ronnie and Rocco were a great match for him as they gently prodded and tried to steer him in the right direction without actually pushing him past his boundaries and in the same time allowing him to come to his own conclusions. Yes he needed a bit of a heavier helping hand as he missed some of the subtle clues from them but they got there in the end.
Iz’s confusion and his decision to help Ronnie and Rocco get together was well done, I felt for him and understood why he did it. I really felt like I understood what he was going through, and that is a big thing for me, because while I empathise I generally don’t fully understand what some of the characters I read are going through as I have no personal reference to draw from.
I loved the group of friends. Iz has surrounded himself with people who just accept Iz as Iz and never make him feel like he is different and should be worried about his quirks. Patricio was a great best friend. He listened and just lets Iz talk and then gently questioned and suggested things for Iz to think about without forcing his opinion or pushing Iz one way or another.
When I read an R Cooper book I try and slow it down, because she has an ability to make every conversation count even when it seems like just a normal conversation and weaves them into the bones of the story, so by the time the end has come and I see how it’s all played out I want to go back and immediately start again, that way I can pick up on all of these little nuggets I’ve missed in the first read through. This one was no exception and I had to force myself to put it down and go to bed and not start it again
I’d recommend this one to everyone.
5 🌟
Wow I think Iz has just about taken over from Clematis as my favourite R Cooper character.
R Cooper is an author I’m a big fan of. She has a standard trope of miscommunication and characters having half conversations, that either works well within the story or frustrates me. Obviously it works for me, even when it frustrates me, because she is one of my favourites and I pick up everything she releases.
In this one it worked and worked well, all due to Iz. He genuinely didn’t understand the cues most people take for granted, but he understood that and tried his best to still do what he thought was right for everyone. Ronnie and Rocco were a great match for him as they gently prodded and tried to steer him in the right direction without actually pushing him past his boundaries and in the same time allowing him to come to his own conclusions. Yes he needed a bit of a heavier helping hand as he missed some of the subtle clues from them but they got there in the end.
Iz’s confusion and his decision to help Ronnie and Rocco get together was well done, I felt for him and understood why he did it. I really felt like I understood what he was going through, and that is a big thing for me, because while I empathise I generally don’t fully understand what some of the characters I read are going through as I have no personal reference to draw from.
I loved the group of friends. Iz has surrounded himself with people who just accept Iz as Iz and never make him feel like he is different and should be worried about his quirks. Patricio was a great best friend. He listened and just lets Iz talk and then gently questioned and suggested things for Iz to think about without forcing his opinion or pushing Iz one way or another.
When I read an R Cooper book I try and slow it down, because she has an ability to make every conversation count even when it seems like just a normal conversation and weaves them into the bones of the story, so by the time the end has come and I see how it’s all played out I want to go back and immediately start again, that way I can pick up on all of these little nuggets I’ve missed in the first read through. This one was no exception and I had to force myself to put it down and go to bed and not start it again
I’d recommend this one to everyone.