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A review by shelbybooked
The Co-op by Tarah DeWitt
5.0
june 2024 review of the renovated the co-op:
the co-op was my favorite tarah dewitt book. the co-op (renovated) is my new favorite tarah dewitt book.
i didn't realize i was missing the flashbacks until i had them right in front of me. which, i think, is a testament to the original story - that you felt their love and pain even without first seeing how they got to where they are in the present. but my god did those flashbacks pack a damn punch.
from the small things, to their first meeting of literally running into each other, to deacon's unfortunate timing with a volleyball (and the poor consequences HE suffered for it ðŸ¤), to that final heartbreaking moment on his birthday. the way we see how they each viewed their summer together and how it shaped and hurt them individually. how it took a full house reno and some real talking to understand just how impacted the other was. how they were able to build their relationship back up, piece by piece, with humor and hard work.
deacon and larynn are an dream couple. they're dream characters. everything about this book is exactly what i look for in rom-coms: humor, meaningful spice, hurt, and healing.
i cannot wait for fans of the original to read this. i cannot wait for anyone new to this book/tarah's work to read it. it cannot be overstated how lucky we are as romance fans that we get to read tarah's stories.
thank you, tarah, for sending me the ARC. this has been the dreamiest.
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june 2024: starting the ARC for the renovated version and i'm ready to have my life changed AGAIN by tarah and these angels!!!!
2023 version: this is my favorite Tarah book and can i just say!!!!!!! i love it so freaking MUCH!!!!! listen the scene where she turns the washer on when he's showering and the SCREECH he lets out?? angel babies.
i can't wait to come back here and edit this review once i read renovated version!! i'm going to read the 2023 version followed immediately by the renovated and TAKE NOTES i am READY
the co-op was my favorite tarah dewitt book. the co-op (renovated) is my new favorite tarah dewitt book.
i didn't realize i was missing the flashbacks until i had them right in front of me. which, i think, is a testament to the original story - that you felt their love and pain even without first seeing how they got to where they are in the present. but my god did those flashbacks pack a damn punch.
from the small things, to their first meeting of literally running into each other, to deacon's unfortunate timing with a volleyball (and the poor consequences HE suffered for it ðŸ¤), to that final heartbreaking moment on his birthday. the way we see how they each viewed their summer together and how it shaped and hurt them individually. how it took a full house reno and some real talking to understand just how impacted the other was. how they were able to build their relationship back up, piece by piece, with humor and hard work.
deacon and larynn are an dream couple. they're dream characters. everything about this book is exactly what i look for in rom-coms: humor, meaningful spice, hurt, and healing.
i cannot wait for fans of the original to read this. i cannot wait for anyone new to this book/tarah's work to read it. it cannot be overstated how lucky we are as romance fans that we get to read tarah's stories.
thank you, tarah, for sending me the ARC. this has been the dreamiest.
_________________________________________
june 2024: starting the ARC for the renovated version and i'm ready to have my life changed AGAIN by tarah and these angels!!!!
2023 version: this is my favorite Tarah book and can i just say!!!!!!! i love it so freaking MUCH!!!!! listen the scene where she turns the washer on when he's showering and the SCREECH he lets out?? angel babies.
i can't wait to come back here and edit this review once i read renovated version!! i'm going to read the 2023 version followed immediately by the renovated and TAKE NOTES i am READY