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A review by eemillers15
The Fix-Up by Sharon M. Peterson
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
So I've read alllll of Sharon's books and I'm her ride or die. I'll read her next one and I'll keep reading them.
Unfortunately this wasn't my favorite book from her. The premise was there and I loved the story.
She still has her style with adding the fun chapter headings (knowing my son was one of them makes me smile!).
Oliver was absolutely adorable and reminded me of my own son. I loved the quirky side characters, potentially more than the main characters.
I wanted to like Ellie. And at parts, I did. But overall, I NEEDED her to just accept that she can't do everything. You moved to this small town to start over. Now you have family who WANT to help you. Let them! She's incredibly stuck in the past and hung up on the choices that got her to this point versus accepting them and moving on.
Gil didn't really have a personality. I feel like he was supposed to be a swoon-worthy MMC, but he wasn't. He showed the most emotion when he had a migraine.
Finally, they just really didn't have chemistry until the very end.I didn't feel the tension.
Again, I will continue to read her books because I have loved every other one. I still enjoyed this one, it just wasn't my favorite.
Pros: Oliver and his love of dinosaurs, TBI rep, migraine rep, short chapters, the story itself
Cons: the main characters each had their own flaws, low chemistry
Tropes: slow-burn, small town, forced proximity,
Thank you to NetGalley and Sharon for an eARC of this story! All opinions are my own!
Unfortunately this wasn't my favorite book from her. The premise was there and I loved the story.
She still has her style with adding the fun chapter headings (knowing my son was one of them makes me smile!).
Oliver was absolutely adorable and reminded me of my own son. I loved the quirky side characters, potentially more than the main characters.
I wanted to like Ellie. And at parts, I did. But overall, I NEEDED her to just accept that she can't do everything. You moved to this small town to start over. Now you have family who WANT to help you. Let them! She's incredibly stuck in the past and hung up on the choices that got her to this point versus accepting them and moving on.
Gil didn't really have a personality. I feel like he was supposed to be a swoon-worthy MMC, but he wasn't. He showed the most emotion when he had a migraine.
Finally, they just really didn't have chemistry until the very end.I didn't feel the tension.
Again, I will continue to read her books because I have loved every other one. I still enjoyed this one, it just wasn't my favorite.
Pros: Oliver and his love of dinosaurs, TBI rep, migraine rep, short chapters, the story itself
Cons: the main characters each had their own flaws, low chemistry
Tropes: slow-burn, small town, forced proximity,
Thank you to NetGalley and Sharon for an eARC of this story! All opinions are my own!