A review by readingwithmeredith
Would You Rather by Allison Ashley

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Fun trope of both best friends to lovers but also fake dating/marriage. My only issues were I wish we had gotten a little more of their back story growing up/flashbacks but that’s more personal preference when you’re writing about childhood best friends. I really enjoyed the “he fell first” and deeper themes of grief and walking through hard life moments, but I did feel like this book was too heavily focused on physical connection/desire. 

Content notes: Only only open door scene but lots of implied scenes and dialogue, grief, death, and medical content

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Medical content