A review by kitkatlaughattack
Heart-Shaped Box: A Lovesick Novella by L. Renee Richard

lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This story was really cute. I loved getting the long backstory for Mari (the FMC), but I wish we’d gotten more of Chev’s (the MMC) backstory. 

Heart-Shaped Box began as an anthology short story, and was expanded upon as a Novella. I loved getting to see how Mari & Chev’s romance began. The tangled webs of young romance were such a blast of nostalgia! It truly brought me back to my college days, which I thoroughly enjoyed. 

I wish we had gotten to see more of Mari & Chev’s romance though. The epilogue tied things up nicely, but I wish there was more to read in that gap of time.