A review by amivireads
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Thank you St Martin Press and NetGalley for an arc, here is my honest review. 

🌟🌟🌟🌟.75

TW/CW: Sexual Content, Toxic Relationship

This is one of my most anticipated releases and I wasn’t disappointed. I had so much fun reading this book. Wilsner knows how to right an age gap romance without making it uncomfortable. Though Erin and Cassie’s relationship is very taboo, I never felt weird about it, unlike other books who handle this trope.

Erin and Cassie are well-developed characters and the side characters were also given enough attention.

While Something To Talk About lacked in spice, this book delivered. There’s around 6-8 scenes and all of them are worth it. This is either a plus or a negative. I enjoyed all the spice but others might not.

The one big problem I have with this book is the lines regarding race. The lines are shoved in and felt more like the author was trying to prove that they are woke. I felt very uncomfortable reading those lines and I will be putting this in my Netgalley review and emailing the publisher and asking for these lines to be taken out. 

Another problem was the pacing; the beginning felt very fast and half way through the book; everything started to slow down. If the chapters weren’t as long, I wouldn’t have noticed. 

I’m excited for Wilsner’s next book and can’t wait to get a physical copy of this book once it’s out. 

Preorder this book now and read it once it’s out!!
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