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A review by rachaelm13
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
We LOVE autistic women being loved on!!!
If you loved The Kiss Quotient you will probably love this book!
Love the neurodivergent/autism and social anxiety/anxiety representation in this book and so excited for the next books!
Rarely do I love both main characters but this book I was rooting for both, individually and as a pair. We got to see and experience their individual lives, work, and families which I loved, it wasn’t just about the love story.
But speaking of the love story, holy crap, the chemistry and emotional and physical connection of these characters is 10/10. Communication? Yes. Listening to boundaries? Yes. Liking the other person for who they are unconditionally? Yes. WE LOVE HEALTHY LOVE!
Also that first closet scene? Lives in my mind rent free "what do you need me to do, would this help?" in a puddle on the floor goodbye
I feel like the mentions of struggles that Bea has related to being autistic and that Jaime had related to his anxiety were short and sweet, explaining to the reader why they are the way they are, maybe a little abrupt in certain spots but also I feel like it was done in a really good, easy to digest way for people with no experience with neurodivergence and what that's like.
Really like how Bea wasn’t a character who ignored or "its fine" to her boundaries being crossed by her meddling family. I feel like a lot of books shit happens to the main character (usually the female main character) and she brushes it off whether it was a boundary being crossed or straight up harassment. I do feel like the revenge to get back at them didn’t make total sense, but I guess it would have disappointed them but the whole "that'll show them!" should have been "I’m going to tell them what they did wasn’t okay." But I understand the revenge concept was a plot device.
Maybe it's because I’ve never been in that type of situation but I didn’t understand the reasoning for the 3rd act, I feel like Bea should have talked to Jules and asked her instead of assuming that Jaime would be triggering to be around. I also can’t say how victims should react but I feel like if I were Jules I would want Bea to be happy, like your happiness shouldn’t be affected for my comfort. Or I would at least like to be asked, I don’t enjoy people making assumptions about me, if I was uncomfortable I would voice it. But maybe Jules wouldn’t voice it and Bea knew that.
I actually really enjoyed the simple, not overly descriptive writing in this book, particularly regarding the scene, I feel like most know what a generic town or bakery or big house etc looks like and can just imagine their own version of that, this left more writing to actual dialogue and feelings and plot.
Overall I’m so excited for more of this series and characters!
If you loved The Kiss Quotient you will probably love this book!
Love the neurodivergent/autism and social anxiety/anxiety representation in this book and so excited for the next books!
Rarely do I love both main characters but this book I was rooting for both, individually and as a pair. We got to see and experience their individual lives, work, and families which I loved, it wasn’t just about the love story.
But speaking of the love story, holy crap, the chemistry and emotional and physical connection of these characters is 10/10. Communication? Yes. Listening to boundaries? Yes. Liking the other person for who they are unconditionally? Yes. WE LOVE HEALTHY LOVE!
Also that first closet scene? Lives in my mind rent free "what do you need me to do, would this help?" in a puddle on the floor goodbye
I feel like the mentions of struggles that Bea has related to being autistic and that Jaime had related to his anxiety were short and sweet, explaining to the reader why they are the way they are, maybe a little abrupt in certain spots but also I feel like it was done in a really good, easy to digest way for people with no experience with neurodivergence and what that's like.
Really like how Bea wasn’t a character who ignored or "its fine" to her boundaries being crossed by her meddling family. I feel like a lot of books shit happens to the main character (usually the female main character) and she brushes it off whether it was a boundary being crossed or straight up harassment. I do feel like the revenge to get back at them didn’t make total sense, but I guess it would have disappointed them but the whole "that'll show them!" should have been "I’m going to tell them what they did wasn’t okay." But I understand the revenge concept was a plot device.
Maybe it's because I’ve never been in that type of situation but I didn’t understand the reasoning for the 3rd act,
I actually really enjoyed the simple, not overly descriptive writing in this book, particularly regarding the scene, I feel like most know what a generic town or bakery or big house etc looks like and can just imagine their own version of that, this left more writing to actual dialogue and feelings and plot.
Overall I’m so excited for more of this series and characters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content