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A review by banrions
The Do-Over by Georgia Beers
4.0
I enjoyed this one for the most part. I think the main draw for me were the characters. Both leads were interesting, well fleshed out, likable, and their dynamic was full of chemistry.
I think, that, in general, above all else is what I know I’ll likely get from a Georgia Beers novel. I’ve read a decent amount of them by now, and while on the whole, I wouldn’t count them among my favs necessarily, they are always solid. I know (kind of) what I’m going to get: characters I like, both leads and side characters, and an interesting dynamic. The rest is kind of just window dressing. Sometimes it can be a little formulaic, but honestly, that’s not always a bad thing. Sometimes you want a comfort read where you kinda know the drill. Sometimes that’s exactly what you want!
For this one in particular, I think the “secret” conflict went on a little too long. That, or I would have really liked an epilogue to kind of pull things a little more together. I remember reading somewhere that in general, Georgia Beers goes for more “happy for now” endings rather than HEA, and that’s fine, but again, sometimes, you just want the comfort and escapism of a complete story, and in this one, I’d have really liked a little more character interaction with the side characters at the end. Particularly, Bella and Emma hardly spent much time together (makes sense, it’s early dating, why would they yet) but it would be nice to see kind of how that whole dynamic develops a little. And Bella’s friends meeting Easton is something I personally really wanted to see, and was bummed we didn’t. That said, the ending wasn’t bad or anything, just left me wanting a little more.
Lori Prince gave Easton one of my fav voices in her repertoire, and, honestly, most of the Georgia Beers books I’ve read had been narrations by her, and I think that is a huge part of my enjoyment of them. Probably gets the extra star just for her today.
I think, that, in general, above all else is what I know I’ll likely get from a Georgia Beers novel. I’ve read a decent amount of them by now, and while on the whole, I wouldn’t count them among my favs necessarily, they are always solid. I know (kind of) what I’m going to get: characters I like, both leads and side characters, and an interesting dynamic. The rest is kind of just window dressing. Sometimes it can be a little formulaic, but honestly, that’s not always a bad thing. Sometimes you want a comfort read where you kinda know the drill. Sometimes that’s exactly what you want!
For this one in particular, I think the “secret” conflict went on a little too long. That, or I would have really liked an epilogue to kind of pull things a little more together. I remember reading somewhere that in general, Georgia Beers goes for more “happy for now” endings rather than HEA, and that’s fine, but again, sometimes, you just want the comfort and escapism of a complete story, and in this one, I’d have really liked a little more character interaction with the side characters at the end. Particularly, Bella and Emma hardly spent much time together (makes sense, it’s early dating, why would they yet) but it would be nice to see kind of how that whole dynamic develops a little. And Bella’s friends meeting Easton is something I personally really wanted to see, and was bummed we didn’t. That said, the ending wasn’t bad or anything, just left me wanting a little more.
Lori Prince gave Easton one of my fav voices in her repertoire, and, honestly, most of the Georgia Beers books I’ve read had been narrations by her, and I think that is a huge part of my enjoyment of them. Probably gets the extra star just for her today.