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Whit by Cora Rose
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Rating: 4.75 stars (9.5/10)
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes: roommates, fake dating, touch starved, cuddle monster, secrets and scars, G4Y
Review:
This is not my first Cora Rosa book, but I am surprised this is her debut story, it was so good! From almost the start, I absolutely loved Caleb, his ridiculous puppy energy and slightly unhinged behaviour with his cousins. The fact his was a complete cuddle slut was what completely sold me on him and this story - it was done so well, so often, and I just melted every time he melted in Whit's arms. Whit took a lot longer to come around for me. I didn't dislike him, but we really know so little about him for so long. We did get his POV a few times, which I wasn't expecting, and I enjoyed what it brought to the story, but I am also so excited for the companion book to this, Caleb, where we will follow Whit.
The literal only reason I shaved off a quarter star from this book was that the 3ABU resolution was the end of the story, and not a little before the end. I always want (need) to have those kinds of things resolved, and then just a little bit more where we can see them moving forward, before the epilogue. I also wanted a little bit more explanation and grovelling on Whit's part, but that's fine. I absolutely loved their little thing, going from fake boyfriends after Whit took care of Caleb when he got really sick, to fake fiances when Caleb was hospitalised. I absolutely eat up the I'm-his-fiance-so-I-can-see-him-in-hospital trope, I don't care if it's cliche, I will eat it up always. I am so silly and didn't realise that Magnus and Maggie, the MC in the next story, are the same person, and I am so excited the little firecracker gets his own story with the bizarre Sem. I am really looking forward to the rest of the series too, and hopefully Cora will become an auto-buy if I love all her other stories as much as I loved this one!
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes: roommates, fake dating, touch starved, cuddle monster, secrets and scars, G4Y
Review:
This is not my first Cora Rosa book, but I am surprised this is her debut story, it was so good! From almost the start, I absolutely loved Caleb, his ridiculous puppy energy and slightly unhinged behaviour with his cousins. The fact his was a complete cuddle slut was what completely sold me on him and this story - it was done so well, so often, and I just melted every time he melted in Whit's arms. Whit took a lot longer to come around for me. I didn't dislike him, but we really know so little about him for so long. We did get his POV a few times, which I wasn't expecting, and I enjoyed what it brought to the story, but I am also so excited for the companion book to this, Caleb, where we will follow Whit.
The literal only reason I shaved off a quarter star from this book was that the 3ABU resolution was the end of the story, and not a little before the end. I always want (need) to have those kinds of things resolved, and then just a little bit more where we can see them moving forward, before the epilogue. I also wanted a little bit more explanation and grovelling on Whit's part, but that's fine. I absolutely loved their little thing, going from fake boyfriends after Whit took care of Caleb when he got really sick, to fake fiances when Caleb was hospitalised. I absolutely eat up the I'm-his-fiance-so-I-can-see-him-in-hospital trope, I don't care if it's cliche, I will eat it up always. I am so silly and didn't realise that Magnus and Maggie, the MC in the next story, are the same person, and I am so excited the little firecracker gets his own story with the bizarre Sem. I am really looking forward to the rest of the series too, and hopefully Cora will become an auto-buy if I love all her other stories as much as I loved this one!