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My Best Friend's Honeymoon
by Meryl Wilsner
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was very promising and has a lot going for it. But there are also some issues that unfortunately bring the whole book down.
Pros: love that one MC is nonbinary and into woodworking and love that they’re chubby. Love that the spice explores things we don’t usually see in queer or rather lesbian books - we need more of that sort of representation and I really love what the author tried to do here.
Cons: the pacing really is off. Somehow I just couldn’t get invested in the characters and felt no chemistry between them. Most of their trauma wasn’t explored enough, it didn’t go in depth enough to make me feel for them, made the whole book a little vain/shallow. The MCs seemed immature and a lot of their decision making seemed rushed and just overall gave an off vibe like it wasn’t well thought out.
This is the third book I’ve read by this author and they really are great at what they do, the writing is usually wonderful and engaging and both books I read before this one were 4 stars. This, unfortunately, just wasn’t up there with them. Still excited to see what the author does next though.
Pros: love that one MC is nonbinary and into woodworking and love that they’re chubby. Love that the spice explores things we don’t usually see in queer or rather lesbian books - we need more of that sort of representation and I really love what the author tried to do here.
Cons: the pacing really is off. Somehow I just couldn’t get invested in the characters and felt no chemistry between them. Most of their trauma wasn’t explored enough, it didn’t go in depth enough to make me feel for them, made the whole book a little vain/shallow. The MCs seemed immature and a lot of their decision making seemed rushed and just overall gave an off vibe like it wasn’t well thought out.
This is the third book I’ve read by this author and they really are great at what they do, the writing is usually wonderful and engaging and both books I read before this one were 4 stars. This, unfortunately, just wasn’t up there with them. Still excited to see what the author does next though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content