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A review by chqrmspoken
Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I really loved the premise of the book, although it fell a little bit short for me.
The writing style was great, I just flew through the pages, although I feel like there could've been a little more work put into the different character voices as they sounded a little too similar to me.
Speaking of characters, I loved both Pepper and Opal in their own way, and could relate to them in many different instances. There were some important conversations being head on drug/alcohol (ab)use, body hair, sexual labels, and so forth, although the conversations could have been fleshed out a little more and not just grazed.
The side characters were a little underdeveloped, as is often the case in these kind of books, but their only real role was supporting the MCs and pushing them towards each other. Especially Opal's sisters - I could not differentiate them for the life of me.
The romance was cute, although a little too insta-love for my taste. At no point was I squeeling and kicking my feet whenever they first kissed or interacted. The conflict points between them felt artificial and too minor for the kind of reactions these two were having (which was sometimes actually in character for them)
I did still like the book, although it was not exactly what it had been hyped up to be.
The writing style was great, I just flew through the pages, although I feel like there could've been a little more work put into the different character voices as they sounded a little too similar to me.
Speaking of characters, I loved both Pepper and Opal in their own way, and could relate to them in many different instances. There were some important conversations being head on drug/alcohol (ab)use, body hair, sexual labels, and so forth, although the conversations could have been fleshed out a little more and not just grazed.
The side characters were a little underdeveloped, as is often the case in these kind of books, but their only real role was supporting the MCs and pushing them towards each other. Especially Opal's sisters - I could not differentiate them for the life of me.
The romance was cute, although a little too insta-love for my taste. At no point was I squeeling and kicking my feet whenever they first kissed or interacted. The conflict points between them felt artificial and too minor for the kind of reactions these two were having (which was sometimes actually in character for them)
I did still like the book, although it was not exactly what it had been hyped up to be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship