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A review by smoothunicorn
The Write Place by Allie Samberts
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Man, look. There is a part in this book that is actually the most romantic romantic gesture I’ve ever read in a romance book. I swooned. I almost cried.
And then the book went kinda weirdly off the trail for me.
I LOVED the setup for this book, first of all, and Mac and Daniel were good characters - mostly. At first. Idk. Mac seemed sort of aggressively closed off, which was explained via backstory, but it was hard to rectify her attitude toward Daniel, her strong-headedness (a quality I LOVE in FMCs), with all the embarrassment, panic, and blushing. So much blushing.
Daniel seemed very cute and sweet from the get-go, but I felt like he was very immature by the end. The Big Reveal/Conflict towards the end of the book was actually, for me, sort of a dealbreaker. I’m not sure why they got back together after that.
Both of them were hiding so much from each other, that their big “yes I choose you” moment was missing a lot of weight. He gave a big romantic speech but it just felt idealistic and almost desperate - I didn’t get the sense that, throughout the book, they were building a truly lasting foundation to a relationship.
I’ll love this book forever for the scene where Mac has her class read Daniel’s short story to help him see his true impact as an author . Can’t be mad at it for that. Not one bit.
But yeah this one kind of fell short for me, unfortunately.
And then the book went kinda weirdly off the trail for me.
I LOVED the setup for this book, first of all, and Mac and Daniel were good characters - mostly. At first. Idk. Mac seemed sort of aggressively closed off, which was explained via backstory, but it was hard to rectify her attitude toward Daniel, her strong-headedness (a quality I LOVE in FMCs), with all the embarrassment, panic, and blushing. So much blushing.
Daniel seemed very cute and sweet from the get-go, but I felt like he was very immature by the end. The Big Reveal/Conflict towards the end of the book was actually, for me, sort of a dealbreaker. I’m not sure why they got back together after that.
Both of them were hiding so much from each other, that their big “yes I choose you” moment was missing a lot of weight. He gave a big romantic speech but it just felt idealistic and almost desperate - I didn’t get the sense that, throughout the book, they were building a truly lasting foundation to a relationship.
I’ll love this book forever for the scene where
But yeah this one kind of fell short for me, unfortunately.