A review by pagebypaigebks
When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein

2.0

“I like [rom-coms] because sometimes things are really bad in them. Things are bad and wrong and so lonely your heart could crack in two over it. But even when they are, you know all of it is gonna turn out all right... deeply loved in a way that just never happens in real life."

I'd like to thank St. Martin's Press for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

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Content Warnings: fatphobia, alcoholism, past child abuse 
 
Unfortunately, this just wasn’t for me. My main concern was the narration. I felt that the book was mainly dialogue and because of that, I couldn’t really get into the story. There was also a lot of miscommunication and it seemed that most of the characters’ problems could have been solved by talking to each other. Speaking of the characters, I wish we got to know their backstories a bit more. All in all, I was intrigued by the premise but was disappointed with the execution. 
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