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sapphic_library 's review for:
Hers for the Weekend
by Helena Greer
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
HERS FOR THE WEEKEND is a fake dating sapphic romance and the third installment in the CARRIGAN'S CHRISTMASLAND series. the story follows tara, an uptight lawyer/southern belle who finds herself in a bit of a pickle when she's invited to her ex-fiancée's wedding and claims she's bringing her serious girlfriend as a plus one. holly, tara's barista and longtime crush, offers to step in and pretend to be tara's girlfriend for the wedding to get out of going home for the holidays. after all, tara only dates women she can marry and holly has sworn off relationships, so it's the perfect arrangement.
i really wanted to love this story and i was enjoying it up until the third act, where it all kind of fell apart for me. the connection between tara and holly needed more build up to feel believable and it felt like their issues were just too insurmountable for them to put them aside and be together. both of them needed a lot of work and a lot of therapy before they could be even slightly ready for a romantic relationship. it really bothered me that holly was essentially shunned after the third act breakup, despite the fact that they were both pretty bad to each other, just because it was all of tara's friends who were part of the carrigan's crew.
overall, it was still a fun read and i loved all the character's from carrigan's and their goofy, chaotic dynamic. the found family aspect of it was so enjoyable and i'm definitely still planning on reading the first two books in the series.
read if you like:
- kitschy christmas inns
- chaos and shenanigans
- found family
thanks to netgalley and forever for the advanced copy! HERS FOR THE WEEKEND comes out august 27.
i really wanted to love this story and i was enjoying it up until the third act, where it all kind of fell apart for me. the connection between tara and holly needed more build up to feel believable and it felt like their issues were just too insurmountable for them to put them aside and be together. both of them needed a lot of work and a lot of therapy before they could be even slightly ready for a romantic relationship. it really bothered me that holly was essentially shunned after the third act breakup, despite the fact that they were both pretty bad to each other, just because it was all of tara's friends who were part of the carrigan's crew.
overall, it was still a fun read and i loved all the character's from carrigan's and their goofy, chaotic dynamic. the found family aspect of it was so enjoyable and i'm definitely still planning on reading the first two books in the series.
read if you like:
- kitschy christmas inns
- chaos and shenanigans
- found family
thanks to netgalley and forever for the advanced copy! HERS FOR THE WEEKEND comes out august 27.