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A review by twigthing
Better Now Than Forever: A Sapphic Fiction Romance by Shelley Tan
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book was incredibly cute and sweet. The relationship between Petra and Char was a beautiful slow burn that pulled in my heart strings. I loved them so much.
The first third of the book though was a bit slow to start. Very heavy focus on horses which I know nothing about and I feel like you have to be a horse girl to really enjoy that section. Then the romance actually started and the horses took a backseat and acted as the backdrop of the romance which worked incredibly well as someone not into horses.
The prose is a tad bad at times but it's honestly still very good and doesn't harm the reading experience at all. There's also a straight romance in the latter half of the book which got WAYYYY too much screen time. Totally unnecessary IMO cause it's not like any of us care. Ended up skipping those chapters. Wish they spent that time developing Petra and Char's relationship instead. Would've made this so much better.
The first third of the book though was a bit slow to start. Very heavy focus on horses which I know nothing about and I feel like you have to be a horse girl to really enjoy that section. Then the romance actually started and the horses took a backseat and acted as the backdrop of the romance which worked incredibly well as someone not into horses.
The prose is a tad bad at times but it's honestly still very good and doesn't harm the reading experience at all. There's also a straight romance in the latter half of the book which got WAYYYY too much screen time. Totally unnecessary IMO cause it's not like any of us care. Ended up skipping those chapters. Wish they spent that time developing Petra and Char's relationship instead. Would've made this so much better.