A review by ninabubblygum
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

4 stars? I don't know. I'm not good at rating books 😭 I really liked it and it's well written, but I have mixed feelings (a lot of feelings in general). very beautifully written all around but I was skimming a lot of the highly descriptive paragraphs about food and art because I didn't understand most things and it's a lot to keep googling. and that's okay! it still does well to paint the scene and makes it very easy to picture yourself being there.
the miscommunication and self sabotage is sadly realistic but so frustrating to read because so much feels like it could have been different if they'd just communicated - but then if that were the case, the entire book would have gone differently, so i suppose some of it was necessary for things to happen the way they did. it all seems to get repetitive after a while as far as the plot and what's going on, but it's still enjoyable and i was fairly hooked. overall, it was a decent pace and a balance of art and feelings and cuteness and hotness and angst. 
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