finnickdeservedbetter 's review for:

Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Tropes & Themes

Small town
Billionaire romance
Childhood rivals to lovers
Friends with benefits
Second chance
Carpenter x interior designer
One bed
Witty banter
Mexican-American FMC & MMC
Infertility/genetic illness struggles
Mental health rep (anxiety & depression)
Dead dad trauma

Spice:
Medium (4+ explict scenes)

My Thoughts:
To absolutely no one's shock, I loved yet another Lauren Asher book.

I took me a second to warm up the Dahlia but I ended up loving her. I really liked seeing not only anxiety and depression representation that was realistic and non-stigmatizing, but also infertility/genetic illness talked about. That's not super common in contemporary romance. I really admired her strength in healing from what Oliver did to her, as well as accepting that she'll always struggle with mental illness. Sometimes it iz what it iz. Anxiety and major depression gang ✌🏻😘

I also loved Julian of course. I too, am a petty and spiteful asshole. I loved seeing his growth and journey learning to be emotionally vulnerable. I also really appreciated seeing a MMC that was adamant about adopting and that adoptive kids are no less part of their family (although conversations about the adoption industry are also very important).

That being said, I'm very excited for Rafa and Ellie's book. Fingers crossed book three will be Lorenzo and Lily 🤞🏻

Favourite Character(s):
Rafa

Favourite Quote:

“Turns out I’d rather build a home with you than a thousand houses by myself.”

Content Warnings