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leticiaariana's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Abandonment
belle13's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Tropes/Themes: Surprise Pregnancy, Grumpy Sunshine, Only One Bed, Opposites Attract, Insta Love Amount of spice: 🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
I really thought I was going to love this one because the first few chapters were really fun and there were some great supporting characters, but it just became so repetitive in the end and there were so many filler scenes that added nothing to the story and could have been cut out.
Tessie was so unnecessarily mean to Solomon to begin with and then made a full 180 and was suddenly in love with him. Then it was just chapter after chapter of their inner monologues going ‘I love him’ ‘I love her’ but never actually saying it to each other and just allowing all the miscommunication to carry on. Then it became extremely cheesy which I realise is probably subjective and a personal thing but for me it just ruined the story.
I did think that the storyline had a lot of promise, there were a cast of great supporting characters and friendships and what felt like a relatively realistic depiction of what pregnancy is like. If this had been 100 pages shorter and there had been a whole lot more tension between them I would have rated it higher.
I would recommend this if you love a surprise pregnancy, a bit of a small town feel, grumpy mountain men and a whole lot of insta-love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death and Death of parent
sarahyjackson's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage
andreamargarita's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
A cute low stakes read. It’s sweet, and fun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Death and Grief
emilyfrenchie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer
taelorslibrary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Death of parent
readers_sea's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Oh sweet Solomon and Tessie... i loved them!
The trope of accidental pregnancy isn't usually something I reach for, so I was so surprised by how much I enjoyed this one! After a one-night stand between Tessie and Solomon, Tessie gets pregnant and she immediately knows that she will be keeping the baby. With no way to contact Solomon, and failed attempts at trying to find him, she continues on with the pregnancy, until one day by chance Solomon sees Tessie and her baby bump on TV and he instantly goes to her house to try to confront her and salvage the possibility of being in his child's life.
Tessie's best friend tells Solomon to switch places with her and surprise Tessie while she is on her babymoon! Once Tessie sees Solomon at her babymoon, she is instantly on guard and the story takes off!
Despite this being a one-night stand, I thought the build-up of the relationship was a bit slow. I really appreciated how well the characters were able to communicate once their walls were down. They had a very mature and straightforward relationship which made the story so much more enjoyable!
With no third act break up, this book was honestly a lot of fun. I hated (but understood) the doubt that some of the side characters gave the couple, and I'm glad when it did get worked out but it was so sad to see they weren't supportive. Overall, I loved our main characters and how their relationship grew. I couldn't help but root for them the whole time and want them to be happy!
The trope of accidental pregnancy isn't usually something I reach for, so I was so surprised by how much I enjoyed this one! After a one-night stand between Tessie and Solomon, Tessie gets pregnant and she immediately knows that she will be keeping the baby. With no way to contact Solomon, and failed attempts at trying to find him, she continues on with the pregnancy, until one day by chance Solomon sees Tessie and her baby bump on TV and he instantly goes to her house to try to confront her and salvage the possibility of being in his child's life.
Tessie's best friend tells Solomon to switch places with her and surprise Tessie while she is on her babymoon! Once Tessie sees Solomon at her babymoon, she is instantly on guard and the story takes off!
Despite this being a one-night stand, I thought the build-up of the relationship was a bit slow. I really appreciated how well the characters were able to communicate once their walls were down. They had a very mature and straightforward relationship which made the story so much more enjoyable!
With no third act break up, this book was honestly a lot of fun. I hated (but understood) the doubt that some of the side characters gave the couple, and I'm glad when it did get worked out but it was so sad to see they weren't supportive. Overall, I loved our main characters and how their relationship grew. I couldn't help but root for them the whole time and want them to be happy!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment
beatrizpr_15's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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
4.25
I really liked the story! In some parts I got emotional because of both characters past history. The book was really inspiring!
Spice: 🌶️
Spice: 🌶️
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Death, and Grief
readingbetweenthevines's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Apparently I’m on the surprise pregnancy trope bandwagon now, and I am loving it!
Tessie & Solomon are so adorable, I love how protective Solomon was over Tessie, and I love how she brought him back to life!
There was some great character growth in Babymoon Or Bust, and it gave me all the feels (and I mean all, it’s been a while since I’ve wanted to punch a fictional character in the face).
Overall, this was one of my most anticipated reads of the summer and it absolutely did not disappoint!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
teambedward123's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death and Grief