Reviews with content warning for Pregnancy - Ghosted

Quick note about "it's complicated" to diversity there's definitely more diversity than some books. At no point did it seem to me like these characters were maligned or charicatures but I'd still hesitate to say yes.
To the review: like a lot of people I found the beginning slow. I actually tried to read this a couple of years ago and dropped it. But this time I tried it again and read it all past chapter 7 in one sitting.
I think some of the reviews of the characters are harsh, I actually didn't have a hard time accepting what was happening: this is a woman who has dissociated through an entire marriage and the first time she's allowed herself to not only feel, but feel love and happiness and hope without the question of whether she deserves it, suddenly it all disappears.
She goes a little crazy, it happens.
It's not a perfect book, I got really frustrated when we suddenly switched viewpoints especially given the cliffhanger; it felt cheap. Especially since it's not the first time the author purposefully misled the audience. But it kept me going well past midnight to finish so I guess it worked.
Most of the character growth actually happens off the page. I think that's probably what frustrated me the most about the Eddie chapters.

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emotional 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

3.5

A clever twist on the idea of being ghosted and the possible reasons for it. But despite the heavy emotional side to this story, I didn't feel particularly emotionally invested. I enjoyed it, but for some reason it just didn't hit me in the feels.

I did like the way it subverted my expectations, exactly when I thought I had the plot all laid out. And I'm glad it did, because it would have been incredibly predictable otherwise, and the twist gave the whole book much more depth and interest.

For a story with so much sadness surrounding it, I found it oddly fluffy. I enjoyed it but it's not the most memorable remance I've read.

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