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8going80's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A good second instalment in Herring Blake’s trilogy, it’s really fun to see the internal thoughts of Astrid after being introduced to her in the first book. Can be read as a stand alone book which is nice but there’s more richness to it if you know some of the backstory in more detail than is mentioned in this book. It’s refreshing to see Late-In-Life coming out portrayed so normally and healthily which earns bonus points in my book. A few things did annoy me though:
a) that the general consensus at the end is that Astrid was taking advantage of Jordan by acting like the design was hers when it was clearly mutually beneficial and she only did so at Jordan’s request. I also think she could have taken some credit since she worked with Jordan using the latter’s design as the base but building on it and adding insight from her experience as a designer so she did contribute and would be classed as a co-designer.
b) that the idea of Jordan being lead designer after Astrid admitted it wasn’t her designs (again could’ve said she and Jordan worked together) meant they couldn’t film the rest of the episode. Like is not the exact kind of twist that makes reality shows interesting?!?!
c) I feel like I really needed to see Meredith get what she deserved after everything she did rather than just that measly phone call that lasted about half a page. Not great closer tbh
a) that the general consensus at the end is that Astrid was taking advantage of Jordan by acting like the design was hers when it was clearly mutually beneficial and she only did so at Jordan’s request. I also think she could have taken some credit since she worked with Jordan using the latter’s design as the base but building on it and adding insight from her experience as a designer so she did contribute and would be classed as a co-designer.
b) that the idea of Jordan being lead designer after Astrid admitted it wasn’t her designs (again could’ve said she and Jordan worked together) meant they couldn’t film the rest of the episode. Like is not the exact kind of twist that makes reality shows interesting?!?!
c) I feel like I really needed to see Meredith get what she deserved after everything she did rather than just that measly phone call that lasted about half a page. Not great closer tbh
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
aseel_reads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked the arc of Astrid a lot in this and I really liked the romance
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting