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emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
3.5
“Be a good companion to yourself and you will never be lonely.”
“Life is change -- if nothing's changing, you aren't living.”
“I don't think the scale of other people's problems make your own any easier to live with.”
I was quite surprised with this book. I definitely went in thinking it was going to be your normal run-of-the-mill, fluffy romance, and it was that, to some extent. However, it spent a lot more time on the character development of Minnie and Quinn than their actual romance and I was kind of here for it. I loved that therapy was included in one of their stories! We definitely need to do more normalizing of therapy. One of the things I hate in romance novels is when the other person "fixes" all of the problems of their partner. It was so nice to see a novel that tipped that trope so throughly on its head. I also really like how the timelines jumped around. I loved so many elements of this but somehow they didn't all always work together. I think this might just be because this was the author's debut novel. There are so many fantastic pieces that I love in books that I would be super interested in reading other books from this author in the future.
“Life is change -- if nothing's changing, you aren't living.”
“I don't think the scale of other people's problems make your own any easier to live with.”
I was quite surprised with this book. I definitely went in thinking it was going to be your normal run-of-the-mill, fluffy romance, and it was that, to some extent. However, it spent a lot more time on the character development of Minnie and Quinn than their actual romance and I was kind of here for it. I loved that therapy was included in one of their stories! We definitely need to do more normalizing of therapy. One of the things I hate in romance novels is when the other person "fixes" all of the problems of their partner. It was so nice to see a novel that tipped that trope so throughly on its head. I also really like how the timelines jumped around. I loved so many elements of this but somehow they didn't all always work together. I think this might just be because this was the author's debut novel. There are so many fantastic pieces that I love in books that I would be super interested in reading other books from this author in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Fatphobia