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More Than Words by Mia Sheridan

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theheavenlydevices's review against another edition

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I've read 3 other books by Mia Sheridan; I loved Archer's Voice and Most of All You and Stinger was enjoyable, but I just can't get through this one. The prologue seemed promising, but to base an attraction on teenage love (not even teenagers of 15-16, but 11?) is just not very believable for me. It would've been if she created past-present chapters so we would've at least spent more time with their child selves and seen their connection grow, but one chapter (without a lot of conversations) is just not enough. Besides, after all these years there can be affection for sure, but I think it takes time to build up a relationship again, yet both are immediately infatuated. It's just too instalovey for me and most of all, insta-attraction. I read up until 35% then skimmed to the middle of the book and I just was not feeling what was happening at all. Skimmed a bit of the end and I knew that I would not like Callen any better by the end of the book or feel any kind of connection with Jessica.

It was even cringe to read. Mia Sheridan is very capable of writing emotional stories and creating chemistry between characters, but this felt like it was written by someone else.
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roxiejacobs4's review against another edition

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3 ⭐️ (and that’s being generous and bc Callen was decent) I adore Callen in this love story, but Jesse was very mundane. I felt like her povs just drug on. I just felt like she didn’t have any spice and was very childish and immature. I love a good troubled prince finding his princess but this was not it. Very disappointed after reading Archer’s Voice. 
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ecravens's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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chai_and_books's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I don't know how I feel about this book. I've read one other book by Mia Sheridan and subconsciously I feel I kept comparing the writing and pacing of this book to that of  Archer's Voice. The time jumps in between were confusing to keep up with: you start the next paragraph and suddenly two weeks had already passed by. The mmc was infuriating at times. Like, I understand that he was plagued by his past and that held him back but some of the things he did were so stupid I could not with him. I found the fmc to be okay. Nice but naïve. I really liked how her love for history was expanded upon and weaved in the story. But her love story was so so. And the ending- It came out of no where??? The mmc had a 180 degree personality flip in 5 pages. Yes, the author was building up to it (I think?) but it was so sudden. For no reason. But it may work as a good book you'd read to numb your mind and get out of a slump. 
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nicolesreadingbooks's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

hon hon hon oui oui baguette  I really liked this book and how it's not just set in Paris but shines light on other historical places in France and I'm a history geek so I was really happy. 
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