linnea_tornblom's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
jamiejanae_6's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Bullying
ashley_1206's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
honestly such a cute book i adore these characters and how open they are with eachother. they are realistic in a good way because me and farley i just UNDERSTAND her.
i love hazel she has my heart.
wish i didn’t have school because i was in a slump when reading this and didn’t have time to pick it up!! but really good i recommend i was able to pick it up after months
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Death, Bullying, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
theespressoedition's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Death and Death of parent
samone2's review
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, and Death
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, and Pregnancy
pipeloluwa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
redempta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Death
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, and Mental illness
takarakei's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
- Friends to lovers
- Workplace romance (but they work in comedy so not an office setting)
- Deaf representation
- Dad with a kid love interest
- Fake dating setup kind of? they clearly love each other from the start so it didn’t feel very fake date-y to me, which is good cause it’s not my fav trope
- So freaking funny- like yes it’s a book about comedians but it’s actually really laugh out loud funny
- Has the taking care of when sick trope
The authors note says she wrote this book for anyone who had ever felt “too much” and there were parts of this book that just hit so hard. Just please read it. It will make you squeal with joy, and give you all the feels.
4/5🌶️
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Grief
Minor: Death, Pregnancy, and Ableism
risseandshine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book is the definition of art. You can’t tell me otherwise.
I absolutely adored this book from start to finish. I loved it so much that I’m sitting here struggling to find a single flaw to point out as I write this review.
First and foremost, I would like to give a warm welcome to Meyer Harrigan for officially entering my Book Husband List. I literally have no words for how amazing this man is. He was the best father to his daughter Hazel (who I love with every bit of my being!) and the best manager-friend-partner to Fee. He was truly a top tier romance hero that I will keep swooning over for days on end.
Our heroine Fee is a large part of why this book stood out as unique to me. It focuses on her career as comedienne, which is a profession that’s largely male-dominated. But she didn’t let that dissuade her to pursue her dream. She had her insecurities, but she put herself out there and absolutely slayed. Not only was she an incredible comic, but she was also the most incredible mother figure to Hazel. The moment she started signing to that little girl upon first meeting was the same moment I got sold on her character. I loved her wit, I loved her heart, and I really enjoyed living in her head and reading scenes through her internal thoughts.
Fee and Meyer’s relationship instantly became everything to me. I loved their grump-sunshine dynamic that started out as a business relationship, then eventually moved to friends, then to a mutual pining that kept me hooked on how agonizingly (yet deliciously) it burned. It took some time before our couple got together, but it wasn’t done in a frustrating way at all. Their interactions, even the smallest ones, were sprinkled strategically all throughout the story that when the couple did get together, they practically exploded. And I couldn’t be any happier.
It’s safe to say that I found another all-time favorite! Also, Tarah Dewitt is now a new addition to the handful of authors that I have on my radar for new releases and backlist books alike. If you’re looking for a well-crafted slow burn contemporary romance that’s equal parts quirky, swoony, and steamy, believe me when I say that you won’t go wrong in reaching for this one.
tw: mentions of death of a loved one
Minor: Death