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Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

47 reviews

stargazer3845's review against another edition

emotional funny tense 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

4.5

This is a 🌶️ one! At least twice the number of sexy scenes as I'm used to, and it's a "one-night-to-forever" trope (loosely - as well as age gap) so it starts off with a bang...

This one was probably a little too tense for me at this point in my life: unlike most sapphic romances I've read, this one has people making a lot of unwise decisions. (Not a spoiler because it's literally in the title.) But things do get resolved, as you would hope. That said, it was definitely the least formulaic of the romances I've read so far (I think this is #5 for me), which some readers might really appreciate.

I got very invested in the characters and really enjoyed the book, even if it made me anxious until I finished it. 😅

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batbaby's review against another edition

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lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.0

God I was stressed for most of this book, turns out I don’t love reading about affairs, I was stressed with how risky they were being, I was stressed about how much they mentioned the daughter and the disregard for said daughter. How often it felt incest adjacent, why you getting off on the idea of your daughter catching you bro. The smut was slightly inconsistent in quality and with cringey words - the author chose some really awful words to describe their junk. Also minor smut spoiler

maybe I’m the anomaly but how was it four months into sleeping together in the summer and they’d never used a strap but she had it in the bed side table??

The pacing was a little all over the place and the characters passions were very surface level, we found out about a passion project of a character after they were well into it. And a good chunk of the book I couldn’t wait till the book was over, just so I didn’t have to feel so tense all the time. All these negatives aside I did read and enjoy the book overall and the silly cheesy ending made me grin on the bus. I also enjoyed borrowing a book from a friend and having a shared experience.

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ugoglen's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.5

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meganana's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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the_true_monroe's review against another edition

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funny hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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sadie_g's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It took me a while to get into this book and even when I did, there were a few things that I just didn't enjoy. I didn't connect with the author's writing style and the problems in the book were repetitive. I did enjoy how the author depicted the relationships between the best friends though, and how it showed how much they depended on and loved each other.

The story was interesting and I did want to know what would happen when their relationship was found out (I kinda wish there was more drama, it just seemed weirdly chill). I did find out the age gap troupe isn't for me but if it's for you and you enjoy troupes such as forced proximately, secret relationships, miscommunication/lack of communication, and best friend's parent, I'm sure you'd enjoy this book.

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angelfireeast24's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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stenn2023's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

Premise is just too out there for me to really take their fairly smooth sailing seriously. Pretty smutty (which was good) but even that got old after awhile. Agree with others that you have to suspend belief for a moment to get into it. If I weren't listening to an audiobook I'd probably DNF though.

Also, hate how they just threw in the underdeveloped "Black bestie" shoulder to lean on for the two white women for the sake of "diversity".

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micaelacccc's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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