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bookwitch's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Pleasantly surprising! This was cute and funny, especially for an unplanned pregnancy as the center of the story. I really liked the characters. And got through this pretty quickly.
Lizzie and Rake have an intensely sexy one-night stand, which up until this point is what Lizzie prefers. Her ADHD has trouble committing to one person, and having to explain her messes, her seemingly flighty personality and her endless mistakes is just too much to bother with, so she doesn't. That is, until she ends up accidentally pregnant. Lizzie can barely take care of herself (or hold down a job), and now she is seriously contemplating adding a baby to the mix. Her friends are skeptical, but when Rake finds out, he drops everything and moves to the US to help Lizzie co-parent. He is not going to miss the opportunity to be a father. Where Lizzie is a hot mess, Rake is clean cut and organized. Their relationship is the epitome of opposites attract, but it just works out.
Like I said. It was a funny, enjoyable little book, and I am glad I picked it up!
Lizzie and Rake have an intensely sexy one-night stand, which up until this point is what Lizzie prefers. Her ADHD has trouble committing to one person, and having to explain her messes, her seemingly flighty personality and her endless mistakes is just too much to bother with, so she doesn't. That is, until she ends up accidentally pregnant. Lizzie can barely take care of herself (or hold down a job), and now she is seriously contemplating adding a baby to the mix. Her friends are skeptical, but when Rake finds out, he drops everything and moves to the US to help Lizzie co-parent. He is not going to miss the opportunity to be a father. Where Lizzie is a hot mess, Rake is clean cut and organized. Their relationship is the epitome of opposites attract, but it just works out.
Like I said. It was a funny, enjoyable little book, and I am glad I picked it up!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
Minor: Body shaming and Vomit
mountainside_reading's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Body shaming
marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I’ve come to expect out-of-the-park neurodiversity representation from Mazey Eddings, and Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake delivered the goods. Picture it: an Australian in Philadelphia. Organized, focused, guarded Rake meets effervescent, creative, ball-of-sunshine Lizzie. She has ADHD, a major part of the story which is depicted beautifully in good times and in bad. A hookup turns into an unplanned pregnancy, and our hot mess heroine is keeping it. This book surprised me at every turn—I especially appreciated the discussions of erotic power and harmful familial relationships. The audiobook’s dual narration was lovely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, and Abortion
kfmcf's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
4.25
This book surprised me in a lovely way. I had read A Brush with Love and left it a but underwhelmed by the story and characters, but I wasn't done with the writer. I didn't know going into this book that it was a continuation of the same universe, but that's neither here nor there.
Lizzie is fascinating. Yes, she can be annoying, but she's relatable and kind and kooky and my heart broke for her many times. I think there was a lot that was autobiographical with Lizzie and that's fine. ADHD is a beast and so often it's looked at as just a shrug, but it can drastically affect how we live our lives. TBH I think I learned a bit about how I handle it myself from this book.
Rake was good hut I like he needed like one more edit to cook and be fully rounded. He had a few things that were too perfectly feminist and I wanted him to have some grit (since no one is perfect). I also wanted a little bit more reason as to why they love each other. I sensed their attraction, but not the love and that knocked it down a from being a perfect 5.
This is a book I will pick up for my shelf and has inspired me to continue reading this author's work. This is by far the best handling of accidental pregnancy I've read (as it's not SURPRISE accidental pregnancy for the reader, oof). I hope the next one is for Indira.
Lizzie is fascinating. Yes, she can be annoying, but she's relatable and kind and kooky and my heart broke for her many times. I think there was a lot that was autobiographical with Lizzie and that's fine. ADHD is a beast and so often it's looked at as just a shrug, but it can drastically affect how we live our lives. TBH I think I learned a bit about how I handle it myself from this book.
Rake was good hut I like he needed like one more edit to cook and be fully rounded. He had a few things that were too perfectly feminist and I wanted him to have some grit (since no one is perfect). I also wanted a little bit more reason as to why they love each other. I sensed their attraction, but not the love and that knocked it down a from being a perfect 5.
This is a book I will pick up for my shelf and has inspired me to continue reading this author's work. This is by far the best handling of accidental pregnancy I've read (as it's not SURPRISE accidental pregnancy for the reader, oof). I hope the next one is for Indira.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, and Vomit
a_rich_read's review
emotional
funny
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
bringmybooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Griffin, & Macmillan for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
B̷R̷I̷N̷G̷ ✨ 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 ✨ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
There was a lot to enjoy about this book, and I can totally understand why it already has such a good rating on Goodreads - but for whatever reason it didn't hit me the same way it seems to be hitting other people.
I appreciated the representation of ADHD that was presented, and I liked watching Lizzie explore ways to better manage it for herself so that she could be happier. Her relationship with Rake was cute, and although he definitely had some learning to do I liked where they ended up at the end.
Lizzie's pregnancy is a big part of this book, and I know that for some people that aren't a fan of the unexpected pregnancy trope it really didn't work for them - I didn't mind that part so much, but again, there was something that kept this one in the like rather than love category.
B̷R̷I̷N̷G̷ ✨ 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 ✨ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
There was a lot to enjoy about this book, and I can totally understand why it already has such a good rating on Goodreads - but for whatever reason it didn't hit me the same way it seems to be hitting other people.
I appreciated the representation of ADHD that was presented, and I liked watching Lizzie explore ways to better manage it for herself so that she could be happier. Her relationship with Rake was cute, and although he definitely had some learning to do I liked where they ended up at the end.
Lizzie's pregnancy is a big part of this book, and I know that for some people that aren't a fan of the unexpected pregnancy trope it really didn't work for them - I didn't mind that part so much, but again, there was something that kept this one in the like rather than love category.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity
Minor: Body shaming and Vomit
claracavanaugh's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
IF I COULD GIVE THIS MORE THAN 5 STARS I WOULD!!!! And yes, the cap locks is on purpose, I loved it that much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Minor: Body shaming
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