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emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
While this story didn’t hold up to the first book in the series, it was still very good. Part of my issue with this tale could possibly be something that won’t bother other readers. It’s the secret pregnancy. I know, I know, it says right in the blurb that there’s a pregnancy. It gave me pause, but I enjoyed the first book so much I wanted to read more.
Like I said, Francesca keeping her pregnancy a secret from Tuck bothered me. Usually in such a story, it would bother me the longer the secret was kept. Oddly enough, as much as I wanted Francesca to tell Tuck, it bothered me less the longer it went on. I think that’s because she actually tried at one point and he very quickly shot down any talk of commitment and family. I totally understood her reticence, yet it was also ridiculous how long she put off the truth. I guess you could say I was kind of okay with the secret in the middle of the book, but the very beginning and the end were problematic for me.
The way Tuck and Francesca meet…and then meet again is great. I especially enjoyed their second meeting and how Francesca, sick and downtrodden by recent events in her life, didn’t let anyone walk all over her. She spoke up for herself and attempted to keep a bright outlook.
The flow of the story is spot on. Since this is only my second book by this author I’m not sure if it’s something she always does well, but her side characters in the story are amazing. I loved them even more than the peripheral characters in the first book. They are witty and warm and supportive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, and Gaslighting
Minor: Abandonment