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Parallel – Edizione Italiana by Elizabeth O'Roark, Elle O'Roark

marlieregt's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

bookishturtle's review against another edition

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4.0

I personally think we have a shortage of hot swimmer turned doctor books.

I was glued to my kindle, I flew through this book. Quinn and Nick had more self control than I would. Their love is so pure. I loved seeing them in each life.

unhingedreader's review against another edition

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4.0

I feel like we could’ve invested more in their current supposed “situationship” but we got the heroine who can’t make decision until the last min kinda gal. Still this is a unique romance & I’d want to cont the series

alyjones's review against another edition

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I couldn’t put this book down but like— in the way I can’t look away from a Lifetime movie. Characters were gratingly one-dimensional. I had to suspend my disbelief several times. But the cliffhanger ending means I gotta read part two to figure out how they fix things. Don’t know if I’d recommend it unless you’re just looking for something fast to read. I will say it kept me up til 4 am cuz I just HAD to finish it lol so I can’t rate it as a total flop.

rhythmofryn's review against another edition

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

3.75

lilypiggy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

hey_andrus's review against another edition

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3.0

3,5✨
I have so many questions.
It wasn’t what I was expecting but I’m not mad. Quinn and Nick have really good chemistry and great scenes together, I want more of them in this timeline rather than in the dreams that Quinn has.

thebookishmama's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was so intriguing immediately from the get go. I had seen some good reviews so I was excited to dive in. It’s a fairly quick read with an insanely unique premise, which I loved. The writing was not my fav and the pacing was a little weird but ultimately it worked out okay since it was on the shorter side. I’m going to leave some more detailed thoughts below that are spoilery. But for now, I will say that I just really enjoyed the premise. If you haven’t read much about it basically the fmc has dreams about this man, and she has for many years. Only, she’s never met this man before even though she knows intimately personal details about him. That is, until she bumps into him at the hospital and their worlds collide. There’s so much more to it than that, but that’s the gist that really sucked me in!



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SPOILERS
Okay okay, I just gotta say it. Holy smokes did I want to shake Quinn in the second half the book. She got to be so frustrating and so repetitive. If I had to hear one more time about how her fathers dying wish was to be with douchebag Jeff and her almost get married for that reason I was going to scream. I understand it taking awhile to make the decision to walk away but OMG.

The ending for me was anticlimactic. It didn’t feel like it was the end of the book even tho I knew there was a sequel.

At times it just felt very repetitive and I was ready to give up but the idea of someone trying to sabotage our love birds kept me hooked enough to start book 2.

arishkh's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5

Wish side characters and setting were more developed. Wish the two characters and their relationship was more flesh out because there was a real spark but I just felt like it was missing something so I couldn’t really connect. Some of the dialogues were kinda cringe though. Overall though really fresh concept different from other books that I have read.

milisia's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0