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Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle

5 reviews

aurora4847's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • 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

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wilybooklover's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Reading this felt like drinking a mug of hot chocolate; comforting and sweet in a simple yet charming way. 

I found both main characters really relatable. As a daydreamer myself (albeit not to this extent), I enjoyed reading a main character who daydreams in such vivid detail and loses herself in an imaginary world. Contrary to some other readers, I didn’t find it difficult to tell when the daydreams began or that the daydreams took over the narrative compared to the plot. Also, like Maybell, I do appreciate a man in a nice cardigan. 

Wesley was just the most adorable cinnamon roll ever despite his grouchy exterior, especially after the 40% mark when he starts to open up. I appreciated that the ~power of love~ didn’t miraculously cure him of his social anxiety like it does so often in romances. His dislike of socialising definitely spoke to me. 

I did think the side characters were a bit too cruel to be real, although they didn’t take up much page time and the cruelty was tempered by the sweetness of the romance. The house renovations were also completed unrealistically quickly with remarkably few hiccups. That never happens. 

Overall, this was a really cute, fluffy read that still had a lot of depth and heart to it. 
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kbear's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

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

4.5

This might end up being one of my favourite romance novels of all time. I loved Maybell and I really saw myself in this character (maybe because she’s a Libra moon and I’m a Libra Sun).
  Going off into her own world and her conflict avoidant nature was something I related to and Wesley’s description of feeling claustrophobic in the air, I swear I was like yelling because that’s exactly how I feel! Maybell and Wesley’s relationship is so sweet, how they actively work to understand each other and work with each other.
If you like grumpy-sunshine, forced proximity books and enjoyed You Deserve Each Other by the same author, then you’ll love this one!
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decklededgess's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

trigger warnings: anxiety and panic attacks, cat fishing, emotionally abusive and toxic friend, gaslighting, loss of family, narcissistic parent, abusive and negligent parent, sexual content, disassociation during trauma (edit: this might be maladaptive daydreaming but i’m not sure), domestic abuse mention,

this book started out so sad that i was not going to stand for anything less than a tooth rottingly wholesome man for the main character. i think i might need dentures because wesley was so sweet all my teeth have fallen out. 
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