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stargazer3845's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
Beautiful sapphic romance. There is a fair amount of emotional content, I did shed tears more than once reading it. You empathize with both main characters and really want them to find a way to work past their issues. Another great example of adults talking maturely about problems or mistakes and resolving issues, I love that. Not sure if I'd call it enemies to lovers, but that's probably the closest trope I'm aware of, combined with secret identity.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Alcohol
saveyourtears's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
libraryghost's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
hollymileham's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
3.0
this book took me a whole week to read ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ im in such a slump and its breaking my heart. i expected to love this book and i did like it i just clearly didnt connect in the way i expected to idk. pls send help to pull me out of this reading slump i hate it
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
librariangeorgia's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I loved the concept of this book and while I did enjoy reading it, there were some things that annoyed me too much to enjoy it fully.
I found it quite fast paced - too much so in some places, especially when it jumped between time periods and it felt like you'd missed a chunk of the story. The writing wasn't great in the sense of that there wasn't a lot of exploring emotions, the sex scenes weren't great (it was basically 2 paragraphs and then it moved on to something else), the reactions were either underwhelming or over the top.
It really niggled at me when romance books were called 'sexy books' - to me it was as if they were talking about a mills and boon novel (a stereotype, i know, but they are known for their 'filthiness'). There were other things that the wording just wasn't quite right and it came off as either super cringy or just not realistic at all.
I hated how much of the storyline the demolition took up - I know it's a key part of linking the main characters but it was very repetitive with how often it was mentioned. Especially with how much it negatively impacted Jane and Rosie's relationship. And the fact that Jane was painted as the heroine, yet the whole situation is her fault in the first place - why?!
However, I loved Jane and Rosie as a whole (despite all their imperfections)! They are both absolute disasters and i'm living for it. Jane was very businesslike with the hint of niceness at the beginning so it was really nice to see her loosen up by the end of the book. Their relationship was quite the rollercoaster with all the conflict (too much at times) but i'm really happy with how the book ended.
I can see why this isn't everyones cup of tea - I feel like the concept of author/bookstore owner relationship made me enjoy it that little bit more. I'm also slightly bias when it comes to sapphic romance novels ...
I found it quite fast paced - too much so in some places, especially when it jumped between time periods and it felt like you'd missed a chunk of the story. The writing wasn't great in the sense of that there wasn't a lot of exploring emotions, the sex scenes weren't great (it was basically 2 paragraphs and then it moved on to something else), the reactions were either underwhelming or over the top.
It really niggled at me when romance books were called 'sexy books' - to me it was as if they were talking about a mills and boon novel (a stereotype, i know, but they are known for their 'filthiness'). There were other things that the wording just wasn't quite right and it came off as either super cringy or just not realistic at all.
I hated how much of the storyline the demolition took up - I know it's a key part of linking the main characters but it was very repetitive with how often it was mentioned. Especially with how much it negatively impacted Jane and Rosie's relationship. And the fact that Jane was painted as the heroine, yet the whole situation is her fault in the first place - why?!
However, I loved Jane and Rosie as a whole (despite all their imperfections)! They are both absolute disasters and i'm living for it. Jane was very businesslike with the hint of niceness at the beginning so it was really nice to see her loosen up by the end of the book. Their relationship was quite the rollercoaster with all the conflict (too much at times) but i'm really happy with how the book ended.
I can see why this isn't everyones cup of tea - I feel like the concept of author/bookstore owner relationship made me enjoy it that little bit more. I'm also slightly bias when it comes to sapphic romance novels ...
Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
hellowildflower's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Lesbophobia
alexleigh20's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Sexism
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