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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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Alcohol
thealienamongus's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Misogyny and Death of parent
justinenoon82's review
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
While the book had potential with its diverse cast and LGBTQ+ representation, it ultimately fell short in execution. The romance felt rushed and the characters lacked depth, making it difficult to fully engage with the story.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
itskenzcarter's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a fairly good book and an easy read. The story had slow moments, and one of the main characters (Rosie) was difficult to like at times. It’s nice to read a queer romance. This book had its flaws, but ultimately, I think it was cute. Don’t expect the queer novel of the year out of this book. Just read to enjoy. It could’ve been better and could’ve been condensed in areas, but it was still enjoyable!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexism
bookswithmaia's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism and Death of parent
embee09's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism
minyoonhwi's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny and Alcohol
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I liked the premise of this story, but the execution was really lackluster for me. The conflict felt overly drawn out and like it would keep being resolved and then a problem again, which made it hard to feel invested as the story went on. There were also several smaller conflicts always going on, so it was tough to feel invested in each of them throughout the story.
The sex scenes were also boring, from my perspective. Some of the choices (like blacking out or the scene fading to black) felt like the author trying to get out of writing the racy content.
- "Brie" with no last name feels like a really odd choice for a pen name. I feel skeptical that a publisher would say okay to that.
- I hate landlords and gentrification, so I was into the idea of a person recognizing the immorality of that kind of work and pursuing different avenues of labour. But it felt like the author wanted to say "oh but they're just doing their job", despite making the negative impacts of those professions a central conflict. Even Amy effectively says "we only renovate buildings and honestly, if that upsets Rosie, don't date her". After we spend an entire book looking at how those renovations price people out of their city, cut families off from the neighborhoods they've lived in all their lives, and threaten small businesses???? What about that is morally neutral?? Why is Rosie suddenly okay with that??
- The George thing comes completely out of left field in a bad way. I think if the conflict was better planned earlier in the story, you wouldn't need this additional villain to make the point clear.
- Brie quits her job, because she wants Rosie to like her and not because the things she does for work hurt people. That feels like a really problematic approach. Brie also doesn't like her work, but it feels obvious that the actual thing driving her to quit is wanting this relationship with Rosie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol
jackiie's review
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol