Reviews

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

laylabayla's review

3.0

I never been so interested in chess ever in my life

larissazavala4's review against another edition

5.0

Oh my god. NOLAN SAWYER *swoon* I am a sucker for a he falls first trope and this was done so well. This didn’t read like a YA at all. The angst was perfection. I played chess as a kid and I like to pretend that I’d ever be this good

margobirdo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

sandrasaturn's review

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

bpamatmat's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

megan_chambers's review

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted relaxing fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

takeahikedani's review

4.0

Ali Hazelwood has a formula and she continues to stick to it. Her books are easily consumable and make great palette cleansers.

This is YA so even though the romance has the same build up as her other books it doesn’t have the satisfying conclusion. But it gave more time to the character development and storyline which I liked. Though it did feel like some big things were glazed over and just wrapped up too quickly.

thehawk72's review

3.0

I agree with people who said this was super cheesy. This was a little too cheese for me. I also hate that the story was wrapped up in...one chapter. One relatively short chapter.

Same vibes as "Singing killed my grandma, ok?!"

xtinanicol3's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

suchita_r's review

4.0

Loved this romance set in the world of competitive chess told from a female player’s POV.

Minus 1 star for the abrupt ending because I wanted more!