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A review by c95newman
Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Aldin and Conrad are rivals, game shop regulars, are two of the biggest stars to come from the online oddyssey (basically magic the gathering, but without the copyright violations that come with calling it magic) gaming community. So when tickets to a tournament with the opportunity to go pro come along, they jump at the chance to play. Unfortunately, they need to drive from New Jersey to Las Vegas for the tournament. Together.
I always like a good road trip story, but this one didn't really work for me. In order for an enemies to lovers story to make sense, the rivalry needs to be something petty, or a misunderstanding. However in conventionally yours, they didn't have a petty rivalry, or a rumor that separated them, they just looked at each other and always assumed the worst, they were both being huge jerks for no reason.
One thing that did work for me was the diversity. There was a side character that used they/them pronouns and a main nuerodivergent character with anxiety.
A bit of the road trip, and a lot of the ending really dragged for me. It just seemed like more time jumps would have moved the story along more consistently.
Conventionally, yours wasn't the book for me. But if you are a huge magic the gathering fan or love conventions, I think it might be fun to nerd out a bit with this book. I feel like its a 2.5 star read
I always like a good road trip story, but this one didn't really work for me. In order for an enemies to lovers story to make sense, the rivalry needs to be something petty, or a misunderstanding. However in conventionally yours, they didn't have a petty rivalry, or a rumor that separated them, they just looked at each other and always assumed the worst, they were both being huge jerks for no reason.
One thing that did work for me was the diversity. There was a side character that used they/them pronouns and a main nuerodivergent character with anxiety.
A bit of the road trip, and a lot of the ending really dragged for me. It just seemed like more time jumps would have moved the story along more consistently.
Conventionally, yours wasn't the book for me. But if you are a huge magic the gathering fan or love conventions, I think it might be fun to nerd out a bit with this book. I feel like its a 2.5 star read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia