A review by una_macchia
Rash & Rationality by Ellen Mint

3.0

I should start off by saying I'm not really a fan of NA in general. My interest here was in the Sense and Sensibility angle, but I normally don't like the voice of NA characters in contemporary romance. This book didn't work for me as much as I would have liked for that reason (voice) but I enjoyed it overall. I liked Marty's character development especially, and how it ends with him still loving dreamy romantic gestures but also down-to-earth enough to understand that he needs the stability of a loving relationship with the right person too. Brandy doesn't change as much -- her arc is about letting herself move on from mourning her husband. I liked that they both have money struggles (though his family is more well-off), though it did stress me out at times.

Side note: I'm a little annoyed by the cover because (a) Marty described as having darker skin (and it's not a huge part of the book, but that fact is important to his self-perception and the way other people see him -- like

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during his argument with Janeth in the fancy restaurant when he's perceived as the "danger"

) and (b) he should be shorter (he's only a tiny bit taller than Brandy, less than an inch).