A review by ridreads
Dear Heart, You Screwed Me by Ashlee Rose

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This story started out really tragic and definitely pulled at my heartstrings right at the beginning. I didn’t find any of the characters (main or side) to be really likable or relatable. 

There were also a lot of inconsistencies in the timelines and character traits that didn’t make sense with other things that were told. Continuity errors were pretty rampant and definitely took me out of the story as there were a few times where the characters were described as wearing particular things and then later scenes basically disregarded the outfits that they were wearing without any space in the timeline for a wardrobe change. 

There were also a lot of parts that felt over or underwritten. The time spent on certain areas of the relationships, work, etc. didn’t make sense or seem to make any difference in the story versus other points where we jumped ahead weeks or months at a time missing what felt like crucial moments or conversations. 

Overall, the whole book felt like a miscommunication trope, the characters (even the older ones) all felt really juvenile, and I wouldn’t really recommend it to anyone for the story. If you're just looking for something that's a quick read with a large age gap (20 years), best friend's dad, accidental marriage/pregnancy, good spice, and you're not concerned about the plot math mathing then you will probably enjoy this book.