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A review by bookishspy
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Ex Talk was a solid read but was missing something for me.
Shay was pretty interesting, and I was pretty pleased that I didn't hate an FMC for once. She had a personality, and she adopted a cute AF dog, Steve Rogers! I've got to say, being a dog trainer myself, the little bits of dog training "advice" did kind of make me want to stop reading, but otherwise, that was super cute.
Dominic felt a little flat for me most of the time. There were moments when his personality peeked out, and I LOVED it, but he just felt very one dimensional otherwise. Perhaps this was because the story was only told from Shay's perspective? I wanted to know what was on Dominics' mind.
Their romance was totally believable, though. It was gradual and slow and felt really natural. I wanted more honestly it was so good!
The side characters were all fantastic. I also love the diversity in this book and that real-life issues like sexism and racism were brought into the story.
The pacing at the end did feel a little weird. I didn't quite feel satisfied like I'd hoped. I think because we were hit so hard, and then we got barely any time to recover.
Overall, this was a good read that I could recommend to most people, but it was just missing that satisfying finale and the wow factor that makes me go for that extra star
➛ 𝟒 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
Shay was pretty interesting, and I was pretty pleased that I didn't hate an FMC for once. She had a personality, and she adopted a cute AF dog, Steve Rogers! I've got to say, being a dog trainer myself, the little bits of dog training "advice" did kind of make me want to stop reading, but otherwise, that was super cute.
Dominic felt a little flat for me most of the time. There were moments when his personality peeked out, and I LOVED it, but he just felt very one dimensional otherwise. Perhaps this was because the story was only told from Shay's perspective? I wanted to know what was on Dominics' mind.
Their romance was totally believable, though. It was gradual and slow and felt really natural. I wanted more honestly it was so good!
The side characters were all fantastic. I also love the diversity in this book and that real-life issues like sexism and racism were brought into the story.
The pacing at the end did feel a little weird. I didn't quite feel satisfied like I'd hoped. I think because we were hit so hard, and then we got barely any time to recover.
Overall, this was a good read that I could recommend to most people, but it was just missing that satisfying finale and the wow factor that makes me go for that extra star
➛ 𝟒 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Racism