A review by llamalucia
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

fast-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I really enjoyed this book and I've read over reviews where people feel like Mallory was pretty annoying at times but I actually really enjoyed her as a character. 

The person I didn't like was her mother. I'm unsure how you don't realize the weight of the world is on your eighteen year old daughters shoulders when she is single handedly paying the mortgage and doing most of the childcare. I feel like it was almost negligent.



Okay let's talk about Nolan. I love him so much. I just love how much support and mutual respect he has for Mallory. There are so many things he did behind the scenes and the way he would stand up for her?! Perfect.
During the end at the press conference when he spoke about her had me smiling so hard. 


I've said this about Ali Hazelwood books before but I adore the way she writes background characters. She makes them so loveable that you just want a book with their stories. 

Overall it was such a good read, there were just some parts that were frustrating to get through. 
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