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A review by primahattie2
April & Oliver by Tess Callahan
3.0
This book has been on my TBR for a while now. I listened to it on Audible. I enjoyed listening to it, I thought the narrator did a good job.
I want to first say that this is not a romance, it is a tragedy. It is heartbreaking and heart wrenching. April and Oliver are step cousins (their dads are stepbrothers) and were best friends growing up. There was some sexual tension between them but nothing came of it. April lived a sad life. I don't want to go into that, but she broke my heart. Oliver is the golden child; he never got into any trouble, went to law school, yada yada. After living in California for a while, Oliver moves back to NY with his fiancé. After not seeing or speaking to April in so long, now he sees her everywhere. April's brother, Buddy, passes away suddenly and it devastates April. Oliver and April slowly become friends again. However, Oliver is so in love with April. It's sad, really. I'm going to leave my synopsis with that.
Overall, it's a 3 star book for me. I was expecting a love story.
I want to first say that this is not a romance, it is a tragedy. It is heartbreaking and heart wrenching. April and Oliver are step cousins (their dads are stepbrothers) and were best friends growing up. There was some sexual tension between them but nothing came of it. April lived a sad life. I don't want to go into that, but she broke my heart. Oliver is the golden child; he never got into any trouble, went to law school, yada yada. After living in California for a while, Oliver moves back to NY with his fiancé. After not seeing or speaking to April in so long, now he sees her everywhere. April's brother, Buddy, passes away suddenly and it devastates April. Oliver and April slowly become friends again. However, Oliver is so in love with April. It's sad, really. I'm going to leave my synopsis with that.
Overall, it's a 3 star book for me. I was expecting a love story.