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A review by easefcik
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was enjoyable although it drove me nuts that one of her younger sister was such spoiled brat for much of the book. The martyr thing she had going was understandable yet frustrating. I also felt like the attempt to have the main character be this sexually empowered character, was spoiled by the fact that it seemed like all the meaningless sex for pleasure was an unhealthy coping mechanism and the unhealthy/potentially unsafe part of meeting strangers was never addressed. But it was fun nonetheless.
Graphic: Sexism and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Dementia