A review by brittanyreadsbooks
From the Start by Katie Duggan

4.0

I enjoyed this one. There were a couple things in the first like 15% that I didn't love, which is the discussion of the MMC's sexual past by a group of people who had all hooked up with him?? One of whom openly said she tried to get her current partner to do something he had done to her but that her current partner was unable to do it. Which was just super icky to me. BUT I decided to continue and see if it got better/moved past that and I'm glad I did because I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also understand that the conversation FMC overheard was pivotal in the story I just felt like it could have been a little different? I think having a group of people discuss hooking up with MMC in the past at his home and then discussing his prowess while some were in other committed relationships was just a little over the top-- especially when they're talking about hooking up with him years ago. 

I did enjoy the book a LOT overall, I did dock it down a star for that because I did feel like the discussion above it took away from my reading experience for a bit. BUT overall I loved it, the fat rep, the autism rep, the PTSD rep, the LGBTQ rep, all of it was great. The writing was great, the diversity of the characters was amazing, the dynamics, and just the development of all the characters was great. 

I really look forward to the rest of the books in the series, I was actually kind of devastated to find out I have to wait to read the rest LMAO.

I would highly recommend-- especially for fans of Chloe Liese!!