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A review by belle13
A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings
medium-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
❤️Anxiety & grief rep
❤️He falls first and he falls HARD
❤️Funny group of friends
❤️Instant attraction
❤️Women in STEM (and absolutely excelling)
❤️Moving & emotional
❤️One big reminder to follow your heart not your head sometimes
Overall, this was a great read but I have one huge personal pet peeve to do with the representation of anxiety disorders. Anxiety does not equal bitchiness and I hate when it’s represented this way. As someone with an anxiety disorder I definitely don’t go around being kind of nasty to people and then writing it off as just part of my anxiety which is how Harper was written.
Now that I’ve got that off my chest, let’s talk about the good stuff. I adore their friend group and thought they were all hilarious and honestly, I think that made the whole book for me. It was also more emotional and the content was a lot heavier than I was expecting which I think actually made me enjoy it even more. I would recommend you check the CWs however, because some of the themes and topics will definitely be triggering for some people, especially those who have been impacted by debilitating anxiety.
I would recommend it if you love a hilarious friend group, a MMC who falls so hard he’s practically tripping over his own feet and a complex, go-getter FMC.
Amount of spice:🔥1-2 scenes
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️Open door and explicit
❤️He falls first and he falls HARD
❤️Funny group of friends
❤️Instant attraction
❤️Women in STEM (and absolutely excelling)
❤️Moving & emotional
❤️One big reminder to follow your heart not your head sometimes
Overall, this was a great read but I have one huge personal pet peeve to do with the representation of anxiety disorders. Anxiety does not equal bitchiness and I hate when it’s represented this way. As someone with an anxiety disorder I definitely don’t go around being kind of nasty to people and then writing it off as just part of my anxiety which is how Harper was written.
Now that I’ve got that off my chest, let’s talk about the good stuff. I adore their friend group and thought they were all hilarious and honestly, I think that made the whole book for me. It was also more emotional and the content was a lot heavier than I was expecting which I think actually made me enjoy it even more. I would recommend you check the CWs however, because some of the themes and topics will definitely be triggering for some people, especially those who have been impacted by debilitating anxiety.
I would recommend it if you love a hilarious friend group, a MMC who falls so hard he’s practically tripping over his own feet and a complex, go-getter FMC.
Amount of spice:🔥1-2 scenes
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️Open door and explicit
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Moderate: Misogyny and Death of parent