A review by claranagbabasa
Babymoon or Bust by Ava Hunter

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I'm going to do this review by bullet point lists, because I really did enjoy it but I can't conjure sentences that make sense at the moment.

Spoilers abound.
 
  • People need to appreciate third person narratives in romance more, because I liked the back and forth in the scenes, and it still felt like we had a personal view of Solomon and Tessie. Their narration was still seamless.
  •  I get that Howler and Evelyn were concerned for Sol, but almost needing a terrifying occurence for them to look back on their atittude is horrendous. Evelyn I understood, to a degree, Howler? Please. The immediate gun-jump judgement and then insisting on his view made me want to tear a rib bone and beat him on the head with it.
  •  The writing was superb, and the pace was good. Their chemistry was sweet, and I like how we didn't linger on the angst in their back and first in the first-second arc. The angst by the second-third was adept, and completely understood.
  • Characterisation was great on both leads. Tessie's innate need to be in control and indepedent worked well with her need to be cared for and understood. It blended so well with Sol's characterisation of needing repentance and a chance, of being the stronghold to be there for her in whichever way she needed. 
  • They suited each other quite well.
  • I had a small grip of Tessie not agreeing for Nova's firm; that felt like a big sacrifice, but I understand where it came from. The ending for her work felt a bit rushed but eh. Fine.

A good read all in all.
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