A review by batbaby
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

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

3.0

God I was stressed for most of this book, turns out I don’t love reading about affairs, I was stressed with how risky they were being, I was stressed about how much they mentioned the daughter and the disregard for said daughter. How often it felt incest adjacent, why you getting off on the idea of your daughter catching you bro. The smut was slightly inconsistent in quality and with cringey words - the author chose some really awful words to describe their junk. Also minor smut spoiler
maybe I’m the anomaly but how was it four months into sleeping together in the summer and they’d never used a strap but she had it in the bed side table??
The pacing was a little all over the place and the characters passions were very surface level, we found out about a passion project of a character after they were well into it. And a good chunk of the book I couldn’t wait till the book was over, just so I didn’t have to feel so tense all the time. All these negatives aside I did read and enjoy the book overall and the silly cheesy ending made me grin on the bus. I also enjoyed borrowing a book from a friend and having a shared experience.
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