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A review by melbsreads
Sweetest in the Gale by Olivia Dade
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Trigger warnings: death of a sibling (in the past), death of a spouse (in the past), death of a parent (in the past), mentions of domestic violence/abusive childhood (in the past), broken bones, breast cancer, descriptions of medical procedures.
I bought all three books in this series last year and devoured the first two. I'm not sure if I put this off because I needed a break or because I was scared to not be in this world any more, but I put it off. For months. Until today when I picked it up on a whim and devoured the entire thing in a couple of hours.
This is three novellas, and while I really enjoyed all of them, I definitely didn't expect the level of emotion that the first and third brought. I loved that all the narrators here are in their 40s and those who teach have been teaching for 20+ years. I loved that this covers workplace romances, friends to lovers and hate to love (sort of) in one book.
I think my favourite of the three is the middle story, which is definitely the...lightest?...of the three. The first was lovely in that the two of them bond over poetry and grief. And the third was...oof. I mean, I did ultimately really love the conversation around having someone to take care of you and finding love afterwards. But oof. The discussion of breast cancer was a LOT.
I bought all three books in this series last year and devoured the first two. I'm not sure if I put this off because I needed a break or because I was scared to not be in this world any more, but I put it off. For months. Until today when I picked it up on a whim and devoured the entire thing in a couple of hours.
This is three novellas, and while I really enjoyed all of them, I definitely didn't expect the level of emotion that the first and third brought. I loved that all the narrators here are in their 40s and those who teach have been teaching for 20+ years. I loved that this covers workplace romances, friends to lovers and hate to love (sort of) in one book.
I think my favourite of the three is the middle story, which is definitely the...lightest?...of the three. The first was lovely in that the two of them bond over poetry and grief. And the third was...oof. I mean, I did ultimately really love the conversation around having someone to take care of you and finding love afterwards. But oof. The discussion of breast cancer was a LOT.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer