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A review by maddysbooks_
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
god i love ali hazelwood. she does rom coms so right.
the banter is always so good, the relationships develop so organically, and there is always so much depth to each of her characters and their stories.
while i’ve loved each of her books before this one and will continue to reread them i was particularly excited for this one bc it was so different from her other stem focused novels.
i’m not a lover of ya very much these days but this one was done so well. i, of course, loved the characters, mallory especially. i loved nolan obviously, and i really enjoyed mal’s relationship with her sisters.
the only tiny thing i wanted more from this book was to see her family acknowledge and even apologize for the weight that was put on mallory to take care of everyone. i wanted to see her mom especially acknowledge that she shouldn’t have been that responsible for everyone at that young of an age.
the banter is always so good, the relationships develop so organically, and there is always so much depth to each of her characters and their stories.
while i’ve loved each of her books before this one and will continue to reread them i was particularly excited for this one bc it was so different from her other stem focused novels.
i’m not a lover of ya very much these days but this one was done so well. i, of course, loved the characters, mallory especially. i loved nolan obviously, and i really enjoyed mal’s relationship with her sisters.
the only tiny thing i wanted more from this book was to see her family acknowledge and even apologize for the weight that was put on mallory to take care of everyone. i wanted to see her mom especially acknowledge that she shouldn’t have been that responsible for everyone at that young of an age.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Death of parent