A review by danielle_isreading
Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book!

Like Dear Emmie Blue, Eight Perfect Hours is heartfelt and has wonderful characters and a love story at its center. I do think it’s more women’s fic than romance, personally.

I LOVED the side storylines. They perfectly complemented Noelle’s journey and allowed us to see the core of Noelle: her heart.

Lia Louis is so, so talented.

My only complaint is
that I think Noelle deserved an apology from Ed that she didn’t get. She just seems to forgive him and consider it closure for their relationship…but he was ultimately cheating on her? He pressured her to have sex before she was ready and never apologized when she found out he was engaged! 5 words to add an apology from him would have pushed this to 5 stars for me, but I do know that like…maybe an apology wasn’t in his character? Now I’m rambling. It’s the thing that is irking me.
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