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A review by sariefaerie
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I went in assuming this would be good but that it would be my least favorite of Ali Hazelwood's books. With my lack of interest in chess I, wrongfully, assumed that I wouldn't be able to relate to the characters at all. Ali Hazelwood is a genius at making relatable characters, or maybe she just knows people like me a little too intimately.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Death of parent