A review by kaynova
Reel by Kennedy Ryan
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content
Moderate: Death of parent and Vomit
Minor: Terminal illness
I thought I could read a Kennedy Ryan book and be completely fine by the end of it; that was my first mistake. My second mistake was not listening to my significant other's heed of warnings of how Kennedy Ryan will have you crying thug tears out of nowhere. My last mistake was reading this and expecting myself to want to read anything else. I WILL ONLY BE READING KENNEDY RYAN'S BOOKS UNTIL I AM DONE WITH HER BACKLOG!
This book was--I can't even speak right now. Where do I begin? Canon is something else. I usually don't read a lot of romance books with a cishet man, but Canon has made me reconsider if all of them are even a fraction of who he is. Canon is realistic, he's hard at times but if you're close to him or if you matter to him, he's soft and squishy as jelly. Canon may frustrate you at times, but you see the frustration as care and love, and the way he loves Neevah...wow, you would think he wrote the bible and declared Neevah as God (for the religious people do not come for me for this analogy). Neevah, goodness I loved how Ryan wrote her. Her strength, vulnerable and all, was beautifully done. There were times I was reading and I can tell Neevah just wants to be a star, shining beautifully, but even she knows stars only illuminate in the dark. She's so refreshing, she tells Canon what it is and what it's not and they both communicate so healthy and with such conviction that you know they can get over any hurdles outside of the book. They made me so happy that I always swelled with tears whenever they had a tough discussion and worked through it. I just love them and I need that bonus epilogue in my hands now, gimme gimme.
I also have to shout out Miss Ryan for her intensive research on everything. As someone who works in filmmaking, I was surprised on how accurate everything was. It was refreshing to see a book so thorough and never neglected on facts even as it's weaved into fiction. Another reason I will be reading more of Kennedy Ryan's books, because she knows her sh**!