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Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur

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readingwithtemperance's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The way that Alexandria writes just has me absolutely devouring her words. She has such a flare for the dramatic.

In this book we follow Truly (a best selling historical romance author) and Colin (divorce lawyer) definitely an unlikely pair for sure.

The book wastes no time grabbing your attention.

On the first page Truly catches her fiancé cheating on her. And then her parents tell her that they're seperating.

A whirlwind of emotions for sure.

Then enters Colin who achieves nothing but royally pissing Truly off in the beginning.

I love how he won her over.

Colin was probably the highlight of this book for me. He's so thoughtful and kind.

And not gonna lie I kind of love the way this man begs. My my does he do it WELL.

There were definitely lots of cringe moments though. The whole

parent trap

situation gave me intense secondhand embarrassment. But I'm glad it worked out in the end.

I also really hated Colin's family (aside from his sister of course). They were all just so pretentious, entitled, and RUDE. I wanted to fist fight them all.

I was so happy when Truly stood up for Colin.

The spice was fantastic, but no surprise there given its Alexandria Bellefleur. Definitely a great book to read with a friend (I did hi Brittany!).

Overall I really liked it and the ending was sweet.

I loved that her parents renewed their vows.

But I was so dissapointed that we didn't get to see

the engagement. Especially since Truly was the one who proposed in her last relationship.

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hullomoon's review

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fast-paced

4.5

This book was so horny and I greatly appreciated it (like one chapter was a whole sex scene horny). I will say if the type of smut is not your preferred, you won't enjoy it as much. One of my favorite lines during one of the sex scenes,

Colin: "You gonna use me baby? What am I, a toy to you?" Truly: "Maybe you are." and then Truly proceeds to not let Colin come until he's begging.

Since there's so much smut, the B plots fall along the wayside, to the point I even forgot about them. If there'd only been on B plot that was teased out more I might have remembered it sooner.

The discussion of biphobia/bi erasure in m/f relationships that Truly and Colin had was so pointed I wonder if Bellefleur is specifically directing it to someone.

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sam_the_panda's review

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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vienna_reads's review

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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hannahmichele5's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

My favorite AB book to date! The banter between Truly and Colin was just soooo good!

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sarahyjackson's review

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emotional funny hopeful fast-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? No

5.0

I adored this book. The airport metaphor about queer folks in straight presenting relationships + the spice. MY GOODNESS.

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elliott_the_clementine's review

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emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Alexandria Bellefleur always writes fluffy, sweet books that feel like a strawberry-banana smoothie on a warm summer day, and Truly, Madly, Deeply is no exception as another trope-filled queer romance for gooey-hearted queer people. A pleasure to read!

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literaryintersections's review

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medium-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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. AB writes books I like honestly - they are sweet and swoony and fun. Stakes are low. I think this might be one of my favorites of hers.

I loved the queer rep - two bi characters. I loved the dom aspects of Truly and how she was finding herself but I also wish that was fleshed out a bit. There was a great bit about is it weird if we both consent to it. And I loved that. I also loved the musical theatre nerd of it all!! I hated Colin’s family and wanted more of a comeuppance - family biphobia and nastiness is never nice.

A few criticisms - this man is obviously Steve from stranger things and it should be illegal to have this cover like that’s 100% his face. And I wish AB would stop saying “mole splattered skin” like we get it he has a lot of moles. It was prob in the book 40x.

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emmahe's review

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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maggies's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

Truly, Madly, Deeply is great for anyone looking for contemporary romance with relatable fears and obstacles, bi representation, and a whole lot of hope. With fun banter and a conversational tone, it's super readable, and I especially love the way Alexandria Bellefleur writes spice with ✨enthusiastic consent✨—she is really the gold standard. Maybe some of the banter went a bit too far (

I hated the way Truly's dad spoke to her and Colin about their sex lives...it gave me the creeps for a father to be that inappropriate in the name of banter

), but I'm willing to forgive it because 99% of it was character-appropriate, witty, and lighthearted.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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