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kendal_marchese's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
monalene's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
noesbookishthings's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't want to like this book. But I did. I liked it. Quite a lot. I thought it was basically going to be a retelling of the movie, The Cutting Edge, but it was so much more than that.
It was cute and well-written and its characters were well-developed. I loved the references to mental health and therapy, I'm all for anything that normalizes both. The way it tackled slut-shaming and consent also were impressive, if not maybe a wee bit forced. But I'll take that over ignoring their importance entirely.
I've got the next one in the series, Wildfire, already lined up. Oh, and I have to note how excited I was that it came with its own playlist. Books with playlists are my newest obsession.
It was cute and well-written and its characters were well-developed. I loved the references to mental health and therapy, I'm all for anything that normalizes both. The way it tackled slut-shaming and consent also were impressive, if not maybe a wee bit forced. But I'll take that over ignoring their importance entirely.
I've got the next one in the series, Wildfire, already lined up. Oh, and I have to note how excited I was that it came with its own playlist. Books with playlists are my newest obsession.
monkymarzipan's review against another edition
4.0
I loved it tbh. I definitely understand wanting it to be shorter, but I’m a bitch who used to read millions of words of fanfiction a week. Like I’m never gonna get tired of reading about characters I like being put in situations for my entertainment.
Was NOT expecting this level of smut from a book from Tiktok bc usually Booktok books are mid as hell.
Update: thought about it and I still hate that she spent 400 pages saying how this character would never get pregnant and wanted to adopt instead of ever being pregnant and then knocks the bitch up in the epilogue. Removing a star bc baddies deserve baby-free books
Was NOT expecting this level of smut from a book from Tiktok bc usually Booktok books are mid as hell.
Update: thought about it and I still hate that she spent 400 pages saying how this character would never get pregnant and wanted to adopt instead of ever being pregnant and then knocks the bitch up in the epilogue. Removing a star bc baddies deserve baby-free books
artist12383's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? It's complicated
4.25
krlittle07's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.25
cover_2_covered's review against another edition
4.0
Hello Grace, self labels herself as a fluffy comfort book author who writes contemporary romance novels. I need all honesty that is super accurate.
I loved every second of this book Anastasia‘s character development how she stands up for what she believes is right and how she much like every other human is somewhat struggling with her life, but puts on a good face as to not worry the people around her. She’s ambitious. She’s smart and she knows what she wants with her life. She’s very religious about planning having planned out her entire life which makes this even more interesting because it I can totally relate to the character on that aspect. She sees her goals, she works towards it and she knows what her expectations are for herself.
Enter Nathaniel Hawkins. In the book Anastasia says that Nate is a man written by a woman, and just word. Nate is kind, he is super sweet and he’s very thoughtful to Anastasia and is very supportive to her. However, he is his independent character as well. His character is not defined by Anastasia alone but is defined by his friendships, his love for hockey and his moral compass.
We also have characters that we fall in love with in this book. For me, it was Lola, JJ, Robbie and Henry and right off the bat I knew I will hate Aaron for the foreseeable future of this book.
This is actually a very cute romance book, but I felt it was a bit too much in terms of the smut included in this book which is why I have given it four stars instead of five.
I loved every second of this book Anastasia‘s character development how she stands up for what she believes is right and how she much like every other human is somewhat struggling with her life, but puts on a good face as to not worry the people around her. She’s ambitious. She’s smart and she knows what she wants with her life. She’s very religious about planning having planned out her entire life which makes this even more interesting because it I can totally relate to the character on that aspect. She sees her goals, she works towards it and she knows what her expectations are for herself.
Enter Nathaniel Hawkins. In the book Anastasia says that Nate is a man written by a woman, and just word. Nate is kind, he is super sweet and he’s very thoughtful to Anastasia and is very supportive to her. However, he is his independent character as well. His character is not defined by Anastasia alone but is defined by his friendships, his love for hockey and his moral compass.
We also have characters that we fall in love with in this book. For me, it was Lola, JJ, Robbie and Henry and right off the bat I knew I will hate Aaron for the foreseeable future of this book.
This is actually a very cute romance book, but I felt it was a bit too much in terms of the smut included in this book which is why I have given it four stars instead of five.
uraveragereader's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
4.0