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I'm sorry to say that this one wasn't for me. Everything felt rushed, I barely found any character likeable and I cringed so much during basically all of the book.

I know it's a short novel, which obviously means there isn't much time to explore the characters and build the plot, but this just didn't touch me at all, which other shorter stories have.

Also, I just can't get over my hatred of the trope of miscommunication that is so, so prevalent in romance novels, but it's even worse when it is then resolved a couple of pages later.

Man, I really wanted to like this.

mhayes1999's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.5

niajade123's review

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

tshepiso's review against another edition

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Started on: February 26th, 2024
DNF'd on: February 27th, 2024
DNF'd at: 34%

I tried reading That Could Be Enough twice and both times it just didn't stick. Unfortunately it's another book to add to the pile of DNF'd sapphic romances. And honestly I can't really pinpoint why this book just didn't work for me.

There are minor things about this novella I don't love like the absolute reverence this book has for Alexander Hamilton. This probably would have worked for me a bit more when I was in depth of my hamilton fandom around 2016 but that energy honestly doesn't play as well in 2024. The novella also has some Alyssa Cole-isms I've never liked in any of her books namely the way Cole writes sexual attraction between her leads is something I just can't connect to.

But overall I just wasn't engaged by the story or its characters. I read rave reviews fro other people so it's certainly working for some and hopefully I find an Alyssa Cole story that hits the way that her early Reluctant Royals books did.

historical_drama_queen's review against another edition

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emotional 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

tip_tamarack's review against another edition

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4.0

Quite enjoyable but not quite satisfying. This storyline could have gone so much further.

jess_justmaybeperfect's review

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emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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