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annaavian's review against another edition
3.0
An okay read, but to me the characters often sounded quite immature and not like college professors in their 40s. I also found Stef's yearning to have a family and her overreaction to an evening gone wrong a bit pushy and self-absorbed.
mariangb1964's review
5.0
Very well writen novel. The characters Perse and Stef top noch. The have humour and the quirks that everybody can have.
penandpages's review
lighthearted
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Racism and Car accident
nonbinaryknight's review against another edition
5.0
This book is an absolute joy to read. The characters aren’t anywhere near perfect and that’s acknowledged. They make mistakes and fight, but they also help each other through it.
Perse moves to a new city when she’s offered the chance to teach at CBU. She soon meets Stef briefly and later meets her again in an environment where they can talk more. Stef is a science teacher at the university, and she created a series of relationship levels one summer. Perse eventually agrees to try Stef’s approach to relationships and from there on it’s a bumpy ride. Both characters have past relationships that they’d rather not deal with again but who says this time has to be like those?
Stef is such a cute character. She’s so nerdy and smart and sweet and I love her to pieces. She’s not exactly a social butterfly and she prefers when things are honest, open, and clear to her. Perse is adventurous and has traveled to countries all over the globe but a series of bad relationships have left her gun-shy for another. She also suffers from anxiety that she uses gummies to help her deal with. She’s anxious in unfamiliar situations and prefers to know about everything beforehand so that she can properly settle her nerves. I instantly connected with Perse and tend to want the same things in unfamiliar situations.
Bishop wrote two likeable characters and put them together in such a nice way. The communication between the two is bumpy at times but it’s usually clear to the two of them where they are and what they want out of the relationship and each other.
The side characters include Perse’s sister Missy who I adore and various other family members. There are also two fellow colleagues that work with Perse and are friends with Stef. The characters are nice and always willing to help the two women when they come across bumps in their relationship or life.
There wasn’t much I didn’t like about this book. There were a few typos that distracted me a bit and at times Stef seemed to judge about Perse’s coping mechanism but those were easily forgotten, and I moved past them. I also wish there had been a bit more conversation about the levels and sublevels but that’s more of a personal interest rather than a flaw with the book.
This is a lovely story. I loved the concept of it from the get-go and would adore reading more about the relationship levels. Bishop writes about two flawed characters who find a way to build an amazing relationship with each other.
Perse moves to a new city when she’s offered the chance to teach at CBU. She soon meets Stef briefly and later meets her again in an environment where they can talk more. Stef is a science teacher at the university, and she created a series of relationship levels one summer. Perse eventually agrees to try Stef’s approach to relationships and from there on it’s a bumpy ride. Both characters have past relationships that they’d rather not deal with again but who says this time has to be like those?
Stef is such a cute character. She’s so nerdy and smart and sweet and I love her to pieces. She’s not exactly a social butterfly and she prefers when things are honest, open, and clear to her. Perse is adventurous and has traveled to countries all over the globe but a series of bad relationships have left her gun-shy for another. She also suffers from anxiety that she uses gummies to help her deal with. She’s anxious in unfamiliar situations and prefers to know about everything beforehand so that she can properly settle her nerves. I instantly connected with Perse and tend to want the same things in unfamiliar situations.
Bishop wrote two likeable characters and put them together in such a nice way. The communication between the two is bumpy at times but it’s usually clear to the two of them where they are and what they want out of the relationship and each other.
The side characters include Perse’s sister Missy who I adore and various other family members. There are also two fellow colleagues that work with Perse and are friends with Stef. The characters are nice and always willing to help the two women when they come across bumps in their relationship or life.
There wasn’t much I didn’t like about this book. There were a few typos that distracted me a bit and at times Stef seemed to judge about Perse’s coping mechanism but those were easily forgotten, and I moved past them. I also wish there had been a bit more conversation about the levels and sublevels but that’s more of a personal interest rather than a flaw with the book.
This is a lovely story. I loved the concept of it from the get-go and would adore reading more about the relationship levels. Bishop writes about two flawed characters who find a way to build an amazing relationship with each other.
zefrien's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
4.75
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