My Quick Takes:
- 4.5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
- Genre 📚 contemporary romcom
- Language 🤐 strong
- Spice ❤️🔥 closed-door
- Content 🤔 past affair/divorce, past death of parents, body dysmorphia, cyber bullying
Katherine Center always manages to make me laugh and tear up in the same breath. I love her balance of humor and emotional turmoil throughout the plot. It gives her characters relatable depth while also allowing the reader to slip away into the romcom world.
I really enjoyed the topics of this book more than the other two I have read of hers because they were more personally relatable to me. The female main character, Katie, struggles with body dysmorphia and I loved the journey she went on with her body throughout the plot. As a mom to three littles I’ve struggled with being kind to my body post pregnancy and re-figuring out what I like about it. Going through that process with Katie helped me reframe some of my own stubborn opinions I just can’t seem shake.
Additionally, Katie deals with negative online comments and cyber bullying in the mix of her body dysmorphia. I’ve also been on the receiving end of negative internet comments so that struck a familiar cord with me. Being able to turn those thoughts and interactions off and be with real life people who love you and know you was very relatable.
There were a few plot points I didn’t love, and one character that was a bit too unlikable for me, which is reflected in my star rating. Also, as the story progressed I realized the main love story was between Katie and her body. While her love interest with the male main character had a nice slow burn tension, it came off as a secondary plot line.
I listened to the audio and the narrator did a great job, highly recommend the audiobook! Overall, Katherine Center successfully writes romcoms that provide depth and character growth for readers to connect with. The sunshine state setting of this book makes it a great summer read!
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