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𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 :
•middle school | young adult
•friends-to-lover
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The narrator did a phenomenal job, bringing this story alive. I just think I wasn't the target for this book. It just didn't keep my attention. But I highly recommend it for middle grade | young adult.
Will definitely revisit this audiobook when it's released.
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 Aug.13
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Thank you, Netgalley, and MacmillanAudio for the (ALC)-audiobook for my honest review.

This was a really fun YA novel that I think a lot of YA readers will enjoy. I will say it is a little more YA than I am used to. Even though I read Emma Lord a lot, this felt a bit younger so keep that in mind. The narrator did an excellent job and it really added to my enjoyment of the book. The romance is very middle school/high school vibes... think Taylor Swift's song "So High School" is how I felt listening to this book. Our main characters were both enjoyable to read about and I was rooting for both of them as a couple and individually.

Wow, I really enjoyed this book! I am so thankful to have gotten the audio ARC for free from Netgalley and MacMillan Audio so I can leave my voluntary and honest review.

I enjoyed the soft spoken nature of the narrator who made it difficult to press pause. He added to the enjoyment as he remained fairly neutral throughout and didn’t overstep the recitation so the listener could create the world in their head as they see fit. He also handled the female voices fairly well as too.

It’s really well written as the prose flows easily. I will say that it is closer to middle grade/ early YA but it still held enjoyment for genre supporters. I love a clean romance.

This is a friends to lovers romance. Most of the emotional
Build up happens off the page for the initial connection but you don’t mind as there is enough connection and interaction throughout as they focus on the problem at hand.

I will say that you definitely need some suspension of disbelief for the scenario but the parts of it make it seem quite plausible. I love how they have to focus on the issue at hand (which is multi faceted) but it supports and strengthens the relationship between Tan and Winter without succumbing to certain tropes of puppy love getting in the way.

Anyway, this is a very quick read/listen that is unique with an added romance. It comes out August 13th 2024 so YA lovers put it on your TBR!

My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again