oh so leon’s pov was annoying and felt unnecessary with him swallowing up words, specially considering he didn’t really talk like that when it was him speaking??

this was pretty fun regardless, with just enough quirkiness and quite original details! the partner abuse and wrong sentencing were not expected at all, but they did give depth to everything! i really enjoyed both main characters and tbh wanted to hear more about the brother (such a good character???), but i’m happy with everyone’s happy endings regardless.

this was a solid book, i can’t even pretend anymore that my rating system is objective at all, i’ve given four stars for better written things and five to worse and it all comes down to how it made me feel afterwards. as fun and genuinely well-written this one was, it just didn’t have the thing. you know? the Thing? when you read something and it clutches at your chest and you feel all these feelings that make it exciting? yes, That Thing.

anyways, these reviews are mostly for myself by this point so anyone else is reading this, i’m sorry and i love you!