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With Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thompson
3.0
emotional funny lighthearted 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⭐ maybe?

There were components of this that I really enjoyed- Lauren and Asa as characters, their backstory and motivations.  I liked their workplace rivalry. I liked the opposites attract vibes, the friend group, the storylines outside of the workplace. Overall, I wanted to like this a lot more. 

But I don't know, I feel like the story meandered A LOT. The pacing was really inconsistent. There were a lot of moments where, if I hadn't been on a Libby timeline with the audiobook, I probably would have just set it down and never picked it back up.