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You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
3.75
emotional funny hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I thought I was going to love this one but there’s just something about it that didn’t click for me! I liked it and I think objectively a great story but there was just never that moment for me where I fell in love with it 🤷🏻‍♀️ it was kind of slow and while I love a slow burn, I was getting annoyed with how slow this one felt. Like sometimes I’ll read a book that’s slow burn but it doesn’t seem like it’s dragged out and those are the ones I love! Also, there was like no backstory on Ari which I thought was odd. But I did love the queer rep so much!! Honestly, I think it’s some of the best I’ve read in a m/f book! I just loved that it wasn’t used as an issue between them and instead Ari was just so unapologetically queer and Josh never even blinked about it which was refreshing! And I do think they worked well as a couple and it was easy to root for them, I just wanted to love them more and I just didn’t 🤷🏻‍♀️ still one I’d recommend but it just personally wasn’t my favorite!