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Ruined by Sarah Vaughn
3.5
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I don’t know what it is about the illustration style from Sarah Winifred Searle but I love it so much? The main romance storyline was very sweet, but also felt lacking. I felt like this was the kind of story that required a narrator so doing it all in this format didn’t really work as much as I enjoyed others from Searle. That said, I loved the side characters and their storylines. Seeing Gemma taking the steps to fight her agoraphobia was so sweet and I did find myself tearing up at the end of the story for sure. I will also say I actually believed the third act breakup so WELL DONE THERE.