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For some reason I’d been putting this off. I can’t explain or understand why because as soon as I started this I was invested. Ezra and Jonathan were two stunning main characters and I’m so glad we got to go on their journeys with them. I liked that both were doulas at two entirely different stages of life – Ezra being at birth and Jonathan being at death. It’s interesting and can take a lot of avenues. Shelly Jay Shore did a good job with both of their jobs.

I highlighted so many quotes in my arc. There were so many good lines regarding grief and emotions. Growing up, finding yourself. I probably couldn’t even find a favourite one because I love so many. The author really did a good job exploring and talking about grief. I really like it when the theme of grief is handled well – to me it shows the author is able to handle difficult themes/topics well. I liked the friendship group and the roles they played in both of their lives – how they all were friends so it wasn’t awkward. It took me a while to like Ezra’s family but once I really got into the book I liked them more. 

The romance was just so sweet and I’m now following the author because I need to know when their next book will be out. I’m a full fan now, I want them to write a hundred more books. I found myself grinning a lot throughout this and their transition from friends to lovers was ever so sweet. I also liked that they were friends first before getting together – I think I’m starting to like friends to lovers more? I’m finding it’s the writing and characters that definitely makes or breaks it (me liking the trope in a specific book). This book had that in spades. 

I wanted to like this, that’s why I pushed to 65%. I couldn’t get into it and I didn’t want to push myself to finish it for the sake of finishing. I realised I didn’t know or care about any of the characters. The illustrations also played a factor in not really keeping my interest and I feel like that’s a big part of in reading graphic novels! I don’t know if I’ll ever get to the Sleeping Beauties book but we’ll see if I ever do and how I’ll feel. Otherwise I just really didn’t have much to feel about it? Which is why this review is so short. Even though I did try I couldn’t connect to anything or anyone in here.