vinylsandvino's Reviews (184)

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

Funny, emotional, and raw.  As a fan of Devantez, it was interesting to hear about some of the things she details in the book- and makes me an even bigger fan of her in the present.  Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade for the arc.  
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Loved this book, and loved the Easter eggs from Part of Your World.  Jiminez has created a universe of characters that I want to be a part of.  
Great representation of anxiety and trauma, woven well into an adorable romantic comedy.  

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this book, but it wasn’t string theory.  This was a beautiful, well-written story.  (And also a very interesting concept.) I loved that it tackled something as expansive as parallel universes, but managed to keep the characters connected and a part of the story throughout our MC’s different experiences.  
emotional funny inspiring slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Major Leslie Knope energy with the MC.  A bit much at times… love the world created here.  Small town/found family/ a little grumpy-sunshine.  Fun magical book 
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny hopeful 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

Loved this fun romance/comedy.  Great characters, healthy mix of then-and-now narration, and a satisfying ending. 
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

This was such a fun read!  Incredibly well-written, with so many twists and turns… my only regret in reading this is that I don’t have the rest of the series to immediately dive into.
funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There  was so much here I liked, and more I wanted to like… but there was also so much that felt like it dragged on unnecessarily.  Loved the characters, but they got too confusing at times.  Also, I needed more history of MCs to understand their actual conflict.  Contained some of my favorite tropes- second-chance romance, found family… and the end was fun- but overall it still fell a little flat for me. 
I received this novel as an ARC from NetGalley and St Martin’s Press