A review by romancingthereader
Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

How toxic is too toxic? Everyone has their own level, and this book had me questioning mine.

๐Ÿ“• ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Will They or Wonโ€™t They by Ava Wilder

๐Ÿ“™ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Standalone

๐Ÿ“— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: E-book on Kindle, loaned from Libby

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Contemporary romance

๐Ÿ“” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Hollywood, second chance, toxic af, opposites attract.

๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: Lilah and Shane are costars on the hottest show in television - until Lilah leaves the show to stretch her wings, and get away from Shane after a failed attempt at something more than friends. Years later, she returns for one final season, and the pair has to put the past aside to finish the show.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„:  This is one of those reviews I kind of feel like I might change my rating on the more I think about it. We will see in the coming weeksโ€ฆ

But my initial reaction was complicated. I liked the book - it was well written, and the happily ever after was absolute perfection. At the same time, though, the things these two did to each other, both in the past during and after their breakup, and in present day, were hard to forgive and forget as a reader.

The beginning of this book was sometimes hard to read. I got that feeling in my chest when Iโ€™m uncomfortable and sad. But the last 25% made it worth it. If I change my rating, itโ€™d only go up from here.

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 4/5 โญโญโญโญ

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น: 3/5 ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ