livruther's reviews
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adding this review a few months after reading this and i remember absolutely loving it and thinking it was 5 stars but i dont remember any information i may have learned

finn is a sweet angel and rachel lynn solomon couldnt write a bad book if she tried!!!

THANK YOU to netgalley and the publisher for an arc!!!

I was going to wait until closer to the pub date to read this, but I just couldn't. as soon as I got it in my grubby little hands, I had to devour it. Alexandra vasti is an incredible novelist. there were a few repetitive parts of the writing, like him grabbing her chin a bunch of times, constantly saying "christ," and the word perhaps being used very often. although I noticed these things, they did not hinder my enjoyment. Earl Crush is one of THE MOST romantic books I've ever read. I highlighted so many quotes, and I cannot wait until it comes out so I can purchase a copy and annotate the heck out of it! the characterization is awesome; I loved being in these characters' heads. Vasti is also an expert at plotting books. also, reading this made me want to reread ne'er duke well hehe

i didnt enjoy miss bev’s writing in this one as much as i have in other books i’ve read by her, but it was interesting. i wish the ending wouldve wrapped up a bit quicker

clare gilmore is a charming writer, but i did not enjoy the third act conflict 

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc!!!

this is my first public review of an SMP title since the boycott ended, which is pretty exciting! I didn't love this, but it was a solid read, and it was my first from andie burke. I personally think this works well as a standalone. you can read her other book, but you do not have to. the characters had a lot of depth and are very flawed. there were times I thought each of them were in the wrong, and there were also times when I thought other characters were in the wrong. it was satisfyingly spicy, especially for a traditionally published book. some of the writing did have millennial cringe, though. the book as a whole was not poorly written. the exploration of grief was interesting. it did sometimes feel like too much was going on, which happens in real life, but in a book with a limited number of pages, it did not feel like every single thread was completed.

this was shaping up to be 5 stars but then it was slightly too insta-lovey, and i didnt like how finn handled the conflict. 

ruby dixon actually did it!!! she made me like tia!!! she is a magician fr!!! i cant wait to see what she comes up with next. i do wish we would have heard a lil more abt tia’s backstory though