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Im literally just reading for the plot. They’re writing is sooooooo bad. In parts it’s overly flourished. And it’s mostly cringey.

The writing is so cringey

This writing is so bad omg

The writing is really bad. I’ll say that much.

Screaming crying throwing up that I didn’t get to experience this as a teen/young adult! I want to be young in love and lustful w a beautiful woman!

Ugh I regret not having a great love like this at this ageeee. This pride is hitting me repeatedly in the feels.

I just finished Emma by Jane Austen and while this is definitely not as difficult of a read, it’s more dense in the prose than your typical modern literature. In my opinion.

So I think I’m gonna hate the self pitying schtick Molly got going on.

Ngl if Parker doesn’t want it I’d take a "friend " like Alex who taught me how to pick up girls. Ooo

I too picked a college to be closer to a girl. I didn’t get the girl. I’m pretty sure I know how this ends but I couldn’t relate to Molly anymore than in this start of the story.

I like that it’s a dysfunctional family x healthy loving family match in this one. My personal dream.

This is really well written. I’m loving and relating to the narrative voice.

I keep imagining how self indulgent the author must have felt righting these laborious dialogues !

Imogen is seriously brilliant. No seriously. I’ve been kidding myself I could be a writer since I’ve been in a reading kick punctuated by pretentious criticism of writers of subpar escapism fiction. But reading this makes me not wanna try unless I’m gonna treat writing like an art not just a self righteous/self aggrandizement of prose.

It felt kinda weird and jumpy in a disorienting way when the focus went from Maria’s brain space to another person’s but I think I’m getting into it. It’s a lot of food for thought as a trans masculine lesbian who is also a late bloomer.
It’s a challenging (in an introspective sense) read but I know I’ll be thinking about this work for a while.

It’s very inconsistent how sometimes we get the race of a character and other times we’re left guessing…

There’s nothing more depressing and exhausting than the third act breakup

All the queer signaling in these books make me gag a little- I must say. It’s true, and representation I guess but it’s so in the nose it’s hard to look past as well. Sigh.

I look forward to Blake’s growth as a writer but I have to give her her flowers in how she gives her characters very compelling back stories that I can almost always get into if not emphatically relate to.

I wish I could replace the editor for Blake’s books. It’s getting to me now. One chapter ends with a character running to get lunch because it was past lunchtime (afternoon implied here). Only for the next chapter to pick up in their absence but it’s suddenly morning (“mornings breeze description). This editor is sleeping on the job! Put me in coach!

What's with the obligatory breakup ?

I definitely wasn't a fan of Astrid from book one but ngl, this is beginning to read as a humiliation ritual for her.

I’ve been bitching quite a bit for the first time since I started reading Blake’s work. And this book four for me. So, it deserves this moments break to celebrate how humane she’s managed to make Astrid seem from the saltine, uptight prick she’s been since the previous book.

I wish these books could admit it’s ok not to have retrospectively been falling since the first encounter. Heck I’d take the second as being more realistic. It’s not always love at first sight. Come on!

I was almost ready to forgive Blake for the unremarkable writing in this series installment. But then I realize that people don’t quite speak like these characters. How many carpenters go around using “remiss” or someone else said “dapple”. But my little gay heart is reliving my past encounters and yearning for future romance while reading about two sapphics falling so I’ll pause in my negative remarks.

Ok I officially hate both lead characters. Wasn’t expecting two dickheads. I guess that’s why they’re matched but now I hate myself for reading on.

I might start my career in copy editing from spotting editing misses in these books. From missing words (83) to incorrect articles/typos (86).
Also I’m still early my up to the book. The writing could be better ngl.