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⋆.𐙚 ̊ 4.25★
CHARACTERS
Sabrina James: She was very interesting, which was certainly a breath of fresh air after Allie, who I found a tad boring. I like how her trauma was (fairly) developed without specifically saying she had abandonment issues, and how it was stated how she was still struggling with them towards the end of the book, as it's not something that just disappears (unlike Dean's grief because hello what happened there??). I feel like her character actually clearly progresses over time, without there being a regression of a third-act breakup. You can see by the end, specifically the final three paragraphs, that she's grown as a person, and I love that because I don't think we really got that with the other FMCs.
John Tucker: He and Garrett are currently fighting it out for top place as my favourite MMC in this series. He's so respectful and sweet and patient, and just the dream guy, really. The only thing that kind of cringed me out was when Sabrina called him an 'alpha' early on in the book. I know I'm so nit-picky about things, but I feel like wording is important and it made me roll my eyes a bit.
SABRINA AND TUCKER
These guys are a good example of how the pregnancy trope can actually be done well. There's backstory to their relationship, and there's actually a date which is mind-blowing because there's been no dates, apart from the one with Logan and Grace. I feel like they had a strong emotional connection because of the date, and that their relationship wasn't just built on sex.
OTHER
Timeline: One thing I appreciated is how this book actually feels like it's over a span of a year. Maybe it's just because we get the months above a lot of the chapters, which we don't in the others, but the others' relationships sometimes seemed rushed to me.
Beau Maxwell: I think Sabrina's relationship with him deepened the grief we feel over his death, but at the same time, did Sabrina's grief just disappear too? I feel sorry for this guy - his death is being treated as a milestone for other characters and then he's just forgotten like what the hell 😭
OVERALL
Out of all the books in the Off-Campus series, I think this is the best written. The backstory, the characters, the writing, the development - I think it's Elle's best work in terms of this series. It's definitely not my fav in terms of the books, or the couple (That belongs to The Mistake + GraceLogan), but I just love it so much, and it comes second overall in the books.
⋆.𐙚 ̊ 4.25★
CHARACTERS
Sabrina James: She was very interesting, which was certainly a breath of fresh air after Allie, who I found a tad boring. I like how her trauma was (fairly) developed without specifically saying she had abandonment issues, and how it was stated how she was still struggling with them towards the end of the book, as it's not something that just disappears (unlike Dean's grief because hello what happened there??). I feel like her character actually clearly progresses over time, without there being a regression of a third-act breakup. You can see by the end, specifically the final three paragraphs, that she's grown as a person, and I love that because I don't think we really got that with the other FMCs.
John Tucker: He and Garrett are currently fighting it out for top place as my favourite MMC in this series. He's so respectful and sweet and patient, and just the dream guy, really. The only thing that kind of cringed me out was when Sabrina called him an 'alpha' early on in the book. I know I'm so nit-picky about things, but I feel like wording is important and it made me roll my eyes a bit.
SABRINA AND TUCKER
These guys are a good example of how the pregnancy trope can actually be done well. There's backstory to their relationship, and there's actually a date which is mind-blowing because there's been no dates, apart from the one with Logan and Grace. I feel like they had a strong emotional connection because of the date, and that their relationship wasn't just built on sex.
OTHER
Timeline: One thing I appreciated is how this book actually feels like it's over a span of a year. Maybe it's just because we get the months above a lot of the chapters, which we don't in the others, but the others' relationships sometimes seemed rushed to me.
Beau Maxwell: I think Sabrina's relationship with him deepened the grief we feel over his death, but at the same time, did Sabrina's grief just disappear too? I feel sorry for this guy - his death is being treated as a milestone for other characters and then he's just forgotten like what the hell 😭
OVERALL
Out of all the books in the Off-Campus series, I think this is the best written. The backstory, the characters, the writing, the development - I think it's Elle's best work in terms of this series. It's definitely not my fav in terms of the books, or the couple (That belongs to The Mistake + GraceLogan), but I just love it so much, and it comes second overall in the books.