A review by readwatchcrochet
Variation by Rebecca Yarros

medium-paced

3.75

Entertaining but potentially forgettable

“His smile melted my common sense, and his touch set me on fire, but it was the way he listened that broke through every wall I’d built”

📚 second chance romance 
📚 fake dating
📚 one bed
📚 dual POV
📚 rescue swimmer x ballerina
📚 cute golden retriever 

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|Thoughts|
Whilst I found the initial set up,  conflict interesting and focus on ballet intriguing, just felt the story never fully engaged me. Besides a  couple of instances (repeated at that), didn’t feel like there was actually a lot happening in the story. 

That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the fake dating and mutual pining aspect. And the mystery and dynamic with Juniper was an interesting element. The overall story fell a bit flat for me and didn’t necessarily buy their connection as it was more ‘telling rather than showing”. 

Do wish there was a little more surrounding Junipers storyline. 

“Sloppy feet”
“Sloppy parenting”

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