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A review by booksalacarte
Better Left Unsent by Lia Louis

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Better Left Unsent- 3.25⭐️ 1.5🌶️


Contemporary romance
Clean romance
Workplace romance
British chick lit
Past relationship drama
Family drama
Self discovery
Slow burn

This was a cute British chick lit. The idea of having unsent drafts absolutely calling people out leak out gives me so much second hand embarrassment. I can’t even imagine the fall out.

I enjoyed the formatting of the book and having texts and emails injected into the storyline so that we can see exactly the stakes for the FMC. 

I wish that we learned a little more about the MC. I felt like we didn’t know him well enough. So much of the FMC’s back story is given and flushed out, it felt like we didn’t know much about the MMC… but there was so much potential for a MMC with so much depth.

The pacing was decent. Sometimes it felt like there was a bit too much back and forth. One time moving past something, only for the FMC to come back to it and restate. 

The twist was pretty good! 

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for an eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.