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A review by scoodle42
Someone like her by Tuesday Harper
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Ren is back in her small hometown, checking in with family. She meets Dominique in a hotel bar and they have a one night stand. Dominique is a true romantic who knows she's found someone special in Ren, but Ren can't afford to get involved and she definitely won't stay. But then she finds out she and Dominique will be seeing each other again, whether she wants it or not.
This book had a good premise, but it fell flat in some places for me. Ren, although honest about situation, still could have treated Dominique with more care and I didn't like how she behaved. She made it up at the end, but by then I was barely rooting for them anymore. I loved Dom's belief in love and her romantic ways but she was a little too flighty; I thought her character needed more balance. The family drama overshadowed the romance of this in a lot of places and the reconciliation of Ren and her family didn't come with any acknowledgement of the mistreatment she faced for her sexuality or any acknowledgement of that being the reason she went away and stayed away and I felt like that was hanging. Overall, it was okay.
This book had a good premise, but it fell flat in some places for me. Ren, although honest about situation, still could have treated Dominique with more care and I didn't like how she behaved. She made it up at the end, but by then I was barely rooting for them anymore. I loved Dom's belief in love and her romantic ways but she was a little too flighty; I thought her character needed more balance. The family drama overshadowed the romance of this in a lot of places and the reconciliation of Ren and her family didn't come with any acknowledgement of the mistreatment she faced for her sexuality or any acknowledgement of that being the reason she went away and stayed away and I felt like that was hanging. Overall, it was okay.