Full Review by [email protected]
Genre/Tropes : 90s, neighbors, secrets
Age appropriate : 18+ for sexual situations
Setting: apartment buildings
POV : dual
Perfect for readers who like a romance that takes a step back in time with old phones, movie rentals, and old clothes. Both stories have to do with neighbors finding each other by accident but one is a steamy across an ally story with secrets that create a bigger distance and the other is a more mild story about real people just trying to be real and make it work.
Overall Story *** World *
Main Characters **** Side Characters ****
Emotions **
Slow build *** Steam ***
Frustration *
Male Narration *** Female Narration ***
Pros
- plausible meet ups
- the friends and family in both stories were good
- loved the 90s tidbits but could have had more
- one of my favorite lines ever..."A bookstore visit is a conversation between you and the shelves".
Cons
- story 1 the conflict was too predictable
- story 2 the conflict was realistic but the solution was too easy