Second First Impressions

I didn’t love it, but also didn’t hate it. For me the chemistry between Ruthie and Teddy was missing, but I liked the plot overall.

So i picked this book up because I wanted a cute wholesome romance which it is, for the most part. The thing that troubles me tho is that the big conclusion at the end is that she moves away from her home and her work (yes, also to pursue her dream job) but mostly to follow a man she’s know for maybe two months? I think it’s weird. It’s the way to end the story that’s best for the romance but she is not shown to be a very social person so it just makes me wonder if she ever found her own group of friends or if she simply got totally dependent on him for social interaction. It may be just me but the way his hair is talked about (very intensely) just makes me feel weird? I don’t know it seems like a very specific thing, but whatever floats Ruthie’s boat I guess. The conclusion of the Rose and Teddy storyline felt very forced since there was no build up at all. There was just „she has hated me forever“ and „we hugged now it’s all fine and now she’s crying“. What I did appreciate however was the way Teddy and Ruthie’s dynamic was portrayed. That he does little things for her a lot of the time which is really important in real relationships and I thought that was really cute. I did like Renata and Aggie but the reveal that they were lovers came a bit late for me. I just read over 300 pages thinking they were sisters. Now it’s very very hard for me to simply accept that they are dating. I think it would have been better if it was revealed a bit earlier, even tho in hindsight, the reveal does make sense and did not come out of nowhere and was quite wholesome. The characters were also enjoyable and I really liked Melanie and Ruthie‘s friendship development. I really liked the thing about the tortoises too, simply because they are cute.

Just got really bored. Not sure what is happening with me, nothing really sticks.