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Rating: ★★★★

Evvie Drake Starts Over is a very enjoyable read! The characters are real characters with real, human problems and personalities. The plot was interesting and the writing keeps you engaged the whole time, there wasn’t a part that I was trudging through because I was bored with it.

I just think overall the characters reacted and communicated in very real-life ways rather than dramatic, stereotypical novel ways. The ending gave the book and their character growth justice. It was the perfect young “trashy romance” novel that wasn’t actually trashy.

Edit: I came back because I wanted to add something. This book said something that has stuck with me for days after reading. It brings up the topic of “mourning the first call” or mourning being the first call, which I have to say resonated deeply within me. It’s one of those, probably universal, feelings that’s painful when you’re growing in and out of friendships. I thought the fact that this book said something that got to me like that was something I should share, not all books do that to a person and I think this is something everyone should give a shot at reading for that reason.

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