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A review by bringmybooks
Do I Know You? by Austin Siegemund-Broka, Emily Wibberley
emotional
slow-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
4.5
Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group, & Penguin Random House for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
I thought the premise of this book sounded really interesting (marriage in trouble romance, where a stranger on a wellness retreat accidentally introduces a married couple to one another as strangers and they just ... go with it), and I was happy that the authors really delivered on that premise.
It's super angsty, similar to their previous novel (The Roughest Draft) but where it was a bit annoying in that one, I actually liked it here. It's also a trope you see a lot less in romance (in my opinion) - the idea of a married couple in crisis and trying to find their way back to the beginning, back to what they loved about one another from the start. Sort of like second chance, but a bit of extra oomph (?) if that makes sense.
Unfortunately (for me), I read this one months ago and didn't review it promptly, which means a lot of the more eloquent things I could say about it have left me. But fortunately (for all of us) it was a memorable book / story and I can genuinely say that I enjoyed it a lot, and loved watching it all come together at the end.
The characters themselves go through a lot of introspection, but I think the dual narrative worked really for that. You get to truly watch them be vulnerable, not only with their spouse, but with themselves as well. Both of them have things that they could do better, and I genuinely enjoyed the journey they took as individuals to become better as a couple.
✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
I thought the premise of this book sounded really interesting (marriage in trouble romance, where a stranger on a wellness retreat accidentally introduces a married couple to one another as strangers and they just ... go with it), and I was happy that the authors really delivered on that premise.
It's super angsty, similar to their previous novel (The Roughest Draft) but where it was a bit annoying in that one, I actually liked it here. It's also a trope you see a lot less in romance (in my opinion) - the idea of a married couple in crisis and trying to find their way back to the beginning, back to what they loved about one another from the start. Sort of like second chance, but a bit of extra oomph (?) if that makes sense.
Unfortunately (for me), I read this one months ago and didn't review it promptly, which means a lot of the more eloquent things I could say about it have left me. But fortunately (for all of us) it was a memorable book / story and I can genuinely say that I enjoyed it a lot, and loved watching it all come together at the end.
The characters themselves go through a lot of introspection, but I think the dual narrative worked really for that. You get to truly watch them be vulnerable, not only with their spouse, but with themselves as well. Both of them have things that they could do better, and I genuinely enjoyed the journey they took as individuals to become better as a couple.