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A review by chronicallybookish
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese
5.0
Quick Stats
Age Rating: 18+
Spice Rating: 3/5
Over All: 4.75 stars
Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 5/5
Setting: 5/5
Writing: 4.5/5
Disability Rep: 5/5
Chloe Liese is simply incapable of writing a bad book. I adore the Bergman Brothers series, and I was so excited to see what she could do with the power of a trad publishing house behind her—and this book did not disappoint!
Bea and Jamie were both so socially awkward. I’m obsessed with them. Seeing them together, how they navigated each other’s neurodivergencies, and watching them each grow, separately and together, was so heartwarming and wholesome.
The only thing that knocked this book down from a 5 star to a 4.75 star read was the constant “we’re so wrong for each other/we’re such polar opposites/we don’t get along” thing they had going on for the first 1/4 of the book. Like in both their narrations (but especially Bea’s) you’re constantly told that their first meeting was disastrous that the other person was unlikeable to them and they’re polar opposites etc etc… when that’s not at all how it actually read in those early scenes. They never seemed opposite to me, and though their original meeting was a comedy of errors, the takeaway that each character seemed to have of each other after the party always seemed far too extreme to me.
I understand that later, as their scheme progresses, they (especially Bea) lament on the ways in which they differ in order to tamp down their growing feelings. That made sense.
My issue is with before that, from the first meeting up until the “let’s be friends” convo, when they’re saying all these things, but there’s no reason for it, leaving me unconvinced and causing the repetition of these sentiments to become annoying.
But that’s only the first 50 pages, and I have basically no other complaints (it was a bit spicy for me, but I don’t mark down for that because it’s fully personal preference).
Chloe Liese is a phenomenal writer, and she is one of the most talented authors I know, especially when it comes to integrating disability rep into her books. She weaves it seamlessly into both the plot and the characters personalities. They are fully fleshed people outside of their disability, while still being so impacted by their neurodivergencies—exactly how it is in reality when you’re neurodivergent/disabled. Her depictions of anxiety and autism were so beautifully nuanced and raw. I honestly can’t think of a book that does it better.
This book was just so fun, fast, sexy, and heartwarming. I flew through it and I want the next book in the series NOW! The way I was fully squealing when I started to get a glimpse of the set-up for Kate’s book—and then the little sampler! I’m beyond excited, and I cannot recommend this book—or this author!—more.
Age Rating: 18+
Spice Rating: 3/5
Over All: 4.75 stars
Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 5/5
Setting: 5/5
Writing: 4.5/5
Disability Rep: 5/5
Chloe Liese is simply incapable of writing a bad book. I adore the Bergman Brothers series, and I was so excited to see what she could do with the power of a trad publishing house behind her—and this book did not disappoint!
Bea and Jamie were both so socially awkward. I’m obsessed with them. Seeing them together, how they navigated each other’s neurodivergencies, and watching them each grow, separately and together, was so heartwarming and wholesome.
The only thing that knocked this book down from a 5 star to a 4.75 star read was the constant “we’re so wrong for each other/we’re such polar opposites/we don’t get along” thing they had going on for the first 1/4 of the book. Like in both their narrations (but especially Bea’s) you’re constantly told that their first meeting was disastrous that the other person was unlikeable to them and they’re polar opposites etc etc… when that’s not at all how it actually read in those early scenes. They never seemed opposite to me, and though their original meeting was a comedy of errors, the takeaway that each character seemed to have of each other after the party always seemed far too extreme to me.
I understand that later, as their scheme progresses, they (especially Bea) lament on the ways in which they differ in order to tamp down their growing feelings. That made sense.
My issue is with before that, from the first meeting up until the “let’s be friends” convo, when they’re saying all these things, but there’s no reason for it, leaving me unconvinced and causing the repetition of these sentiments to become annoying.
But that’s only the first 50 pages, and I have basically no other complaints (it was a bit spicy for me, but I don’t mark down for that because it’s fully personal preference).
Chloe Liese is a phenomenal writer, and she is one of the most talented authors I know, especially when it comes to integrating disability rep into her books. She weaves it seamlessly into both the plot and the characters personalities. They are fully fleshed people outside of their disability, while still being so impacted by their neurodivergencies—exactly how it is in reality when you’re neurodivergent/disabled. Her depictions of anxiety and autism were so beautifully nuanced and raw. I honestly can’t think of a book that does it better.
This book was just so fun, fast, sexy, and heartwarming. I flew through it and I want the next book in the series NOW! The way I was fully squealing when I started to get a glimpse of the set-up for Kate’s book—and then the little sampler! I’m beyond excited, and I cannot recommend this book—or this author!—more.