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A review by _bookish_lauren
Sleeping Cutie by Tanzania Glover
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Overall: 3.75/5
Spice level: 1.5/5
Tropes: slow burn, dating lessons, Sleeping Beauty retelling
CW: fatphobia
Honestly, I liked the previous book better. Christian's character development was decent, but I didn't see the point of making him so fatphobic toward his new sister-in-law, Tillar. He could've easily been written as an asshole-turned-good-guy without the unnecessary and ugly fatphobia. That really irritated me.
I thought the dating lessons aspect was a great way for the characters to build a bond and learn to trust each other. They didn't really have any friends to speak of, so this was their chance to find their best friend and life partner in each other.
Amber's narcolepsy and cataplexy were interesting ways to create a Sleeping Beauty style character and show how she navigated a tough life with those diagnoses.
Their chemistry was ok, but not much really happened in the way of spice until almost the end of the book, which isn't an issue really. It didn't detract from the story
Overall, the book was okay. I do wish the books in the series had POVs from the women too.
Spice level: 1.5/5
Tropes: slow burn, dating lessons, Sleeping Beauty retelling
CW: fatphobia
Honestly, I liked the previous book better. Christian's character development was decent, but I didn't see the point of making him so fatphobic toward his new sister-in-law, Tillar. He could've easily been written as an asshole-turned-good-guy without the unnecessary and ugly fatphobia. That really irritated me.
I thought the dating lessons aspect was a great way for the characters to build a bond and learn to trust each other. They didn't really have any friends to speak of, so this was their chance to find their best friend and life partner in each other.
Amber's narcolepsy and cataplexy were interesting ways to create a Sleeping Beauty style character and show how she navigated a tough life with those diagnoses.
Their chemistry was ok, but not much really happened in the way of spice until almost the end of the book, which isn't an issue really. It didn't detract from the story
Overall, the book was okay. I do wish the books in the series had POVs from the women too.