Rachel's Reviews > Both Things Are True

Realistically this is more of a 1 star for me. It’s not my go to type of book, but I needed something light and thoughtless to read while breastfeeding at 2 am, since the epic fantasy book I was reading required too much of my attention, and my tired brain couldn’t keep up.

That wasn’t a problem with this book. I honestly wouldn’t have finished it, if I hadn’t already committed to it. Pacing was too slow, the main characters and their inability to communicate for 85% of the book was essentially the whole drama. I hate it when the main issue in a relationship is lack of communication. Seriously, all their problems could have been solved immediately if they just talked. Is it realistic? Yes. A lot of people suck at communication. A lot of people can’t get over their ex significant others. But good grief. I’m too old for this trope. Communication has also never been a big problem for me, and I’m in my mid -later 30s and in a relationship
with solid communication.

I also just couldn’t care about the relationship in this book. I didn’t see why the characters liked each other in the first place. I didn’t feel their chemistry. There was nothing that made me want it to work for them.

Anyway, I am giving it 2 stars since it did serve the purpose I wanted it to-keep me awake while feeding a newborn.

If you like angst filled romance, fade to black spice, and a lot of monologues this is the book for you. It was not the book for me.