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A review by keepcalmblogon
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book was so very queer and tasty! This was a Macmillan Audio pick and I honestly have never read a Casey McQuiston book before, so that’s part of why I picked it; they are such a popular author from what I’ve seen on Booksta, I wanted to try them out!
The overarching tone of this book is bittersweet as it’s a story of second chance romance between former best friends to lovers—mind you, these are two of my least favorite tropes, but I like to go out of my comfort zone sometimes! But there is an air of positivity throughout the story, because how can anyone be too down during a European food tour?! Plus, there is also a lot of sex positivity and flirting and sexing, so that was good fun!
My favorite parts of this book were the descriptions of the locales, foods, and wines. I am such a foodie, and I think this book needs to be paired with a cookbook (see what I did there?)! I added so many cities to my “want to visit” list!
In the end, Theo and Kit absolutely stole my heart, so I’m giving this book four stars!
I enjoyed the narration by Emma Galvin and Max Meyers; multiple narrators is always a good time!
The overarching tone of this book is bittersweet as it’s a story of second chance romance between former best friends to lovers—mind you, these are two of my least favorite tropes, but I like to go out of my comfort zone sometimes! But there is an air of positivity throughout the story, because how can anyone be too down during a European food tour?! Plus, there is also a lot of sex positivity and flirting and sexing, so that was good fun!
My favorite parts of this book were the descriptions of the locales, foods, and wines. I am such a foodie, and I think this book needs to be paired with a cookbook (see what I did there?)! I added so many cities to my “want to visit” list!
In the end, Theo and Kit absolutely stole my heart, so I’m giving this book four stars!
I enjoyed the narration by Emma Galvin and Max Meyers; multiple narrators is always a good time!