A review by dramagirl2003
Underneath the Sycamore Tree by B. Celeste

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

i loved half of this for the chronic illness rep and the other half just made me uncomfy. the way kaiden talks mostly just makes me go ew and it’s very graphically sexual, i had to skip like two chapters

thoughts while reading

p6: a step-sibling relationship? i’m here for it, haven’t read one of these since Did I Mention I Love You?, and 15 year old me loved that
p63: have to say i’m not currently impressed with kaiden’s behaviour. what’s your issue dude?
p66: a better power move would be to still buy more food, but with your own money. please try to eat girlie 🥺
p131: i’m kinda disconcerted by kaiden’s bluntness and teasing
p186: ew i would not be having this conversation
p195: this is not a good idea. once kaiden has satisfied his curiosity with you he’ll go back to ignoring his feelings for the foreseeable future and you’ll get irritated and it’ll just be a thing
p243: if anyone woke me up to try sleep with me i would probably slap them. even my husband, don’t disturb my sleep
p292: 😡 i will swing for rachel
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