welcome to my review. testing a template i made today, can’t decide if i like it or not
⋆·˚༉‧₊˚. ༘ * The P😸ssy Next Door⋆.ೃ࿔*:・
ೃ⁀➷ genre: romance (open door, sports, plus size fmc)
ೃ⁀➷ characters (slight spoilers):
༄➜ hayes - THE MAN THAT HE IS!! literally THE STANDARD OMG. he deserves so much better than willa. he deserves someone that KNOWS they want him for sure without feeling “stuck”… but i’m glad that he has someone at least. and reading romance novels for advice? YES PLS
༄➜ willa - although i know her family is a huge part of why she is the way she is… but pls make a fucking decision for yourself!! why do you feel stuck with a man who is willing to bend over backwards to do whatever it is you want. i wanted to see her have such a bigger character arc and ACTUALLY stand up for herself to her family (better than wtv that lame ass confrontation at christmas was)
༄➜ xander - if someone asked me to describe xander in one word… immature. you’re telling me one of your best friends gets drafted super young, and instead of being happy for him you’re jealous? and then because he falls in love with your sister, you feel that it’s your right to try to interfere? why does he even care who his sister dates ANYWAY??
༄➜ willa’s mom - all i have to say is… manipulative bitch. deserves no more of my words.
༄➜ willa’s dad - why was he ever with her mom? and big dub for giving her the car keys on christmas!!
༄➜ the guncles - stop they’re so cute. i love willa’s relationship with her uncles and i love that they support her no matter what. the only good part of her family besides her dad
༄➜ 7 of 9 lives - the cutest little baby ever!!!
ೃ⁀➷ storyline (no spoilers):
willa and hayes have had feelings for each other since school… but after coming back from traveling the world, willa is scared to settle down. but hayes, being the actual perfect hunk of a man he is, wins her over. the only problem? her shitty ass brother and mom. for some reason xander blames hayes for ruining their college team by abandoning them and getting drafted. willa must overcome other peoples expectations, find herself, and open herself to love, and hayes just might be the one to help her through it.
ೃ⁀➷ spoilers:
okay so why is it that all of these girls brothers are like way too protective over them? there was seriously no reason for xander to stand between hayes and willa other than he’s just a fucking selfish dickhead. same with her mom. “hayes is only with you to piss off your brother more. your brother is 100x better than him” so girl what? hayes is one of the most loving characters i’ve ever read about, and xander is allowed to be upset that he isn’t playing with his best friend anymore… but him being jealous and hurt isn’t an excuse to be an ass. but ofc, instead of maybe realizing his internalized issues, he’s taking it out on his sister and his old best friend. but willas mom on the other hand… what a manipulative piece of shit. quit guilt tripping your daughter like omg. also the way everything was resolved? so unrealistic. why is hayes and willa’s relationship a huge family conversation??? “we love each other, what do the rest of you think of what we should do?” huh😹 this is definitely not my favorite of the series, but still super cute.
ೃ⁀➷ liked/done well:
i loved the fact that hayes got advice from romance novels, so funny. i also loved willa and hayes’ dynamic. so cute!! i also loved that 7 of 9 lives always showed up at hayes’ house.
ೃ⁀➷ didn’t like/it could improve on:
i would have love a way better character arc/confrontation from willa. after xander being the underlying problem throughout the whole book, she did NOT call him out enough, along with her mom too. i also thought that willa went from “i don’t want to fall in love and get stuck” to “i’m totally in love” way too fast. i understand why willa was scared to settle, her family is crazy, but the switch was way too sudden. also too much family involvement in their relationship in general. i also hate when any popular lyrics, singers, or just lingo in general are used in books… and this one was a taylor swift lyric. just erase it pls, you don’t need it.
3.5✨