Even thought this book has interesting theme, sadly it wasn't enjoyable for me, and I decided to DNF. Thanks to Netgalley and published for sending me this review copy.

I wish I could have liked it: a story about six sapphic women, three couples, a story about different stages of relationship: friends who are attracted to each other, dating, married. But alas.

The biggest problem, for me, was the multiple pov narration. Some of the voices were too similar, it was hard to distinguish the character. And I guess it's the main reason why the book didn't work for me.
Not only that, sometimes the plot was Too frustrating. In a bad way. And sometimes you were like why is this even here.

The writing style itself was kinda weird, I'm not sure how to put a finger on it, maybe it's the phrasing, maybe it's some separate words, but it was really hard to follow.

2.5/5

One thing I can’t stand is when authors try to disguise their bad writing with a tangle of words in different patterns. It’s like trying to read through water. Anyway, this book was horrible for that. I couldn’t get through it.

This was an okay book. I couldn't really connect it as much as I'd hoped for, but it wasn't bad. Maybe if I had been in different mood, my review would be different.

I could not finish reading this. I got about 30% through. It was too hard to follow, mainly in keeping track of the numerous characters and who was who. I liked the writing but couldn't follow the plot.

This story has multiple character's POV and is interconnected. I found myself interested on one couple in the plot and one POV at that. The writing style was interesting and emotionally evocative, I just wasn't a big fan of 2/3 of the characters.

I wish I could like this book. I'm not into ensemble books. I'm not even into ensemble movies. I enjoy characters and learning about them, coming to know them, and seeing their arc over time and how they grow. I just don't see that in this book. There are so many people that you never really get a good sense of who they really are, and in a few of them I didn't have any desire to. I didn't enjoy the perspective shifts, they were clearly marked and not confusing, but there were so many. I didn't feel like at least two of the people needed to be included, and with the exception of one of the sets of people, I was just bored. 

I think the author has a good premise and I would look into reading other releases of their books, but this one just wasn't for me.

Good day! Before anything else, I would like to extend my deepest, sincerest gratitude for sending me a digital review copy of this book (via NetGalley). Thank you very much for the opportunity!

Unfortunately, I am sad to say that I have lost interest in this particular title, and consequently, I have decided against finishing it. Forcing myself to finish a book I am disinterested in (solely for the sake of finishing it) can only negatively impact the entirety of my reading experience, which, in turn, could result in me writing an unfairly negative review. That is a circumstance I hope to avoid. With that said, I believe that the best course of action is for me to simply not read it and to refrain from publicly posting any feedback regarding this book.

I hope you understand where I'm coming from. Again, thank you for the lovely opportunity!

too complex for my taste, I got mixed up by who the narrator is, it was an okay story, but just not my kind of book!

I was excited to read this book because I had heard a lot about it. The story revolves around three couples in various stages of couple-hood. Brie and Ryan got together too fast a year ago and Brie secretly can’t get over her first love, so they’re on the way out.  Ella and Sam are celebrating their fifth anniversary.  Jessie, the horndog of the group, realizes that she has a long-lived crush on her friend Hadley, who reciprocates the crush.  It took me a few chapters to understand what was going on, but now that I’m finished I want to go back and reread it, knowing what it’s about.  The story is told by chapter in first person by a different character, so we get to learn all six of them pretty well.  Some of their stories are heartbreaking, but others are uplifting.  I thought this book was really well-written and I look forward to the next one by C. Spencer.

This book is split into four different segments which is done by days between Thursday and Sunday and follows three different groups of couples who are at different stages in their relationships. First there is Hadley and Jessie who are friends who are both interested in each other, second is Ryan and Brie who are going through their break-up and finally there is Ella and Sam who are a happily married couple and still very much in love with each other and this weekend is their anniversary. 

Thursday

During the first part of the book you are introduced to the main character's who you get to see the perspective of which starts with Jessie who has just broken up with her current girlfriend Alicia and so when her best friend Hadley can't get back to her house due to a snowstorm goes over to Jessie's house where we discover that she has feelings for Hadley as they reminisce about the past. 

Next you meet Sam and Ella who are happily married after meeting at a wedding in which Brie was catering after having broken up with Jessie, forward to now and it is their five year wedding anniversary and although Ella seems to be in her own world it seems that Sam is still completely smitten by Ella. 
Finally, we meet Brie and Ryan. This is a couple who have been together for a year and although Ryan still loves Brie she is no longer in love with Ryan and still has feelings for her ex-girlfriend Chris and starts to reply to a message in which Chris sent her weeks prior. 

This segment of the book is really well done and keeps the reader interested as it is introducing you to the characters and finding out how they are all linked together and are all friends and are not just random couples. 

Friday

With Brie not happy with Ryan she brakes up with her and are shown how Ryan and Brie ended up a couple which leads to the reader feeling slightly strange about the relationship however later that day Brie goes over to Jessie's house to speak to Hadley and ends up alone with Jessie and start to become friends. After they go out for a meal with Ryan and start talking about children and how Brie wants to be pregnant one day and have a child which Ryan does not want. 

With Ella and Sam continue to celebrate their anniversary weekend in the snow and worry about their other anniversary plans not going ahead due to the snow which has covered the town. However, you are still able to see that this couple are completely in love with each other. 

Jessie and Hadley are the final couple who you hear from and you discover how both of them want to be with each other however are scared to be together due to having known each other since they were children which you get to see in this segment of the book. You also see Brie start to flirt with a girl at the bar in which Hadley works so Jessie takes a walk with Ryan to try and not let her see what Brie is doing as she is unaware that they have broken up. 

From this the reader is able to be more informed about how the couple's got to know each other and how they are coping with the current situations in which they are in giving the reader a lot more insight and keeps them wanting to read more and finding out what happens next between all of the couples now that they are all more connected. 



Saturday

As Ryan and Brie are still newly broken up Ryan wants to talk to Brie and ask her to stay however finds out instead about Chris through letters that was written to Brie that she found in a cupboard, which starts an argument and makes Brie tell Ryan she will be out of the house within a week. Brie also decides to change how she looks as well by going to the hair dresser and cutting her hair different from how she usually has it. Ryan also offers to move with Brie to Portland to be closer to her family and help Brie find a job if this will keep them together.

Hadley contacts Jessie after having been to her house and tells Jessie to dress up which she does and end up cooking a meal together with Hadle showing Jessie what to do, after too many glasses of wine they end up playing Truth or Dare which leads to them both telling each other that they have feelings for each other and getting physical. 

Finally, Sam and Ella go to the ballet for their anniversary as well as a fancy meal to celebrate and the reader ends up finding out that Sam doesn't like Jessie due to her having been the ex-girlfriend of Ella. 
This part of the book is the most intense part of the book with things being at their most heated with Ryan and Brie and things possibly having fallen into place for Hadley and Jessie or could have just destroyed their friendship, however Ella and Sam are still the happily ever after which brings some light to the reader. 



Sunday

After the game of Truth or Dare Hadley and Jessie go to a cafe to talk about what happened the night before and decide to start dating which leads to them having a snow day before getting ready to go to Sam and Ella's anniversary party together. Which leads to Hadley realising that her best friend is moving away and she probably won't see her again and finding out that she is the soul mate of Jessie and is why Jessie has never settled down with anyone before. 

With Brie and Ryan spending almost no time together and barely talking they both decide to try and move on which at the anniversary party leaves Chris having phoned Brie and them both saying how they loved each other and still want to be together, however this does make Ryan realise that Brie is leaving and offers to help her pack her stuff for moving back to her parents in Portland and her future without Brie. 

Finally, we see that Sam and Ella do have some arguments such as about Jessie and how she calls randomly because Sam doesn't appreciate that Ella's ex is still in her life. After everyone leaves their anniversary party they slow dance having had a good anniversary weekend together. 

The end part of the book is so touching and does keep the book together well as ending the book well. 



Overall

Overall, I did really enjoy this book and found it hard to put down. I did love how this was a book which was based on lesbian couples as well which is not something I tend to come across much and came off unique. I did however find that it was hard to really know what was happening at times as there was too many main characters and the last day of the book seemed to overlap too many people which made me confused and have to look back a page or so to even tell who was speaking. Overall, however a great book and one I would recommend.

Each story has its own little drama and fun wile still being connected to the others. Great fun without needing to be too committed.

The novel was less a traditional romance than an examination of three different phases in the cycle of the intimate relationship-the flirtatious women who are falling in love, the committed but differing couple and the married set.  Changing point of views did not present an issue for me, rather it was the likability factor that several of the characters lacked that made the text annoying at a number of points and the dramas less meaningful.  I think the author would have produced a more enjoyable product if she continued with the POV switches with fewer protagonists/plot turns.  Ensembles interest me less, as the story details for each individual or pair are rarely fully developed, as happened in this instance.

This is a book about three different relationships and includes each of the 6 protagonists points of view. One couple is successful and totally committed and in love. The other couple is fallen out of love and it on the verge of a breakup. The final couple has been friends for years and finally begin to see each other in a new light. Cute, fun, a bit confusing at times but overall I enjoyed my time with it. I will definitely pick up what C. Spencer writes in the future.

Unfortunately, I began this book with all good intentions, however struggled to really get into the story after a couple of chapters. I felt that having six main characters was a little confusing, so I won't be publishing a full review as I would wan't others to make up their own mind.

Right off the bat I want to be clear that some people may love this book. The reason for me not rating it higher has nothing to do with the lack of a good story, decent characters, or editing problems. It was just one of those books that for some reason or another I didn't connect well to. 

It could have been that there are so many main characters, six in total like the description states. They all get equal time and voices, and while other readers may find this an asset, I saw it more of a hinderance. Just when I was really feeling a character, you'd go to another three of them for the next 30 pages or so and I'd forget what part of their story I was looking forward to. It just lost the momentum. 

I also found myself getting confused about who was with who, and who was breaking up with who at a certain point. And too many ex's showed up that I couldn't even remember who dated who...

Like I stated, it has a different writing perspective that makes it unique, but it just didn't gel with me.

This is the first time I’ve read C Spencers work and I’m hoping it won’t be my last. It’s Brie and Lasley’s wedding Anniversary and all Lasleys wants is to enjoy the day with their friends. Hadley doesn’t know that Jessie has feelings for her. Spencer throws in a few twists making this story a very enjoyable read.

This is a great story for a debut novel. One that quite honestly, I wasn’t expecting.

The book is set around the love lives of 6 women. Two whom are married and are about to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary, two best friends who have what they think is unrequited feelings for each other and a couple on the brink of relationship collapse.

This is more than a romance novel. I think it’s a Lesbian Romance and Drama novel. It’s written from all six protagonists’ point of view and with every change of perspective the author headlines which character we are reading from at that time.

The dialogue is fast paced and witty which I really appreciated; there is no messing around with this book. Lots of internal thoughts and musings but at times I think that when the characters are in thought there is lots of unnecessary detail.

I really enjoyed when Jessie and Hadley took the spotlight, I think their story could have been a book on it’s own but the way Spencer wrote through their friendship to finding love was very well done. Jessie was 100% my favorite character and I hope we see more from her relationship with Hadley in future novels.

I think C. Spencer has really given herself a great opportunity at whetting the readers appetite for her future books. In turn she has also set up a great prequel if she wanted to look at each couple and write separate books for a series. Especially Ryan… Ryan needs her own story! She just does.

Great debut novel and I can’t wait for what’s next from C. Spencer.

4 stars

This book is about six women dan is written from their POW, at the beginning it is a little confusing but the fact that the three pair of couples are in different stages of relationship helped me a lot. the real star of the book, the one who keep all connected is Jessie. Probably because in the end it is rushed it could be divided in two book