The Shape of You is one of those very rare books by this author that didn’t quite meet expectations of what she is capable of. This story would have worked much better at a lesser word count as much of the book narrates either character’s inner dialogue and musings. I kept waiting for something to happen, and it just ... didn’t. This story also contains infidelity and while I’ve read a few stories where it works and makes sense, it just didn’t for me this time. Typically this author finds angles I’ve never thought of before, and nuances in emotion regarding relationships, and while I eventually was rooting enthusiastically for their happy ending, Rebecca and Spencer’s flaws didn’t justify the means to their ends. Still, we can always expect a polished story that exceeds in quality over most in the Lesfic genre and I would rate this a satisfying read, but not the best in her catalogue.

I’m a huge Georgia Beers fan and I really liked this book. I thought Spencer, with all of her idiosyncrasies, was a great main character. Rebecca was the perfect compliment to Spencer. I do have to say that the synopsis did not really do enough to tell the reader what this book is about. After reading the synopsis, I felt that one kiss between them would solidify Spencer breaking her engagement, but that was so not the case. The entire book was about Spencer’s struggle because she wasn’t strong enough to do something about her situation. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the book but I was under the impression that I would get a different story. I would have liked more of Spencer and Rebecca, not Spencer and Marti. This is a cute read that I didn’t want to put down.