Review: The Backup Girlfriend by Emma Doherty

The Backup Girlfriend by Emma Doherty
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received this free eARC novel from the author and Wildfire Marketing Solutions.  This is my honest review. 

So this is my first book that I've ready by Emma Doherty.  I didn't read the other books in this series and I didn't feel like I had to.  In fact, I'm a bit glad I didn't because I didn't have Abigail as the evil, mean girl that I may have felt toward her throughout Livy and Chase's novel.  Because what I saw here was a girl just trying to figure out her life, and she had a lot of obstacles to overcome in order to find her true self. 

This book is a slow burn romance.  In fact, this really doesn't have a lot of romance in this novel, to be honest.  Usually that is my jam, but the author wrote this so well, that I was sucked into this story and needed to see how things ended.  I was rooting for Abigail along with everyone else in her life, and needed her to have a happy ending. 

I love that Brett didn't fall at her feet like everyone else does.  I LOVED that he studied her so much, he didn't interrupt her to talk, and she would get so awkward and have the need to fill the silence when he didn't reply to something she said.  I loved that he pushed her to make herself better, both academically and also as a person. I love that he slowly had to unwrap and unravel the layers that is Abigail because this girl has so many secrets and mysteries, it takes a long time to uncover everything that is about her. 

This was a great novel full of heartwarming emotion and relationships.  The character development for both Abigail and Brett.  More so for Abigail, obviously, but Brett also had some issues to overcome, like stereotyping based on appearances.  I'm really glad I got a chance to read this novel and I may just backtrack and read the other books in this series as well :)

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