Safety in Numbers

DNF at 48%

While I was reading this book I was feeling very iffy about the disability rep. There were some things that I was reading that made me upset. I am not own voices, so please take a look at own voices reviews explaining why they were upset with this book. After I read own voices reviews I did not feel comfortable with finishing this. I am really upset because I want to LOVE this book.

Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I appreciated that the author, Sophie Penhaligon, depicted a disabled woman, specifically someone with a brain injury, in an authentic manner. What I mean by that is that the author talked about how Seraphina struggled with verbally communicating and her social anxiety after her brain injury but didn't turn the book into inspiration porn and imply that disabled people are only good for romance when the partner pities them for their disability instead of seeing them as a person with a personality, wants, needs, and desires.

The romance was somewhat predictable, but I appreciated seeing the two perspectives from Seraphina and Milo. I loved the office romance and hope to hear more from the author whether it's another romance novel or a book in another genre.

I received a copy of this book through Netgallery

Trigger Warnings: ableism, mentions of alcoholism, description of traumatic incident

This really wasn't for me.

From lacklustre characters to therefore a disappointing romance, a plot that did nothing for me, and very little of the cute nerdy moments I was hoping for so I found myself feeling a bit empty whilst reading this.

The main characters felt like carbon copies of each other and I didn't really understand why they liked each other beyond the superficial, plus there was no waiting for their romance to develop, it just happened instantaneously.

Plus, whilst this includes disability MC representation it really doesn't feel good. If you're curious or searching for that I highly recommend checking out other reviews on that topic before picking this up.

Read my full review here: https://moonlit-books.com/2022/01/06/arcminireviews/