A Delightful Character-Driven Rom-Com

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Wake Up, Wanda Wiley was just so much fun to read! It feels a little odd to write that, as there were some *heavy* themes in the book, but this was a surprisingly light and fun read. This was such a cool play on genre fiction. I really enjoyed the back and forth between Hannah and Trevor, the characters in Wanda's subconscious. The way they worked together (once Trevor got with the program and some hilarious bits from the book he came from) to get through to Wanda was delightful and insightful. They had their own issues and setbacks they needed to work through in order to help Wanda get through her own.

I really enjoyed Wanda's POV sections the most though. While I would definitely classify this as a romantic comedy, it was also a really great deep dive character study. Wanda was so clearly depressed at the beginning of the story and her journey to "wake up" was at times frustrating but also entertaining. And while it wasn't a typical romance novel, I enjoyed the bits with the unlikely potential partner.

I'd say this was more a learning to love yourself type romance novel and it was all the better for it.

I'd give it 4.5 stars, if only because it felt a little rushed at times.