Unwanted (Unperfect) by Susie Tate tells the story of Verity and Harry, childhood friends who reconnect as adults filled with misunderstandings and emotional baggage. Verity struggled with a neglected childhood and faces challenges that affect her personal growth and relationships. The complex characters make the narrative realistic and engaging, allowing readers to feel every nuance of their emotional journey. The book addresses important themes like mental health, trauma, and the impact of the past on present relationships.

The writing style is praised for its depth and relatability, pulling at the heartstrings while exploring the characters' vulnerabilities. Susie Tate's ability to portray the complexities of human emotions shines through as readers follow Verity's path of self-discovery with the support of those around her. The story also includes rich supporting characters, enhancing the overall experience of the series, making it captivating from start to finish.

Characters:

The characters are well-developed and complex, showcasing personal growth, particularly Verity's evolution beyond her romantic issues.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is emotionally engaging and relatable, effectively exploring mental health complexities and human emotions.

Plot/Storyline:

The plot involves complex relationship dynamics, particularly focusing on Verity and Harry's past, showcasing the impact of trauma and misunderstandings that influence their reconnection.

Setting:

The setting is contemporary and underscores the characters' personal struggles and emotional experiences.

Pacing:

The pacing is steady, effectively balancing emotional build-up with moments of reflection and character development.

Notes:

The book is titled 'Unwanted' by Susie Tate.

It features complex character development, making characters feel real to readers.

The main characters, Verity and Harry, experience a natural and unforced relationship with ups and downs.

Verity's issues are not magically solved by her relationship with Harry, showing realistic character growth.

The story addresses themes of mental health and the impact of childhood trauma.

It is the third book in a series but can stand alone.

The main male character (MMC) initially acts like a jerk due to misunderstandings from their past.

The story includes themes of neglect and food insecurity from Verity's childhood.

Readers praised the emotional depth and the author’s understanding of human emotions, possibly influenced by her background as a GP.

The MMC has a complicated family dynamic, with misunderstandings and negative judgments about Verity.

The story touches on heavy themes such as child abuse and bullying, so it includes content warnings.

The writing style is described as addictive and capable of eliciting strong emotional responses from readers.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

The book has significant content warnings for child abuse, neglect, anxiety, PTSD, and bullying.

Has Romance?

The romance is a central theme, focusing on the tumultuous relationship between the main characters.

explicit steam level

From The Publisher:

Verity

He crushed my heart when he was just an awkward teenager. Now that he's a ruthless, intimidatingly gorgeous billionaire CEO, he's determined to crush my dreams as well.

This is the biggest break of my career. Everyone is relying on me to make the perfect pitch for the project. But, when the man to decide my fate strolls into the conference room, I struggle to remember my own name, let alone the presentation I've been preparing for weeks. To say I crash and burn is an understatement.

But why would Harry pretend he doesn't know me? Why would he humiliate me? Wasn't he the one to break my heart all those years ago? Wasn't I the one who was ghosted?

It hurts to feel unwanted by the one person I used to think I could trust, but then that feeling is nothing new to me, given my past.

Harry

I left my nerdy teenage side behind long ago. All it ever got me was bullied at school by the posh kids and let down by the prettiest girl I ever saw. So I'll show Verity how far I've come and punish her for ever rejecting me.

Why then, when I should be basking in my revenge, can I not get the hurt expression on her beautiful face out of my mind?

What if I got it wrong all those years ago, leaving her when she needed me the most? What if I let love slip through my fingers then, and now I'm repeating the same mistake?

Full-length, stand-alone, enemies to lovers, second chance romance.

Trigger warnings for childhood abuse and bullying.

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Unwanted

Susie Tate

Book 3 in the series:Unperfect

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