NetGalley Review: The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

My Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩

I generally enjoy this author, but this book just didn't do it for me.

The premise was cute, the idea of what happens when you become a meme was so promising. Add in some favorite contemporary tropes (brother's best friend, age gap, teach me, etc.) and this should have been great. The writing was solid and the spice excellent...but, outside of people talking about and having sex, there wasn't much there.

The brother angle only served to manufacture fake angst and the return of said prodigal son didn't really further the plot beyond toxic male posturing. The leaning heavily into the military hero complex stuff was also a turn off for me. Men who make their service their whole personality are a HUGE red flag, so much so in real life that I couldn't suspend belief. The meme thing basically disappears so not sure why that was important.

Alas, this one just didn't hit for me.

Published on 27 January 2026 by Berkely Publishing Group  

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