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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
Not my thing, but not bad. I found both main characters pretty insufferable until about 35%. Things start looking up once Briar becomes more part of the story.
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Cute! Major Hart of Dixie vibes!
Tansy only looks at the immediate picture in front of her, to the point of being a complete moron. As a librarian, I was infuriated by her behavior in this. She's the sunshine to his grumpy, but I was 100% on his side for everything and agree with his first assessment: she's not worth it.
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
achingly adorable and real.
A hard read after the flooding in texas the past few weeks but beautiful and so cute
A hard read after the flooding in texas the past few weeks but beautiful and so cute
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This one was pretty decent but it won't live in my head rent free. I enjoyed the setting and the conflict of like, this librarian needing to save her library and the whole botanic garden aspect because that's really something we don't see often. It was fun.
I think Jack and Tansy's relationship was fine. I think their ultimate conflict being that he applied for the same grant as her to be stupid though. I dislike when romance books use this microtrope to introduce conflict in relationships because like, pls be so fr. You're mad at him for applying for a grant?? Is he not allowed to get money for his job? In this one it was even more silly because they both applied separately without talking about it and Tansy still got mad.....like girl I guess. I dislike the microtrope because it makes the women seem silly. You're really gonna be mad at that you and your bf applied for the same job and he got it? Being jealous of your partner gives me the ick.
Don't really get why they made her a single mom because her 8 year old acted like she was 4 or 5, and the kid was hardly even in the story which I suppose isn't a bad thing, but Tansy basically acted like she didn't have a kid at all so it begged me to ask why even write that.
Overall though, I'd tell my friends to read it and for the most part, I did like it. I might read it again and maybe I'll find more enjoyment the second time around, but I'd recommend just reading proper. Skip the audio.
I think Jack and Tansy's relationship was fine. I think their ultimate conflict being that he applied for the same grant as her to be stupid though. I dislike when romance books use this microtrope to introduce conflict in relationships because like, pls be so fr. You're mad at him for applying for a grant?? Is he not allowed to get money for his job? In this one it was even more silly because they both applied separately without talking about it and Tansy still got mad.....like girl I guess. I dislike the microtrope because it makes the women seem silly. You're really gonna be mad at that you and your bf applied for the same job and he got it? Being jealous of your partner gives me the ick.
Don't really get why they made her a single mom because her 8 year old acted like she was 4 or 5, and the kid was hardly even in the story which I suppose isn't a bad thing, but Tansy basically acted like she didn't have a kid at all so it begged me to ask why even write that.
Overall though, I'd tell my friends to read it and for the most part, I did like it. I might read it again and maybe I'll find more enjoyment the second time around, but I'd recommend just reading proper. Skip the audio.