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Drop Dead

Lily Chu

3.59 AVERAGE


Drop Dead unfortunately was not for me. I think other readers have the potential to enjoy it for sure though. If you find the idea of the mystery interesting you’ll probably like this book, I just wasn’t absorbed in that aspect. For me, I wish there was more focus on the characters issues throughout the book instead of just towards the end. I also wish there was more focus on the chemistry between the two leads.

I can’t stand DNFing a book, but even this being an audiobook (normally a much more forgiving media) made it intolerable. Can’t explain why their incessant talk about work was annoying, but it really was to the point that I didn’t care if anything interesting actually happened with the plot, I just wanted them to stop. I love Phillipa Soo and John Cho as people, but this book was not it.

This book was very interesting for me, hard to keep me going.
lighthearted medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

I was really disappointed with this book. 

I found neither Wes or Nadine particularly interesting as individuals and they had almost no chemistry as a couple. 

The most interesting character, by far, was Dot and she dies at the start of the book. I would much rather have spent more time with her. Even her house had more personality than our main couple. 

It's a shame because there was a great opportunity for rivals to lovers here but it just didn't deliver. 

Also the 'mystery ' they were trying to solve felt incredibly obvious to me. 

Overall, there was just too much potential missed here and the characters just felt bland and boring to me. 
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes
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_bookish_lauren's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

It wasn't really keeping my attention 
lighthearted 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
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes