adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m going on the higher side of my rating because I was pleased at the ending. And because I miss England.

But the main character was insufferable. She was a terrible friend. It’s fine for a teenage girl to be “boy crazy”; that’s developmentally normal. But I hate how she sacrificed herself for it. I do like she at least had a gardening hobby and wish the book delved even more into that to give her a better personality.

Also, the British guys in the book were so stereotypical and weird 😂 so unbelievable. 

It was a sort of fun read, and I think that’s mostly because the side characters, the character’s friends really made the book. They should’ve been the main character. Would have been way more interesting. 

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This was enjoyable but I did not get invested in the characters the way I should have

this book deserves just as much hype as Love and Gelato gets

this was a cute book, but the characters got on my nerves a few too many times for me to excuse
funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

If So American by Olivia Rodrigo was a book, it would be this. 

This book is SO CUTE. It needs a rom com movie adaptation ASAP. I can’t get enough of it!! I love it when authors actually bother to write a personality for every character!
medium-paced

apurva20's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

Just couldn’t get into it. Younger me would have enjoyed it for sure but not me current me

surprisingly cute, i like the direction this book went in. nothing too crazy or life changing but i enjoyed reading it.
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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