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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
This was...not good.
Which is a shame because I love Meg Cabot. I have read a TON of Meg Cabot over the years: Princess Diaries, the Mediator books, the 1-800 Missing, the Heather Wells mysteries...hell, Boy Meets Girl is one of my favorite books of all time. I must reread that at least once a year. I just feel like Meg Cabot has lost her edge.
I'm starting to wonder if she's stuck in a contract and HAS to write some books. I read Beach Read by Emily Henry, and in it, the main character is an author, and is required to write a book by a certain time. I'm really starting to wonder if that's really a thing, and Meg Cabot is stuck with it because her most recent books are pretty poor.
This book had no idea what it wanted to be. I kept picturing a road, and this story was on it, and it started to go a different way, then veer multiple times, and then finally I was so fucking lost, both literally and figuratively, as to where we were going with this.
The characters were flat, the 'romance' was forced, hell even the 'sex' scenes were clearly phoned it. I was wondering, again, if Meg Cabot was required to throw some kind of sexual terms in there because at times, they just came out of no where.
I was also really upset, and offended, at the sexual assault storyline. It was just so poorly done, and really was not necessary to the story.
I'm starting to think I may have to give up on Meg Cabot.
Which is a shame because I love Meg Cabot. I have read a TON of Meg Cabot over the years: Princess Diaries, the Mediator books, the 1-800 Missing, the Heather Wells mysteries...hell, Boy Meets Girl is one of my favorite books of all time. I must reread that at least once a year. I just feel like Meg Cabot has lost her edge.
I'm starting to wonder if she's stuck in a contract and HAS to write some books. I read Beach Read by Emily Henry, and in it, the main character is an author, and is required to write a book by a certain time. I'm really starting to wonder if that's really a thing, and Meg Cabot is stuck with it because her most recent books are pretty poor.
This book had no idea what it wanted to be. I kept picturing a road, and this story was on it, and it started to go a different way, then veer multiple times, and then finally I was so fucking lost, both literally and figuratively, as to where we were going with this.
The characters were flat, the 'romance' was forced, hell even the 'sex' scenes were clearly phoned it. I was wondering, again, if Meg Cabot was required to throw some kind of sexual terms in there because at times, they just came out of no where.
I was also really upset, and offended, at the sexual assault storyline. It was just so poorly done, and really was not necessary to the story.
I'm starting to think I may have to give up on Meg Cabot.
This was my first book by this author. I will read more by her I enjoyed this book.
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I usually like Meg Cabot, but this book did nothing for me. Bree was full of bad decisions. Insisting on staying on an island, during a hurricane, without preparation, simply because she wanted people to think she was a local. The whole premise of needing to be a local was stupid.
I absolutely adored the setting of this book! Little Bridge Island is such a quaint little town, and the impending hurricane made for a unique setting.
I also adored the plot, and the chemistry between Bree and Drew, and the strong themes of animal lovers throughout the book. I love sweet books that feature animals.
I was, however, extremely disappointed in the ending of this book. Bree’s backstory and the plot was built up, just to have all the loose ends tied up nicely in the most straightforward and unimaginative way. That said, there was one shocking part that made me roll my eyes at Americans
I also adored the plot, and the chemistry between Bree and Drew, and the strong themes of animal lovers throughout the book. I love sweet books that feature animals.
I was, however, extremely disappointed in the ending of this book. Bree’s backstory and the plot was built up, just to have all the loose ends tied up nicely in the most straightforward and unimaginative way. That said, there was one shocking part that made me roll my eyes at Americans
Spoiler
When Bree pulls her gun out unprovoked? Yeah, only in the US! I was genuinely stressed out, yet I guess that kind of thing isn’t out of the ordinary south of the border? Yikes.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Definition of fluff... with which I have ZERO problem, but the narration and dialogue were (unintentionally?) hysterical. I spent most of the reading experience yelling (often out loud) about how completely oblivious/reckless/moronic the heroine’s choices were throughout.
4 1/2 stars
If you’ve been a reader for any length of time, you have an author, or more likely a set of authors, whose books transport you to the land of reading happiness. For me, it’s the feeling of: yep, I get what you’re doing and I want to go along. Meg Cabot is one of those writers for me.
In June, I read and reviewed Bridal Boot Camp, the novella that began the Little Bridge Island series. (If you haven’t had a chance to read that fun little novella, start now!) At the end, I was so excited to read No Judgments.
No Judgments picks up where Bridal Boot Camp left off: a major hurricane looks like it’s about to hit Florida. Everyone on the island begins storm preparations. For pink-haired waitress, Bree Beckham, who has never been through a hurricane before, her options for evacuation are limited because she refuses to leave her rescue cat, Gary, behind because he’s been through a procedure and wouldn’t do well with traveling.
read more: https://saschadarlington.me/2019/09/26/review-of-no-judgments/
If you’ve been a reader for any length of time, you have an author, or more likely a set of authors, whose books transport you to the land of reading happiness. For me, it’s the feeling of: yep, I get what you’re doing and I want to go along. Meg Cabot is one of those writers for me.
In June, I read and reviewed Bridal Boot Camp, the novella that began the Little Bridge Island series. (If you haven’t had a chance to read that fun little novella, start now!) At the end, I was so excited to read No Judgments.
No Judgments picks up where Bridal Boot Camp left off: a major hurricane looks like it’s about to hit Florida. Everyone on the island begins storm preparations. For pink-haired waitress, Bree Beckham, who has never been through a hurricane before, her options for evacuation are limited because she refuses to leave her rescue cat, Gary, behind because he’s been through a procedure and wouldn’t do well with traveling.
read more: https://saschadarlington.me/2019/09/26/review-of-no-judgments/
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
The characters and plot just didn't resonate with me, romance was a little too cheesy...
Quick read but not a Meg Cabot fave.
Quick read but not a Meg Cabot fave.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol
usually i think books like these are too short and there's too little development for the relationship. unfortunately, i think the opposite for this one. the pet subplot was boring to me (sorry) and the only reason i liked this book was the chemistry between the two protagonists. their relationship was REMARKABLE but....i lost interest around the 60% mark as they were going out, again, to rescue another pet.
it;s a super lovable book tho!
rating subject to change
it;s a super lovable book tho!
rating subject to change