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myinvinciblesummer's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
I really like Lauren Blakey’s books usually, but this one was just rather blah. She’s a brilliant chemist but is also the painfully naive and dumb American who thinks moving to Paris and learning a new language is like a Disney movie or something? I found the main female character really annoying. I also found the whole obsession with perfumes annoying, and the way they described the process of making perfumes and formulating them was basically
Like “add a dash of honeysuckle, some vanilla and there you go!” Like it was some 15 minute easy dinner recipe. The female main character’s entire personality cannot be just being a talkative extrovert who likes bright colors, Paris and perfumes if you expect me to like her. She had zero depth. The MMC was good, but I did listen to the audiobook and maybe his character was just saved by his voice. Her narrator was not good and did a TERRIBLE British accent, so when she did his voice it was cringeworthy. Also the obsession the author had with constantly putting in idioms was eye roll inducing.
Like “add a dash of honeysuckle, some vanilla and there you go!” Like it was some 15 minute easy dinner recipe. The female main character’s entire personality cannot be just being a talkative extrovert who likes bright colors, Paris and perfumes if you expect me to like her. She had zero depth. The MMC was good, but I did listen to the audiobook and maybe his character was just saved by his voice. Her narrator was not good and did a TERRIBLE British accent, so when she did his voice it was cringeworthy. Also the obsession the author had with constantly putting in idioms was eye roll inducing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, and Drug abuse
sophiemartin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, and Drug abuse
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