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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
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
Kathleen is INSUFFERABLE. I was waiting for the reveal of her past with Cal to give us some revelation to redeem her...but no. Girl fully cheated, and we are supposed to feel bad for her because she was a young mega famous pop star who didn't want to deal with the consequences?
She's also a HORRIBLE friend to Harriet. Cal deserved better.
Like FYSA, I found the concept of this had the potential to be good but the execution was lacking.
She's also a HORRIBLE friend to Harriet. Cal deserved better.
Like FYSA, I found the concept of this had the potential to be good but the execution was lacking.
These people are CHILDREN who apparently have never had an adult conversation in their lives.
The second star is for Jaime Lamchick who is a very good audiobook reader.
The second star is for Jaime Lamchick who is a very good audiobook reader.
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
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
this book was honestly exactly what i expected it to be; a cutesy guilty pleasure romance. i have not read a broadway show based romance before, and it was a really interesting setting and background for the story to take place in! everything starting at theatre camp did make me chuckle too. it is also so fascinating to see how authors handle writing a story around a production/music/art that is completely and wholly fictional, but i think this one did a pretty good job with the musical and music careers of the main characters. it was easy to follow and pretty interesting. (i would definitely see riveters! haha)
that being said, were there a lot of tropes and predictable parts? yes
did i absolutely eat it up anyway? also yes
kathleen was not my favorite romance novel lead i’ve ever read, but i did have a lot of empathy for her and her experience even if her anger got to be a bit much for me. if i were her i would hold grudges too tbh. i did really enjoy the fact that all the characters felt like they had a fair amount of depth and that all their relationships with each other felt pretty natural. i thought the exploration of harriet and kathleen’s friendship was really cool; it presented interesting ideas about how relationships flex and change over time and circumstance. the same could be said for kathleen and cal’s relationship. i think reading about all the changes they went through and about them having such a history with each other was really different and ended up being one of my favorite parts. (i love lore)
that being said, were there a lot of tropes and predictable parts? yes
did i absolutely eat it up anyway? also yes
kathleen was not my favorite romance novel lead i’ve ever read, but i did have a lot of empathy for her and her experience even if her anger got to be a bit much for me. if i were her i would hold grudges too tbh. i did really enjoy the fact that all the characters felt like they had a fair amount of depth and that all their relationships with each other felt pretty natural. i thought the exploration of harriet and kathleen’s friendship was really cool; it presented interesting ideas about how relationships flex and change over time and circumstance. the same could be said for kathleen and cal’s relationship. i think reading about all the changes they went through and about them having such a history with each other was really different and ended up being one of my favorite parts. (i love lore)
emotional
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:
Yes
funny
hopeful
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:
No
was this a well-written book? yes. do i love this author? yes. is that the only reason why i finished the book? also kinda yes.
i was so excited for this book because i loooooved fysa, however, this just so did not do it for me :(
i don’t know what i felt about the characters, but i hated the selfish lens that everyone seemed to (in my opinion unfairly) view katee/kathleen in. her best friend was awful at times and the main guy, although cute and sweet in the flashbacks, was TERRIBLE to her in a time of confusion and need. maybe i was just more upset about how her situation was and the media in the book, but i just couldn’t do it man.
i was so excited for this book because i loooooved fysa, however, this just so did not do it for me :(
i don’t know what i felt about the characters, but i hated the selfish lens that everyone seemed to (in my opinion unfairly) view katee/kathleen in. her best friend was awful at times and the main guy, although cute and sweet in the flashbacks, was TERRIBLE to her in a time of confusion and need. maybe i was just more upset about how her situation was and the media in the book, but i just couldn’t do it man.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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:
No
This was very cute. I think the writing could’ve been stronger, but a book about teen pop stars and musicals with a Jewish main character is so far up my alley that it worked for me