Reviews

Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

mckmillican's review against another edition

5.0

Laugh out loud funny. If you loved The Rachel Incident (Caroline O’Donoghue) or Good Material (Dolly Alderton), this book is the gay chaotic younger cousin of those two with a barely comprehensible New Zealand accent. I wish it was a movie. I truly laid on the sofa and cackled reading it.

cararenee55's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad 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

4.25

jonisbookquest's review against another edition

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

4.0

bookishcori's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

queercorn's review against another edition

3.5

I really enjoyed the main characters and their humor a lot. However I got confused (more in the 2nd half) with the influx of a lot of other characters I kept getting confused 

lislbelt's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

corahafer's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

louise_11's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

3.0

anmolreads03's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is a sweet no plot just vibes book. Reads very coming of age rom-com esque? The number of characters was tought to keep track of especially them having similar and same names. Showing the parents have an affair/open marriage was unnecessary and added nothing to the plot. I liked the themes of belongingness, sibling love and identity. Overall a delightful read.

arufo29's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0