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3.71 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
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
This was fun and lighthearted but I found it had more meat to it’s characters than some of your typical chick lit books. The characters deleted realistically flawed. Looking forward to reading more from Holly Bourne!
Still undecided on this one...rating and review to come
v quick, easy, fun read. the writing is in first person present tense, so it really feels like i'm in tori's head - and the awful thing is, it's not an unfamiliar place to be. not the most mind-blowing read, but it does give me pause to consider certain aspects abt my life, even if i'm not quite yet in my thirties yet (getting there tho ...).
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is not the kind of book I would ordinarily read, but after receiving it as part of a Books That Matter box I welcomed the opportunity to try something outside of my comfort zone.
I will admit I did have some issues with it, although they were mostly stylistic - I wasn't sure about some of the storytelling elements, such as the inclusion of pictures and posts from Tori's book and social media channels, which often felt artificial and stilted in addition to being jarring for me generally (also the photos are often weird stock photos - I'm not sure whether this is intended to feed into the 'social media vs real life' narrative, but it didn't work for me). Tori herself is at times difficult to relate to, beyond just being a flawed, human narrator, and some of the more colloquial writing isn't to my taste either.
All of that said, these are just things which weren't to my personal taste rather than objective flaws. It's a quick read which is by turns honest, touching and funny, and I am at the exact point in life where the subject matter hit home even if I didn't necessarily relate to all of it. It's a very timely and much needed exploration of how we present ourselves vs how we feel about our lives in private, the pressure to be perceived as having it all and doing things right particularly as we age, and the fear of being alone and starting again even when a relationship isn't worth it any more. I couldn't put it down and highly recommend it.
I will admit I did have some issues with it, although they were mostly stylistic - I wasn't sure about some of the storytelling elements, such as the inclusion of pictures and posts from Tori's book and social media channels, which often felt artificial and stilted in addition to being jarring for me generally (also the photos are often weird stock photos - I'm not sure whether this is intended to feed into the 'social media vs real life' narrative, but it didn't work for me). Tori herself is at times difficult to relate to, beyond just being a flawed, human narrator, and some of the more colloquial writing isn't to my taste either.
All of that said, these are just things which weren't to my personal taste rather than objective flaws. It's a quick read which is by turns honest, touching and funny, and I am at the exact point in life where the subject matter hit home even if I didn't necessarily relate to all of it. It's a very timely and much needed exploration of how we present ourselves vs how we feel about our lives in private, the pressure to be perceived as having it all and doing things right particularly as we age, and the fear of being alone and starting again even when a relationship isn't worth it any more. I couldn't put it down and highly recommend it.