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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
I find it hard to believe that someone in a Master's program at Oxford for English Literature wouldn't know the name of John Keating from 'Dead Poets Society', but still knows the movie well enough to reference it, or had never heard of basic literature theories that any English major would have studied in their first year of undergrad; I understand that our protagonist wasn't an 'English major' in undergrad, but she's doing a Master's in literature at Oxford! She should have at least heard of Queer Theory. Furthermore, this book is filled with cliches and the writing was mediocre at best. I found myself rolling my eyes throughout the whole thing.
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love Julia Whelan as a narrator, and really enjoyed another book of hers, but this one fell super flat for me. I was bored the entire time, and had to force myself to finish. I’ve already forgotten the entire plot and it hasn’t even been 24 hours since I finished it.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I’ve been having a hard time articulating my feelings for this book. To me, it was a fine read. I love Julia Whelan and admire all of her work. However I couldn’t bring myself to care about Ella and Jamie. She laid the groundwork for it, but I couldn’t get there. I found myself feeling annoyed with the some over the top vocabulary choices, which made sense for the setting and characters, but felt like too much to me. I question some of Ella’s decisions and maybe that’s what prevented me from rooting for her. This wasn’t my favorite, but I’m glad I read it because Julia Whelan wrote it.