3.57k reviews for:

My Oxford Year

Julia Whelan

3.8 AVERAGE

hedyd's review against another edition

3.25

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

thissoftworld's review against another edition

4.0

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

wanderingbookmama's review against another edition

2.5

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

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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.

mariah1's review

1.75

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

stasiamarie3's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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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. 

cnel37's review

3.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kathrynclaire's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

shelbycschafer's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny medium-paced

marybethlovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective 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: No

hweaver8's review

4.0

emotional