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My Oxford Year

Julia Whelan

3.81 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

It has its moments

I appreciate this book as an easy beach read that sometimes transports you to Oxford. Unfortunately, it’s a bit unbelievable and trite at times, which breaks the illusion.

itskaymsharp's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Emotionally gripping and told a lot of truths. A love story in a different way and I leave excited to see the film adaptation 
emotional lighthearted 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: Yes

I love Julia Whalen as a narrator and she did a great job on this book as the author! Good story but so sad. It’s ok to not always have a happy ending. 

anniegeez's review

4.25
emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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

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bethanygrace91's review

3.75
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Complicated
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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
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thebookishlifeofjess's review

4.5
emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No