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3.15 AVERAGE
3.15 AVERAGE
Just couldn’t enjoy the characters or the storyline
Cute story but the whole premise of the book is that you don't have any deal breakers when it comes to your partner. You can be together with anyone as long as you have chemistry, and that is totally unrealistic. Of course everyone has some sort of deal breaker. Good enough story for a distraction, but nothing more.
It was a slow start and I had to return it to the library before I came back home for the summer from college
I really enjoyed most of this book but it got a bit too cheesy at the end. I’m also removing a star for Harold, there was no need.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
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:
Yes
This was just okay. Not my favorite Sophie Kinsella story.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I usually like Sophie Kinsella’s style of writing and sense of humor (Confessions of a Shopaholic and Can You Keep a Secret?, for instance), but it seemed like she was trying too hard to make this storyline work or too hard to catch the attention of Netflix. I liked it, but it was definitely not my favorite book from Kinsella.
funny
relaxing
Ava goes to a writer’s retreat in Italy where she’s not allowed to reveal anything about herself. Not her name, where she’s from or her profession. Everyone takes on a fake name for the retreat. At the retreat, she meets “Dutch” and they have a passionate fling. I was LOLing so hard at some of the writing samples, especially the scene after they both got amorous and it snuck its way into their scene. SO FUNNY. When it’s time to go, they’re both seeing hearts and little Disney birds flying overhead, and have idealistic thoughts of who the other must be.
And then comes the reality check. They have absolutely nothing in common and in fact drive each other crazy. This novel felt not so much like a romance (there was so much arguing, I truly wondered if the two main characters would end up together) but a story of friendships and family. I loved the friend groups of both main characters and their interesting backstories. Matteo’s family was also interesting and fun to read about. And of course, every scene with Harold the beagle was priceless. I've probably read at least 6-7 Sophie Kinsella books and all of them have been 5-star reads for me. She's an amazing writer and I love the Shopaholic series. This one was just a miss for me.
Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
And then comes the reality check. They have absolutely nothing in common and in fact drive each other crazy. This novel felt not so much like a romance (there was so much arguing, I truly wondered if the two main characters would end up together) but a story of friendships and family. I loved the friend groups of both main characters and their interesting backstories. Matteo’s family was also interesting and fun to read about. And of course, every scene with Harold the beagle was priceless. I've probably read at least 6-7 Sophie Kinsella books and all of them have been 5-star reads for me. She's an amazing writer and I love the Shopaholic series. This one was just a miss for me.
Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.