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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
OMG the inner monologues!
By the time on of them says "Hello" it takes 2 full pages for the other one to answer and I have totally forgotten what the question was in the first place and have to flip back to remember.
The story was good but as I've pointed before, there's too much inner monologues and descriptions between dialogues and actions that you start to skip entire paragraph just to keep the interest going.
By the time on of them says "Hello" it takes 2 full pages for the other one to answer and I have totally forgotten what the question was in the first place and have to flip back to remember.
The story was good but as I've pointed before, there's too much inner monologues and descriptions between dialogues and actions that you start to skip entire paragraph just to keep the interest going.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Her newer books are way better.
lighthearted
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
Run of the mill romance but well written! Unfortunately I've burnt myself out on romance for a minute so this might be better than I give it credit for.
relaxing
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:
Yes
Normally love her books but this was my least favorite. Characters felt sterile, plot was bland, the drama at the end felt forced? I feel like absolutely nothing happened in this one. The characters weren’t really built upon at all. The supporting characters were non existent (Mel had no personality, Tim who I assume was supposed to be some sort of comic relief just felt blah).
adventurous
challenging
slow-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
Mild gripe: cover has white text on a lighter background = hard to read.
Gemma, after the end of her most recent relationship, realizes she might be gay. While out with her friend Harper sees Gemma and is drawn to her, but isn't sure she's into her. They have a encounter in the VIP washroom, then Gemma flees.
About a week later Harper is hiring a ad agency... and in walks Gemma.
Mild gripe #2 there are some long flashback infodumps that hamper the flow of the story.
Holy crap Harper is a ass in the last third. Yikes.
Mild gripe #3: There's formatting weirdness in the second half. Sections in various fonts or bolded. Annoying.
2.5 stars, for the various gripes.
Gemma, after the end of her most recent relationship, realizes she might be gay. While out with her friend Harper sees Gemma and is drawn to her, but isn't sure she's into her. They have a encounter in the VIP washroom, then Gemma flees.
About a week later Harper is hiring a ad agency... and in walks Gemma.
Mild gripe #2 there are some long flashback infodumps that hamper the flow of the story.
Holy crap Harper is a ass in the last third. Yikes.
Mild gripe #3: There's formatting weirdness in the second half. Sections in various fonts or bolded. Annoying.
2.5 stars, for the various gripes.
I won't lie, this book took me longer to read than it usually would. Idk what it was about it, but I couldn't read it as well as I have other books. I think it was well over half the book when I was able to finally get excited and get ahold of that "OMG YES!" feeling of "I'm finally going to see them fall in love". I think it was just too detailed for certain things. There was some over explanation that was not necessary and many details that were not needed in order for this book to work well.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
beginning and middle sections were good, third act break up was rushed and didn't make total sense as a narrative. Loved Gemma as a character but disliked Harper a lot of the time.
2.5
I struggled a bit with this book as there was very minimal dialogue. The lack of dialogue would have been okay if the internal monologues progressed the story. I felt after the first few chapters we learned all there was to know about the characters personalities. But the internal monologues just kept talking about the same things we already knew over and over. I did enjoy the overall story and am looking forward to reading more from this author.
I struggled a bit with this book as there was very minimal dialogue. The lack of dialogue would have been okay if the internal monologues progressed the story. I felt after the first few chapters we learned all there was to know about the characters personalities. But the internal monologues just kept talking about the same things we already knew over and over. I did enjoy the overall story and am looking forward to reading more from this author.
You know, maybe it should be a three. It was okay, but it was an enjoyable okay, and entertaining, and that usually gets a four out of me, because for some reason we can't use a blasted 10-point scale here, with half-points, despite that being WAY more accurate… I got frustrated with the end of the book, and the drama, and then how it resolved itself. But I enjoyed the journey up to that point.
Okay, 3.5 stars, but I'm not going to mark it down to 3, since I also got to read it for "free" with my KindleUnlimited subscription.
Quick read, but I've had the flu, so I had to put it down a lot while reading it so that I could pass out and sleep.
Okay, 3.5 stars, but I'm not going to mark it down to 3, since I also got to read it for "free" with my KindleUnlimited subscription.
Quick read, but I've had the flu, so I had to put it down a lot while reading it so that I could pass out and sleep.