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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-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
emotional
reflective
sad
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
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
sad
fast-paced
fast-paced
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Ok didn’t quite realise how short this book was (44 pages!) but for a change from the longer bigger books I did actually enjoy this one.
It was short, sweet and straight to the point.. don’t think it could have been drawn out any longer unless there was some gritty gripping story in between!
But 4 stars all round!
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:
N/A
A really strange moment happened in this book and in light of very recent events, I feel a particular way about it. At one point Elle makes an instagram post about the absurdity of rich people and includes a quote with the hashtag #eattherich. As a reader, I applauded it and agreed wholeheartedly! However Lucy was uncomfortable with it and immediately asked Elle to take the post down, which I couldn't help but laugh at. If it's one thing I hate is a bitch who sympathizes with the rich! I don't really care how friendly these particular rich friends of Lucy are, it's obvious Elle shares a sentiment similar to the working class and I think it's really distasteful to demand retraction simply because it makes you uncomfortable. I know that authors sometimes include themes that they may not necessarily agree with for the sake of entertainment but I can't conclusively say whether or not this author somehow thinks rich people, so long as they're friendly and come from "humble beginnings", don't deserve backlash for hoarding wealth. Regardless, that scene left a bad taste in my mouth and unfortunately soiled the overall reading experience. Not that the book was a literary masterpiece outside of that scene by any means, so it's really no loss to begin with. Can't say I'd be eager to reach for another book from this author and I definitely wouldn't recommend this short-story to anyone either.