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emypompom's review against another edition
4.0
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cute cute cute i now wanna move to the dales and become friends with old people & fall in love w the cute school teacher x
a very lovely plane read.
cute cute cute i now wanna move to the dales and become friends with old people & fall in love w the cute school teacher x
a very lovely plane read.
tanjalunney's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? Yes
5.0
jordangilbert's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I was a lil disappointed by this one. I've read two other books by this author (The Flatshare and The Road Trip) which I LOVED, so I had high hopes for this book. It was an enjoyable, lighthearted read, but didn't have any real depth for me or anything to keep me particularly engaged. Good, but not great.
shivangijain's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.25
octobermilena's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jamierobb's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.0
sarahmichelle30's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
3.75
ashurq's review against another edition
4.0
If you are looking for a book featuring a quirky English village (quirky residents included) then look no farther! I really enjoyed getting to know the townspeople of Hamleigh along with Leena. Penelope and Roland especially always had me chuckling. Overall, this book had a really strong cast of interesting secondary characters to help Leena and Eileen along on their journeys. The relationship between Leena and her mother, Marian, was tense but felt necessary and I'm glad that O'Leary featured it, though I could have used a little more on-page action. There were elements of this book that I felt were unrealistic (both Eileen and Leena got A LOT done in less than two months), but I was more than happy to overlook that.
As the book started to wrap-up, however, I was worried that both of our heroines were going to end up with their respective love interests by default. Here's what I mean by that: the whole book a protag is with one person (when the love interest is clearly...well...interested) but then something happens at the very end to cause that initial relationship to end and our protag turns around and is like, "Oh yes, I guess I do love this other person over here". Even though five seconds ago they were really fighting to keep their previous relationship. Anyway, that DOESN'T end up happening in this book even though I was worried it was going to happen not once, but twice. I ended up really liking how O'Leary navigated all of those relationships.
As the book started to wrap-up, however, I was worried that both of our heroines were going to end up with their respective love interests by default. Here's what I mean by that: the whole book a protag is with one person (when the love interest is clearly...well...interested) but then something happens at the very end to cause that initial relationship to end and our protag turns around and is like, "Oh yes, I guess I do love this other person over here". Even though five seconds ago they were really fighting to keep their previous relationship. Anyway, that DOESN'T end up happening in this book even though I was worried it was going to happen not once, but twice. I ended up really liking how O'Leary navigated all of those relationships.
holidaygrace's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
juliaosk's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
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