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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
I feel like the thing about Fiona Davis’ books is that the stories are great in theory but the execution isn’t spectacular. This one was no different. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy reading them.
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-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
I think these Fiona davis books are so fun and I love hearing the history of nyc!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-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
I could’ve excused some of the contrivances if the writing had been given some room to breathe. The Barbizon is at one point described as being its own character/being, yet we never truly slow down enough to absorb any of its supposed character. The same happens with Rose’s LI: he’s just a hunky piece of cardboard I never got attached to because for some reason we’re always speeding through the dialogue with no room to dwell on anything other than surface level physical attraction.
Some of the twists were mildly interesting and the premise was truly fun. I hope this author has grown since writing this, given that this is their debut novel.
Some of the twists were mildly interesting and the premise was truly fun. I hope this author has grown since writing this, given that this is their debut novel.