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morethanmylupus's review against another edition
2.0
I expected to love this book. A story about a bookworm who prefers to have her head in a book than deal with the nonsense of the real world? That's me, so sign me up!
Unfortunately, I found this book hard to follow. Victoria is in her head for a lot of the book and I couldn't tell whether it was the real world or her fantasy world we were seeing most of the time. But even more than that, there's a difference between choosing your books and hiding from your life. Victoria uses her books as a way to escape having to deal with the reality of her dysfunctional marriage. By the end, I was frustrated by her.
Unfortunately, I found this book hard to follow. Victoria is in her head for a lot of the book and I couldn't tell whether it was the real world or her fantasy world we were seeing most of the time. But even more than that, there's a difference between choosing your books and hiding from your life. Victoria uses her books as a way to escape having to deal with the reality of her dysfunctional marriage. By the end, I was frustrated by her.
A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
kaymlink's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
msalane's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kaylee_2182's review against another edition
Couldn’t get into it. Writing was dull and all the characters were extremely unlikable.
samwest113's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
3.75
sarakfarns's review against another edition
dark
sad
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
2.75
vondalism's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this as a quick and easy anti-romance, which should definitely be a new book genre, I’d be all in.
I feel like everything in this story resonated with this bookworm a little too well… Great debut.
Also, great drinking game idea, for every book mentioned in this novel that you’ve read.
I feel like everything in this story resonated with this bookworm a little too well… Great debut.
Also, great drinking game idea, for every book mentioned in this novel that you’ve read.