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Birds of California by Katie Cotugno

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hmperera's review

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

peggyecarter's review

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ricas_library's review against another edition

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3.0

⭐️⭐️✨ 2.5/5

I really wanted to love this book as much as I love the cover design.

And for the most part I liked the premise of Birds of California. The Hollywood vibes, the interesting side characters and the romcom set-up, but it was missing key pieces to tie it all together.

The lack of character development for both the main characters, Fiona and Sam, frustrated me, and at times, I found them both to be really unlikable. I even stopped rooting for them, as I just wasn’t invested in either of their stories with no growth or development in sight.

It also didn’t help that there was zero resolution at the end of the book. None. Nothing. Major life issues were happening in both the main character’s lives, but nothing was really addressed or discussed, no epilogue to let us know how events unfolded, it all just ended, unresolved. It made me wonder why certain issues were even brought into the plot if there was never going to be a resolution for it in the end. I was left with more questions than answers.

elizabethnicole's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars. I thought the relationship aspect of this book totally fell flat and I honestly wasn't rooting for the characters to be together at all. The part that was most interesting to me was the acting bits and the different sides of Hollywood, however the big overarching theme was just hinted at and then was only briefly addressed at the end. This book wasn't terrible but I thought it could've been better and I expected more from it.