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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-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
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute, a bit slow at times but interesting themes of grief, young adult life in a new city, and opening yourself up to new people ans experiences
she did not eat. this was not enjoyable enough to slog thru the misery of protag.
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Tropes:
* Friends to lovers
* Golden retriever X black cat
* Love after loss
* Mental health rep
* Slow burn
Summary
Passion Project follows Bennet as she navigates life after the loss of her college boyfriend. She is consumed by grief, guilt, anxiety, depression, and other hazards of life. That is until she meets Henry and they start the Passion Project. The book follows their adventures and their slow burn romance.
My thoughts
The FMC, Bennett, is one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever read. She seems determined to wallow in her suffering and push anyone away that even remotely cares for her. The MMC, Henry, is an amazing golden retriever, angel baby that needs to be protected at all costs. I literally almost stopped reading at 80% because of how Bennet was doing my man Henry. Then the ending!!! Ugh i cannot. I think I am a pretty easy reader to please and this book and Bennet really got under my skin. My baby Henry deserved more. I do have beef with Bennet. Henry is more forgiving than me.
Passion Project was written from Bennet’s point of view which at times I loved and at times it made me want to pull all the hair from my body. Bennet struggled with grief and anxiety through the book. I am familiar with mental health but she seemed determined to blame herself for everything and not accept joy in any form. It was torturous at times to read. I wanted to shake her and be like “Bennet, babe, you deserve happiness” and her friends did! And she still turned around and treated my man Henry like shit! I really wanted to hear Henry’s POV! I needed to have a mental check in with my boo!
Tropes:
* Friends to lovers
* Golden retriever X black cat
* Love after loss
* Mental health rep
* Slow burn
Summary
Passion Project follows Bennet as she navigates life after the loss of her college boyfriend. She is consumed by grief, guilt, anxiety, depression, and other hazards of life. That is until she meets Henry and they start the Passion Project. The book follows their adventures and their slow burn romance.
My thoughts
The FMC, Bennett, is one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever read. She seems determined to wallow in her suffering and push anyone away that even remotely cares for her. The MMC, Henry, is an amazing golden retriever, angel baby that needs to be protected at all costs. I literally almost stopped reading at 80% because of how Bennet was doing my man Henry. Then the ending!!! Ugh i cannot. I think I am a pretty easy reader to please and this book and Bennet really got under my skin. My baby Henry deserved more. I do have beef with Bennet. Henry is more forgiving than me.
Passion Project was written from Bennet’s point of view which at times I loved and at times it made me want to pull all the hair from my body. Bennet struggled with grief and anxiety through the book. I am familiar with mental health but she seemed determined to blame herself for everything and not accept joy in any form. It was torturous at times to read. I wanted to shake her and be like “Bennet, babe, you deserve happiness” and her friends did! And she still turned around and treated my man Henry like shit! I really wanted to hear Henry’s POV! I needed to have a mental check in with my boo!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
The second romance I’ve picked up this summer that turned out to be set in NYC with a main character dealing heavily in grief. But this one did not reach me on a soul deep level like the first one. Idk. While I loved Henry and thought he was great, Bennet was so annoying. I hated the way she handled everything. I could deal with most of her poor choices writing them off as the byproducts of depression and grief. But the lying straight pissed me off. Especially when she was so mad about another character’s lie which was not nearly as big a deal. She was just really annoying.
I did loved Henry and did find myself emotionally connected at points. And I laughed here and there. But I’m giving 3 stars because the FMC was so dang annoying and ruined much of the story for me.
I did loved Henry and did find myself emotionally connected at points. And I laughed here and there. But I’m giving 3 stars because the FMC was so dang annoying and ruined much of the story for me.