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2.92 AVERAGE
2.92 AVERAGE
This is one of my favorite non-romance Romances. I love Jenny Colgan's style of writing. I laughed hysterically through this entire book.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
really nice book... very light and funny... thoroughly enjoyed reading it =)
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Für eine entspannte Romanze waren für mich die Charaktere zu nervig und die Handling des Buches zu emotional.
2.5? Reading an author’s back catalogue can be a mixed bag. This one was okay and funny in parts but not my favorite.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Holly is a slightly whiny underachiever who shares a London flat with a couple of more successful friends - including a gorgeous, but troubled, computer geek. She pines for the computer geek, while an also geeky physicist pines for her (although one wonders why...).
The book is occasionally amusing, but there’s a viciousness here that I didn’t expect from Jenny Colgan. One character -an agoraphobic woman who finally finds a reason to face her fears - is repeatedly called fat, ugly, and smelly. Americans, musicians, the TV crew, the hospital staff, the shop manager, Holly’s former flatmates...are all skewered in a way that just isn’t really funny.
The book is occasionally amusing, but there’s a viciousness here that I didn’t expect from Jenny Colgan. One character -an agoraphobic woman who finally finds a reason to face her fears - is repeatedly called fat, ugly, and smelly. Americans, musicians, the TV crew, the hospital staff, the shop manager, Holly’s former flatmates...are all skewered in a way that just isn’t really funny.
lighthearted
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
Honestly a pretty bad book. The main character is incredibly unlikable and they are all pretty rude? It reads as something a 15 year old wrote about how they expect almost 30 year olds to act, while in reality the characters mostly acted more like they were barely 20.
It was one of her first books though so I am hoping for better with the rest of her writing. Then again, she was herself 30 when so wrote this, so that's a bit embarrassing for her
It was one of her first books though so I am hoping for better with the rest of her writing. Then again, she was herself 30 when so wrote this, so that's a bit embarrassing for her
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes