3.73 AVERAGE

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful 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
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional hopeful 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

The whole time I was reading, I really wasn’t sure if I liked the book. I didn’t know if I liked Coralie and Adam. I liked everyone else, I just wasn’t sure of the main characters. It wasn’t until their problems came to a head and I saw how they dealt with them, that I realized I was invested.
dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Whew. Really liked lots of parts of this book, even though certain aspects were surprisingly triggering (early parenthood, figuring out how to be married AND have jobs AND  have young children, and everything relating to the initial COVID lockdown). As an American, the UK political overlay was both interesting and confusing at times. I was surprised by how many of the candidates I did actually remember, but also confused by a fair amount of the related procedural talk. Overall, it was an engaging book with great character development, even if a lot of them were not people I’d choose to be friends with in real life. 
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
emotional funny reflective 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
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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