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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As bad as Glee. Constant pop culture references. Lowkey racist.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
Crap,
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
honestly this book held so much promise as a cute little ya novel. kid enters an elf competition and falls in love?? sounds cheesy and right up my alley for the holidays.
however, the book itself read more corny than anything else. i’ve read my fair share of ya novels that didn’t feel as juvenile as this one did, or as cringe. the bad guy saying “never mess with a millennial” was quite possibly the silliest thing i’ve ever read in a novel
and don’t get me started on cam. he was far from a likable character and spent 90% of the novel whining about his life and how his ex boyfriend didn’t like him. and then when he realized that another elf liked him it felt very insta love ?? i just couldn’t get into the romance or their relationship at all, it felt so forced.
there were for sure some cute moments between him and his dad and it is a book that does touch on a lot of teenage themes of not knowing what to do with your life that’s relatable (hell buddy i still feel like i don’t know what im doing), but overall this book just was not it for me
however, the book itself read more corny than anything else. i’ve read my fair share of ya novels that didn’t feel as juvenile as this one did, or as cringe. the bad guy saying “never mess with a millennial” was quite possibly the silliest thing i’ve ever read in a novel
and don’t get me started on cam. he was far from a likable character and spent 90% of the novel whining about his life and how his ex boyfriend didn’t like him. and then when he realized that another elf liked him it felt very insta love ?? i just couldn’t get into the romance or their relationship at all, it felt so forced.
there were for sure some cute moments between him and his dad and it is a book that does touch on a lot of teenage themes of not knowing what to do with your life that’s relatable (hell buddy i still feel like i don’t know what im doing), but overall this book just was not it for me
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
No
Well this was delightful, festive, and very gay. A teenager home for Christmas during the first semester of college -- where he is flunking his theatre classes, even though it's his dream to be an actor -- and applies for a job as a mall elf. The job entails a big competition with a cash prize to promote the mall, and one of Cam's fellow elves is a cute, very chipper guy named Marco. These two! Fun subplots too, called Cam's dad's secret romance.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
it was a cute story but a little cringe (had to put my book down to take a breather a couple times) and at some points hard to follow. overall not bad
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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