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3.27 AVERAGE
3.27 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really didn’t know what to expect- genre wise - but I thought it would be tawdry in some way or have some shock. Instead it was a light fluffy G rated Upper West Side cutesy story, perfect for an octogenarian book club. I think it would have been better if there was more of a biting satire of the UWS wealth or something a bit more scandalous. It didn’t really have much of a plot or any character development, it was more of just a chronically of the passage of time of a woman on house arrest.
3.5 stars
I honestly can’t even think of an Emoji ❓❓
3.5 stars
I honestly can’t even think of an Emoji ❓❓
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
so so cute! this has to be my favorite romance I've ever read. I started it at work today and loved it so much I had to take it home with me (I work at a bookstore). there were so many different tiny plot lines that made it impossible to get bored and the budding romance was so precious to watch unfold. I'm definitely going to have to read more of this author, and I would highly recommend!
not really much of a romance but still really funny and delightfully awkward in the best way
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Felt a little half-baked. The story could have been fleshed out a bit more because there were so many potential subplots that were not addressed fully.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was an interesting read. I had no idea where the story was going starting at the mid-point. Not in a edge of my seat type of way, but in a eyebrows scrunched type of way. Mandy was introduced as a friend and the character was seemingly forming a true bond with all of a sudden became disposable and the friendship abruptly ended. After a ~six month friends with benefits situation between Jane and Perry, the two main characters, on their very first date (presumably since it was only framed as a dinner) Perry proposes?? To which she accepts, despite the fact that a paragraph before she was confident he was ending their situation. She then declares her... love for him? Huh? As the reader, who was experiencing this journey alongside Jane, I wasn't even sure she liked Perry. I knew Perry was interested and possibly liked her, not she was the love of his life. There were many storylines, all interesting but none fully explored and randomly dropped. There was a random twist where it seemed that she was going to be framed for a murder, and the rest of the story would be her fighting it, that went nowhere.
The main character was quite impulsive which was fine, but there seemed to be very little reflection on her actions, feelings, and thoughts. Overall good storylines but extremely underexplored, underdeveloped, underexplained, and seemingly random. I would not even know what genre I would classify this as. I personally would have preferred the storylines be pared down a bit if the page count was to stay the same. While the book boasted on how much Jane had grown and changed during the story, I barely saw that and definitely did not fully experience that with her. I also had no strong feelings for any of the characters.
Overall, while this is not my type of book, if you like experiencing glimpses of a persons life with some internal dialogues I think this would be quite interesting.
The main character was quite impulsive which was fine, but there seemed to be very little reflection on her actions, feelings, and thoughts. Overall good storylines but extremely underexplored, underdeveloped, underexplained, and seemingly random. I would not even know what genre I would classify this as. I personally would have preferred the storylines be pared down a bit if the page count was to stay the same. While the book boasted on how much Jane had grown and changed during the story, I barely saw that and definitely did not fully experience that with her. I also had no strong feelings for any of the characters.
Overall, while this is not my type of book, if you like experiencing glimpses of a persons life with some internal dialogues I think this would be quite interesting.
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
funny
reflective
fast-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
something about this book has fleabag energy and I found it very endearing
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
I really enjoyed this read! I loved the way that, just as I was figuring out where the story was going, a twist and change would come in to spice things up. I really liked seeing Jane grow as a person throughout her 'home confinement' in her apartment.