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723 reviews for:

MS Demeanor

Elinor Lipman

3.27 AVERAGE


The beginning was intriguing, the middle was fine, and the ending was sweet! The author left quite a few loose ends which seemed odd and left me wondering (mostly about the whole potential murder. What a whacky thing to leave up in the air). 
emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

On the positive side, this light hearted rom com had likable characters and a cute premise with the romance stemming from Perry and Jane both connecting through their mutual 6-months of house arrest.

While this had so much potential to be a 5 star book with those qualities, I found the entire “Frances Fitzroy (aka the nosy neighbor) plot line to be super convoluted. I didn’t find that it added much to the story and actually detracted from the romance.

I also didn’t feel any real chemistry between Jane and Perry. There wasn’t an “sexy dialogue” and it was missing the banter that characterizes all of the romances that I give 5 stars. It’s a must for me!
funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny lighthearted relaxing
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Loved it in spite of the contrived parts of the plot-