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dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Set in the beautiful Alaskan mountains, The Tourist Attraction focuses on a tourist going on her dream Alaska vacation and ends up falling in love with the town’s grumpy restaurant owner.
There are things that worked and didn’t work well in this book. While the MCs have a pretty decent character development, Morganthaler spends a lot of time on detailing the most minor of characters, appearing in only a chapter or two and later becoming a forgettable entity. Additionally, while I did think this book can be funny at times, the slapstick humor that Morganthaler utilized in The Tourist Attraction felt, at times, forced.
Nevertheless, the book isn’t bad and I would recommend it for readers who want a destination read that focuses on more quirkier characters. However, there is definite room for improvement.
Graphic: Violence and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Vomit and Car accident
kaitlinnoodles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I listed ‘sexual content’ as a minor content warning, but any sex-related scenes are fade-to-black.
The book has a lot of cute moments and is
Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Minor: Confinement, Car accident, Grief, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Violence
readwithde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Sexual content, and Vomit
bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Alcohol
Minor: Car accident
kylieqrada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident
jenkneebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Vomit and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty and Car accident
co_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book was enjoyable and the plot idea was fantastic but several things kept me from loving it. First, the hero of the book almost immediately takes to calling the protagonist "Zoey Bear" and uses it repeatedly. If any man tried that with me that would be the end of any interest I might have had in him. Each time it was used (and it was used a LOT) I was immediately pulled out of the story. There were also a few too many instances of men punching each other over stupid things. I found that really distracting as well.
However, I still somehow came to care about the characters and was invested in how their relationship came together. I cared about them and wanted them to be happy. So, if the premise sounds intriguing and the concept of cute nicknames doesn't annoy you, this will probably be a very good fit for you!
Moderate: Violence and Vomit
Minor: Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Drug use
One (long) scene on boat involves many people getting seasick,