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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief
Moderate: Bullying
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Florence Day is not a better writer than the person who wrote this book and that is only the beginning of the problems. I shall rank a few of my favourite problems in order of their validity.
1. The. Dialogue. Is. So. Bad. Has the author ever conducted a conversation with another human? Ladies, here’s a question. How do you open a conversation with someone you’ve just run into while you are crying outside a bar in an alley? Would you wail “make it quick when you murder me!” With complete sincerity? What happened to hello? Pardon me? Every single infuriating line is trying so hard to be quirky as though quirky is charming and not, as so many instances in this book prove, creepy, juvenile, and pathetic.
2. Talking a big show without delivering. Florence is sure to tell us that her ex boyfriend can’t write realistic small towns cuz he’s never lived in one. I have lived in small towns, and if the author of this book has too, it seems that living in a small town doesn't mean you can automatically write a good one. The fact that Florence complains her ex only sees stereotypical stars hollow when he thinks a small town while literally only having described a stars hollow like existence? Shockingly unaware.
3. Blatant consumerism disguised as personality. In a scene in this book, Florence tells us she is dirt broke. Then she tells us that, because her meeting went bad, she’s going to go mindlessly consume some books that she freely admits she might not need because the shopping makes her feel better. This is quirky! Its relatable! Its the literal reason why our planet is burning but hey, at least her shelves look nice.
4. My least valid hatred. Pure pettiness. Our main character is 5’3”. She tells us this. Her love interest is 6”3”. She also tells us this. The amount of fetishization of the height and size difference is a personal ick that I will never get over. Her first thought in seeing him (did I mention they have a PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP?) is that she wants to climb him like a tree. And it. Goes. On. It does not matter who this guy is, Man so big and Woman so small is literally half of what the appeal is supposed to be.
What a waste of a perfectly good concept.
1. The. Dialogue. Is. So. Bad. Has the author ever conducted a conversation with another human? Ladies, here’s a question. How do you open a conversation with someone you’ve just run into while you are crying outside a bar in an alley? Would you wail “make it quick when you murder me!” With complete sincerity? What happened to hello? Pardon me? Every single infuriating line is trying so hard to be quirky as though quirky is charming and not, as so many instances in this book prove, creepy, juvenile, and pathetic.
2. Talking a big show without delivering. Florence is sure to tell us that her ex boyfriend can’t write realistic small towns cuz he’s never lived in one. I have lived in small towns, and if the author of this book has too, it seems that living in a small town doesn't mean you can automatically write a good one. The fact that Florence complains her ex only sees stereotypical stars hollow when he thinks a small town while literally only having described a stars hollow like existence? Shockingly unaware.
3. Blatant consumerism disguised as personality. In a scene in this book, Florence tells us she is dirt broke. Then she tells us that, because her meeting went bad, she’s going to go mindlessly consume some books that she freely admits she might not need because the shopping makes her feel better. This is quirky! Its relatable! Its the literal reason why our planet is burning but hey, at least her shelves look nice.
4. My least valid hatred. Pure pettiness. Our main character is 5’3”. She tells us this. Her love interest is 6”3”. She also tells us this. The amount of fetishization of the height and size difference is a personal ick that I will never get over. Her first thought in seeing him (did I mention they have a PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP?) is that she wants to climb him like a tree. And it. Goes. On. It does not matter who this guy is, Man so big and Woman so small is literally half of what the appeal is supposed to be.
What a waste of a perfectly good concept.
This book made me laugh, made me cry, and made me feel all of my feelings. I was hooked from the very beginning. I couldn’t recommend this enough if you love the idea of love, then this is the book for you.
This was such a cute story that deals with love and grief and learning to move on from negative experiences. The ending has a little twist that I wasn’t quite expecting and it was just a perfect, bubbly warm love story that makes your heart happy.
Wow! what a story
This book was the whole package for me. I laughed, I cried (a lot), and I was inspired. A great love story and a wonderful story about family.
This book was the whole package for me. I laughed, I cried (a lot), and I was inspired. A great love story and a wonderful story about family.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Guessed early still got me on other things
Wow Love it
Wow Love it
I’m a lover of romances, even when they’re corny and cliche, but this one neither of those things. The characters were all so beautifully crafted, the storyline so wonderful, and the concept so original, it was hard to give it anything other than 5 stars.
I really debated giving this a 2.5 and rounding up to a 3, but I couldn't do it.
This was a bookclub pick for February. We were looking for something spicy with a plot, which turns out, is just "romance." For me this was a let down on both fronts.
I listened to the audio book, narrated by Eileen Stevens, who did a very good job. I enjoyed that in parts she really performed rather than just read. I feel like if I'd picked up a physical copy, it would've been a DNF.
It's saccharine, overly quirky, and extremely corny. So corny that at one point even the main characters say so, and in the author's note, she mentions loving corny stuff. There were several moments where I groaned out loud while listening. The two lines I remember having visceral reactions to were when the main character refers to coffee (more than once) as "zoom zoom juice" and when another character states, "Suffocate me in your perfect breasts." If that's your thing, enjoy.
Additionally, it felt longwinded. There were sections that were repetitive and descriptions that went on way too long. With some editing, it could've been an 7 or 8 hour listen rather than 10.
This isn't a bad book, it's just not for me. Writing a book takes so much time and love, and I'm happy that the author put it into the world. I'm sure tons of people will love it. It just wasn't for me, and I can't imagine recommending it to someone I know.
This was a bookclub pick for February. We were looking for something spicy with a plot, which turns out, is just "romance." For me this was a let down on both fronts.
I listened to the audio book, narrated by Eileen Stevens, who did a very good job. I enjoyed that in parts she really performed rather than just read. I feel like if I'd picked up a physical copy, it would've been a DNF.
It's saccharine, overly quirky, and extremely corny. So corny that at one point even the main characters say so, and in the author's note, she mentions loving corny stuff. There were several moments where I groaned out loud while listening. The two lines I remember having visceral reactions to were when the main character refers to coffee (more than once) as "zoom zoom juice" and when another character states, "Suffocate me in your perfect breasts." If that's your thing, enjoy.
Additionally, it felt longwinded. There were sections that were repetitive and descriptions that went on way too long. With some editing, it could've been an 7 or 8 hour listen rather than 10.
This isn't a bad book, it's just not for me. Writing a book takes so much time and love, and I'm happy that the author put it into the world. I'm sure tons of people will love it. It just wasn't for me, and I can't imagine recommending it to someone I know.
Cute idea and storyline, but the middle REALLY dragged on.