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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5 ⭐️
A bit of a rocky start for me as this is not my usual preferred style; a little bit fluffy, some swift pivots to plot, a lot of description about clothes and hair colour, and a heavy dose of telling over showing in some parts.
However, I did end up enjoying the story, the snappy pace and the different threads scattered throughout.
I appreciated the insights to being a founder and business owner and the challenges with striking a balance between work and home life.
Overall, I think if you’ve followed Zoe Foster Blake and her Go To skincare range you will find this book interesting, particularly - if like me - you’re curious about which parts might be inspired by her own experiences selling her company. It is heavily focused on the business / merger / acquisition angle, so if this isn’t your thing you might find the story a little slow or hard to engage with.
A bit of a rocky start for me as this is not my usual preferred style; a little bit fluffy, some swift pivots to plot, a lot of description about clothes and hair colour, and a heavy dose of telling over showing in some parts.
However, I did end up enjoying the story, the snappy pace and the different threads scattered throughout.
I appreciated the insights to being a founder and business owner and the challenges with striking a balance between work and home life.
Overall, I think if you’ve followed Zoe Foster Blake and her Go To skincare range you will find this book interesting, particularly - if like me - you’re curious about which parts might be inspired by her own experiences selling her company. It is heavily focused on the business / merger / acquisition angle, so if this isn’t your thing you might find the story a little slow or hard to engage with.
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This is definitely more of a business focused then I was anticipating.
So the relationship development did lack for me.
I do think if you go in with the right expectations this a great read it just took me a moment to adjust.
I do think Zoe is a smart business woman and she provides many pearls of wisdom.
So the relationship development did lack for me.
I do think if you go in with the right expectations this a great read it just took me a moment to adjust.
I do think Zoe is a smart business woman and she provides many pearls of wisdom.
It was written in an engaging and digestible style. The characters were very one-note and I found it difficult to connect to them. There were several moments when the author's privilege showed- it's not necessarily a bad thing, but we were "told" that the characters were poor growing up yet were "shown" what certainly felt like a wealthy lifestyle. I struggle to imagine that a character who, apparently, hoards money and lives very frugally, would attend regular pilates classes, for example. A lot of the book felt like it had no plot- I understood that we were following a business, but it never felt like it was leading anywhere. I understand how people could dislike the extreme business jargon- I didn't mind it, but there were definitely moments that it felt awkward and unnecessary. The time skips were frustrating, as we seemed to jump right over important plot points. For example, Kit went from feeling awkward and out of place in meetings, immediately to being an old hat and comfortable in them- that is exactly the sort of development I want to see, not be told about! We spent ages discussing how the best friend's children were being bullied, but never returned to that plot point later. With all that being said, I LOVED how romance was treated in this book- it was so refreshing to have it not be the focus.
funny
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This book blurs genre lines between glamorous #girlboss fiction success story and business self-help book, but it’s written in such an engaging style that I don’t actually mind.
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated