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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
Really liked this and I found this to be a really quick and cosy read! I liked most of the short stories in this, but the first one which was a little bit longer was my favorite.
I normally don’t go for collections of short stories, but I really enjoyed this quick read. May have to branch out a bit more.
'Paris for one and other stories' is a short stories anthology filled with stories that Jojo Moyes is known for.
Others were romantic, other more cozy-sweet, some more interesting than others. A quick read really.
Others were romantic, other more cozy-sweet, some more interesting than others. A quick read really.
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
DNF—this book was really hard for me to get into. The main characters in the first short story were difficult to sympathize with, and their lack of self-confidence was a bummer to keep reading about.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm not always a fan of short stories but Jojo Moyes continues to delight. The title story was over half the book, so not too short. And the short stories were all very good as well.
This book was a perfect “beach read”: not too in depth, hard to follow; rather just light and airy. Hence the 3 ⭐️. In a normal situation, this would have been a critical view. Lack of depth of characters, lack of sequential plot, but this was perfect for the situation. I wanted something that would fill in the gap between the heavy novels I’ve been reading. I demolished this in (just about) one sitting. It is an extremely easy read (the first half is a longer short story and the rest are various shorter short stories encapsulated into one book). Seriously, having read many many JoJo books, I can tell you that for what her characters lack in depth, it makes up for in story. Things in her stories just seem to make sense when glancing at them. Though upon further analysis you would find many flaws. For this reason I rather prefer to not have any grand literary expectations for her books. It’s better if they just are what they are. They aren’t award winners or historical list shatterers. But: the woman knows how to write a (borderline cheesy) romance novel. This one was great for light reading and would recommend for someone who didn’t have any expectations for a light beach read.