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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
I love Abbi Waxman and have since I read The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. This was such a fun new read from her. While not my favorite from her collection, I adored the cast of characters and the family dynamics! I will definitely recommend this book to others.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted to like this book so badly. It's a marine-snail-biologist-hiding-from-her-feelings romcom. With a grumpy-sunshine dynamic where she's the grumpy to her childhood crush's sunshine. Unfortunately, I'm just enough of a marine biologist and fucking pedant to not be bothering by the off-putting fake scientific names, clunky dialogue, unbelievable character chemistry, and shallow characterization. Sorry Janthina janthina, you didn't deserve this.
many thanks to berkley publishing group and netgalley for this advanced reader copy.
emotional
funny
informative
medium-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