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christiansenmy's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
amorgan1231's review against another edition
1.0
From the beginning, you feel like the two shouldn't be together. You can tell she should be with the other guy, but even at the end, they don't end up together. So then, the side character finds a girl, but the main character is left broken hearted watching the side character kiss some girl. The marriage test itself, I felt, could have had some great tidbits on good marriage advice; however, it lacked there too. After this book...what was the point of the story? They didn't fail, but they didn't go through with the wedding because they were both liars. There was no resolution, maybe that's a me thing, but it just seems like a surface of a story and there was no meat or meaning to it.
esmekizer's review
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
alyshadeshae's review
5.0
So there was a trope that seems pretty obviously the main feature of this story and without spoilers I can't say what happened but it was great!
steel_city_peach's review
2.0
No.
This book left me wanting to yell like Cardi B, “What was the reason”?! There was so much forced angst. It all felt so unnecessary. Ava was whiny and dramatic. Her interactions with Justin and Walton were awkward. The resolution for the couple didn’t make any sense. At times, I thought that this was an attempt at a modern day fairytale. It just ended up being a pointless non-romance.
socorrobaptista's review
fast-paced
4.0
Uma narrativa que nos fala do valor das tradições familiares, e de como tais tradições podem fortalecer os laços entre pessoas que se amam. É também uma narrativa de autodescoberta. Muito bom.
sbojo32's review
2.0
Eh. I wanted a quick read today and I picked this one up. Overall, I wasn't impressed and it wasn't very memorable. Ava is engaged to Justin, who she's known for three months. She wanted to get married when her grandmother (who was just diagnosed with colon cancer) could be there. (There is nothing that indicates that grandma is going to kick the bucket any time soon, so there is no reason to rush to the alter, but alas...).
As part of her family's tradition, if the couple can secure a frigate egg and make a cake with it, they will last in marriage. Justin isn't exactly thrilled about going on this journey but agrees and they take a friend as a witness. There is a conflict between Justin and his friend and this isn't fleshed out. There is a conversation Ava overhears and is never mentioned again.
I guess these are flaws with short stories/novellas, but these kinds of loose threads bother me.
As part of her family's tradition, if the couple can secure a frigate egg and make a cake with it, they will last in marriage. Justin isn't exactly thrilled about going on this journey but agrees and they take a friend as a witness. There is a conflict between Justin and his friend and this isn't fleshed out. There is a conversation Ava overhears and is never mentioned again.
I guess these are flaws with short stories/novellas, but these kinds of loose threads bother me.
abercrombie1986's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'll admit this is the first anything I've read of the author, so I have nothing to judge this against. It definitely didn't end how I would suspect and the story was meant to show the lead up to a marriage, but I am not sure that works well with a short story/novella where there isn't room to build the story.