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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started this book as it was my book club’s pick for January. Overall, I thought it was a fun read (though I listened to it). It’s always sweet to read about a close knit group of friends and it just sounds like a dream to open a bookstore with my own friends!
Going into this book I wasn’t aware it was a multi-POV book - with 4 POVs. Normally, I’m not a fan of multi-POV books, but I quickly got used to this. I do believe, however, there was a bit too much going on.
While all the struggles these women face could be realistic, I think the fact that all four of them are facing these huge life events, it makes it feel a bit like a soap opera.
And because our time is split equally between all four characters, we never get to go into enough depth of how it really effects them. This is especially true when it comes to climax of the story. All of it comes to a point and it feels like it’s fixed five minutes later. Personally, I enjoy when a book “stews” in the drama before the resolution.
Overall, it was a fun read and a good way to start of my year of reading. I think a lot of my points of critique come from personal preference and this review should be taken with a grain of salt.
Going into this book I wasn’t aware it was a multi-POV book - with 4 POVs. Normally, I’m not a fan of multi-POV books, but I quickly got used to this. I do believe, however, there was a bit too much going on.
While all the struggles these women face could be realistic, I think the fact that all four of them are facing these huge life events, it makes it feel a bit like a soap opera.
And because our time is split equally between all four characters, we never get to go into enough depth of how it really effects them. This is especially true when it comes to climax of the story. All of it comes to a point and it feels like it’s fixed five minutes later. Personally, I enjoy when a book “stews” in the drama before the resolution.
Overall, it was a fun read and a good way to start of my year of reading. I think a lot of my points of critique come from personal preference and this review should be taken with a grain of salt.
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The theme of community was a great way to start a book club in real life. But the books had so many bad things happening to the characters it was a lot to juggle as a reader.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Hate crime, Sexual content, Car accident, Abortion
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes