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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-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
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
I very much enjoyed this book. It did come together almost too easily at the end but I still really enjoyed this book. It had me smiling, my heart going pitter patter, and sometimes pulling at my heartstrings as these people work through their stuff.
In A Girl's Guide to the Outback we follow start-up expert Kimberly Foster and youth pastor Samual Payton. After finding out that his family's farm back in Australia is failing Sam returns home to help them out. Meanwhile the ministry that both of them worked for is not doing so well with out Sam there, so Kimberly heads to Australia to see if she can convince him to come back while giving them advice on their farm. This story is an enemies to lover's romance and that is my favorite trope! The banter between the two main characters was perfect. Both Sam and Kimberly had personal issues that they needed to work thru throughout the story and I thought the author did this very well. There are some great side characters in this as well that we get to follow my favorite is Sam's Sister Jules. There is also a great portrayal of friendship in this book between Jules and Kimberly and their moments together were some of my favorites. I really enjoyed this book and will look for more by this author. If you are wanting a sweet slow burn romance than I highly recommend this one. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First of all, if I had known this book was youth pastor centered, I would not have picked it up. The author's writing isn't my favorite at all, the characters are flat, and the plot was repetitive. Wouldn't recommend.
It is amazing to me how just a few words can make you smile or tug at your heartstrings. Jessica Kate really took me on a marvelous ride in this book. I loved the fun cover, the textured feel to it and all the quotable moments in this book.
When I started reading this book, I immediately noticed how easy it was to relate to the characters. I personally think that it is because deep inside most of us associate with either Sam or Kimberly on some level. They had fun together, teased each other, and they did hurt each other (unintentionally). The making of a quintessentially fun couple. Any great relationship or story is based on how people handle themselves when they are faced with obstacles and Jessica Kate made these characters shine in the way that they handled the obstacles that came up.
In the Girl’s Guide to the Outback, we see some really great examples of overcoming obstacles, building friendships, compassion, and patience. There are two main characters Sam and Kimberly who made me smile more in the space of an hour than I usually do all day, and whom I feel will go down as some of my top favorite characters of all time. I would argue that Julie and Mick could be considered somewhat main characters as well, they were great and put smiles on my face as well
When I started reading this book, I immediately noticed how easy it was to relate to the characters. I personally think that it is because deep inside most of us associate with either Sam or Kimberly on some level. They had fun together, teased each other, and they did hurt each other (unintentionally). The making of a quintessentially fun couple. Any great relationship or story is based on how people handle themselves when they are faced with obstacles and Jessica Kate made these characters shine in the way that they handled the obstacles that came up.
In the Girl’s Guide to the Outback, we see some really great examples of overcoming obstacles, building friendships, compassion, and patience. There are two main characters Sam and Kimberly who made me smile more in the space of an hour than I usually do all day, and whom I feel will go down as some of my top favorite characters of all time. I would argue that Julie and Mick could be considered somewhat main characters as well, they were great and put smiles on my face as well
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Please do not listen to the audio version of this book. It's horribly terrible. The audio loops on errors, the pronunciation of words is wrong (key name pages) and the narrators Australian accent is abysmal.
That said, the story is delightful. A little more summer romance over the deeper topics covered in the author's first book, but lovely all the same.
That said, the story is delightful. A little more summer romance over the deeper topics covered in the author's first book, but lovely all the same.
I really really liked this one. I definitely have Australian FOMO!
