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3.27 AVERAGE
3.27 AVERAGE
The 2 stars are for Ash. Mara was insufferable which is a shame because she’s the main character and narrator. She also literally stalked someone across Europe and comes back like “am I creepy?” Like yes. She calls everything “fate” but she’s really just picking and choosing her future. I also couldn’t understand why she was so mean to her family - and ultimately if Charlie (bff) hadn’t been in the book, it wouldn’t have changed anything.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
This had way too much going on and it distracted from the main plot. Also, the ending was ridiculous. The only thing that saved it was the humor, but just barely.
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I kind of found the main character unbearably annoying, I hate saying that about characters but that's how I feel. Since Emily Henry loved this book I was expecting to like it way more than I did. I laughed and I also cringed so I don't really know how to rate this book.
This was not for me. I didn't like the characters or the storyline. It took me two weeks to get through as an audiobook.
Cute concept, but execution. I could not stand the female lead. Her desire for “fate” to lead everything was just annoying.
A cute, short romance. I wasn’t 100% sold on Mara as a character but I enjoyed the relative slow burn of her relationship with Ash. Her obsession with Joe was probably not super investing for me.
So, I picked this book up on a whim after work because I needed something to read while my bf did his online class lol. It was 30% and seemed promising. Did it deliver? Meh somewhat.
I think the ending was a little too fast paced for me; everything kind of just happened. Mara’s character didn’t develop all that much, and there were still so many loose strings that weren’t tied at the end. Plus the mention of the pandem!c made me sick like pls I read to get AWAY from that, but you do what you gotta do to escape yourself ig. Anyways, it was a pretty cute romcom, but like the astrology and star sign stuff was a bit much. Mara was also super super self-deprecating and, at times, not the nicest person, excusing everything because of her personal problems and insecurities. It’s fine to be anxious or depressed, but like don’t be an asshat to your best friend who just had a child and is obviously experiencing her own postpartum depression. Or, don’t leave the man who you obviously want to be with to go see whether or not some random cellist is gonna be at a pub you told him to go to like 2 months earlier. Idk just weird.
“The Setup” is fast-paced and oh-so-English. so if you like those things, definitely pick it up. But for now, 3 stars it is
I think the ending was a little too fast paced for me; everything kind of just happened. Mara’s character didn’t develop all that much, and there were still so many loose strings that weren’t tied at the end. Plus the mention of the pandem!c made me sick like pls I read to get AWAY from that, but you do what you gotta do to escape yourself ig. Anyways, it was a pretty cute romcom, but like the astrology and star sign stuff was a bit much. Mara was also super super self-deprecating and, at times, not the nicest person, excusing everything because of her personal problems and insecurities. It’s fine to be anxious or depressed, but like don’t be an asshat to your best friend who just had a child and is obviously experiencing her own postpartum depression. Or, don’t leave the man who you obviously want to be with to go see whether or not some random cellist is gonna be at a pub you told him to go to like 2 months earlier. Idk just weird.
“The Setup” is fast-paced and oh-so-English. so if you like those things, definitely pick it up. But for now, 3 stars it is