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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
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A fun rom-com to read at the start of a new year. It took me about half the book to warm up to Minnie, the main character (although maybe that was the author’s plan). I liked the format of the story as it moved through the calendar year. A super sweet ending. Give it go if you need/want a light read that will make you smile and think about where you would like to be next year on NYE.
I wanted this to be so much more than it was and I just UGH. I felt so distant from Minnie and Quinn. I’m glad I read it over New Years though.
This book was a feel-good British romcom novel at its best! Perfect for whisking away the winter blues. I thought this story had a good pace, quirky characters, and good character development between Minnie and Quinn, both individually and together. I enjoyed the fringe characters as much as the main ones, and could clearly envision them all without being too distracted from the main characters. I also thought the author did a good job at playing out the struggles and setbacks Minnie and Quinn had to overcome.
Of course the classic unrealistic romcom/romance novel tropes were present — she’s a financially strapped baker, he’s a rich management consultant; he’s got commitment issues, she’s insecure in herself; parents and their own insecurities are to blame for their stunted emotional growth; all of this happening in London, one of the most expensive cities in the world. But I didn’t feel like any particular trope was overdone or forced. The only thing I couldn’t get behind was Ian’s character, I thought he was just odd and didn’t fit with Leila’s personality at all. I do also wish the author spent a bit more time hashing out Tara’s anxieties, I still don’t really understand how it escalated to the point it did in the book and impacted Quinn that much as an adult.
4/5 stars.
Of course the classic unrealistic romcom/romance novel tropes were present — she’s a financially strapped baker, he’s a rich management consultant; he’s got commitment issues, she’s insecure in herself; parents and their own insecurities are to blame for their stunted emotional growth; all of this happening in London, one of the most expensive cities in the world. But I didn’t feel like any particular trope was overdone or forced. The only thing I couldn’t get behind was Ian’s character, I thought he was just odd and didn’t fit with Leila’s personality at all. I do also wish the author spent a bit more time hashing out Tara’s anxieties, I still don’t really understand how it escalated to the point it did in the book and impacted Quinn that much as an adult.
4/5 stars.
Cute and entertaining. Predictable, but in a good way. Classic romcom that knows what it is and pokes fun at itself. I’d watch this movie.
I’m not much into rom-com books, but this was cute! A light, fun read, the characters were all so great and this was such a good premise for a book. I enjoyed the missed meetings between Quinn and Minnie throughout their lives and loved where all the characters ended up.
At first I was really excited reading this book and seeing how the characters got together but as I continued reading it it just got so depressing and repetitive. This felt like it was a fun romcom but also was like that depressed feeling you get when reading/watching normal people. Like it’s nice to see them end up together but reading from a POV of someone whose life is constant crap is a bit of a buzzkill. Also them only getting together in the last 1/2 of the last chapter is so annoying to me tbh.
This book was genuinely SO GOOD. Such a fun and satisfying read. It helps that it featured a lot of my favorite tropes. Definitely think I might make it a tradition to read this every new year - I loved it that much.