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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The premise of this book was promising however it didn’t deliver as much as I would have liked it to. It was a nice easy read though and I did enjoy some parts of the story.
I found the pacing to be all over the place, with the start grabbing your attention with the main character Josh’s slightly disastrous life at the forefront of the story but then I found the middle to be a little random and gap filling almost until the end which ended up being quite rushed. Some of the content almost didn’t need to happen and perhaps could have been replaced with what would end up being the build up to the conclusion of the story rather than that happening less than 10 chapters from the end of the book.
At times the characters could be a little hard to find likeable or root for especially when they’d sometimes make questionable life choices or say the wrong things haha. I did however enjoy the dynamic between the friendship group in the story as well as the relationship between the main character Josh and his grandfather.
Overall it was a nice book to read, just wish it could have given more than it did at times and then I would’ve rated it higher.
I found the pacing to be all over the place, with the start grabbing your attention with the main character Josh’s slightly disastrous life at the forefront of the story but then I found the middle to be a little random and gap filling almost until the end which ended up being quite rushed. Some of the content almost didn’t need to happen and perhaps could have been replaced with what would end up being the build up to the conclusion of the story rather than that happening less than 10 chapters from the end of the book.
At times the characters could be a little hard to find likeable or root for especially when they’d sometimes make questionable life choices or say the wrong things haha. I did however enjoy the dynamic between the friendship group in the story as well as the relationship between the main character Josh and his grandfather.
Overall it was a nice book to read, just wish it could have given more than it did at times and then I would’ve rated it higher.
I found it incredibly boring and tried to be funny but didn’t land at all. It was also super slow paced; we didn’t meet the FMC until page 160 and I stopped reading at page 264 when they still had not been reunited.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book got me back into reading that’s the only reason I think I rated it so high but it is a great book, but most of the books I read now are nothing like this book
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Heb je zin om deze zomer te lachen? Dan is ‘Kop of munt’ van James Bailey het boek dat je zoekt. Ik kreeg namelijk meerdere keren in het verhaal een grote glimlach op mijn gezicht, en ik sluit ook niet uit dat ik een paar keer hardop heb gelachen. Hoe kan dat ook anders? Josh is een ‘menselijk’ karakter met enorm veel zelfkennis. Hij weet dat hij soms heerlijk awkward uit de hoek komt en schaamt zich daar amper voor. Ik leefde vanaf pagina één met hem mee.
Dat laatste komt met name door de filmische schrijfstijl. Ik zag het voor me en liet me meeslepen door de schrijfstijl. Daarnaast vond ik het verfrissend om eens vanuit een man te lezen. Het enige waar ik nog mee zat, was het wat trage begin. Het voelde echt of ik losse scènes las en miste voor een tijdje de rode draad. Dit in combinatie met een wat ‘zeikerig’ hoofdpersonage dat doet of zijn leven al bijna voorbij is, was even slikken. Maar wees gerust: dit komt goed.
'Kop of munt' wordt namelijk een romantische en verfrissende feelgood die je niet snel meer vergeet.
Dat laatste komt met name door de filmische schrijfstijl. Ik zag het voor me en liet me meeslepen door de schrijfstijl. Daarnaast vond ik het verfrissend om eens vanuit een man te lezen. Het enige waar ik nog mee zat, was het wat trage begin. Het voelde echt of ik losse scènes las en miste voor een tijdje de rode draad. Dit in combinatie met een wat ‘zeikerig’ hoofdpersonage dat doet of zijn leven al bijna voorbij is, was even slikken. Maar wees gerust: dit komt goed.
'Kop of munt' wordt namelijk een romantische en verfrissende feelgood die je niet snel meer vergeet.
I just found this book extremely boring and painful to read. The main character is so awkward and lies because he’s ashamed of his life and then gets caught every time which makes him look worse than if he’d just told the truth. Very British type writing, if it was a tv show maybe it would be better but I just can’t stand this book, and I can’t make myself push through to see if he somehow redeems this pathetic main character.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a gorgeous story! Just what I needed in lockdown! Clever and sweet with some laugh out loud moments. It was great to read a romantic comedy from the perspective of the guy for once. Refreshing and light-hearted - I loved it!
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced