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3.18 AVERAGE
3.18 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
Lovely sweet book. Likeable and believable characters in a sweet love story adventure. Would recommend. (Happily the the audio book is also read by a rather dashing viscount.)
The FlipSide was a cute lighthearted romantic comedy about Josh, who’s life sort of crumbles New Year’s Eve. He decides that he has made poor choices most of his life, and decides for the New Year to flip a 50 piece pence to make all life decisions.
Jessie and Jake, his two best friends heckle him about his bad choices and his decision to flip the coin for decisions throughout the entire story, but they’re pretty funny and they do it in a kind way. Josh also lives with his parents who are a riot.
Overall, if you’re looking for a sweet, simple read this is it!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you #netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for an ARC for my honest review.
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Jessie and Jake, his two best friends heckle him about his bad choices and his decision to flip the coin for decisions throughout the entire story, but they’re pretty funny and they do it in a kind way. Josh also lives with his parents who are a riot.
Overall, if you’re looking for a sweet, simple read this is it!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you #netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for an ARC for my honest review.
#bookstagram #books #bookcommunity #romcom #theflipside #flipacoin
“I am all alone in one of the world’s busiest cities. Nine million people, and I have no one.”
DNF 77%
Posta que hice mi mayor esfuerzo por terminar el libro, pero se me hace físicamente imposible leer 80 páginas más de esta historia.
Este libro fue tan desastroso que ni el hecho de que el audio libro fuera narrado por un británico fue incentivo suficiente para que termine la lectura.
La trama de este libro de basa en que el protagonista tiene un día de mierda y a partir de entonces decide que todas sus decisiones las va a tomar tirando una moneda al aire (ergo, las decisiones dependen de lo que diga la moneda). Y de repente un día va a un museo y se encuentra con una chica y la trama pasa a ser él completamente obsesionado con ella y recorriéndose todo Europa para encontrarla, a pesar de que no se sabe ni su nombre ????
What the actual fuck.
1 de 5 estrellas.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
the flip side was a humourous read is how i can describe it the best. it was full of sarcasm and jokes that often bordered on being ridiculous but still didn't fail to make you laugh anyway.
the first chapter starts off with a pretty comical rejection which only turns more chaotic as the pages go by (the non-engagement party remained as one of my favourite moments throughout the book) and that got me excited about everything else that the book had to offer.
the concept behind the story itself is really interesting (would you dare to make all your decisions in life on the flip of a coin?) and the writing was light and fairly entertaining for most parts. josh is the kind of character that almost all of us could've related to at one point or another, specially his inability to sound sensible when it was most needed lol.
but at some point the 'jokes' got too overpowering and repetitive for my taste and therefore, unfortunately, a bit cringey too. the very slow build-up of romance and the excessive focus on the mc's detailed every day life instead didn't help and sadly, that is where i started to lose interest and it became a bit of a drag for me.
i would probably recommend this one as more "com" than a rom-com and i think keeping the expectation difference between the two in mind might help in enjoying it better.
having said that, i do have to mention that i absolutely adored whatever little romance we did get in the book even though it could seem slightly unrealistic because of how quickly it happened. the dates shared in the art galleries and the cemetery and all the conversations about van gogh and the sunflowers, i was all in for it and it was really cute. which only makes me wish we had explored that more but well.
all the other relationship dynamics with the family and friends were equally silly and sweet. and admittedly, the grandparents-grandchildren trope/aspect in a story has never failed to touch my emotions so i liked that nice little arc (the author has also dedicated the book to his nan and pap).
overall, it was an amusing read and if you are in the mood for something light and funny, this can be your next pick.
the first chapter starts off with a pretty comical rejection which only turns more chaotic as the pages go by (the non-engagement party remained as one of my favourite moments throughout the book) and that got me excited about everything else that the book had to offer.
the concept behind the story itself is really interesting (would you dare to make all your decisions in life on the flip of a coin?) and the writing was light and fairly entertaining for most parts. josh is the kind of character that almost all of us could've related to at one point or another, specially his inability to sound sensible when it was most needed lol.
but at some point the 'jokes' got too overpowering and repetitive for my taste and therefore, unfortunately, a bit cringey too. the very slow build-up of romance and the excessive focus on the mc's detailed every day life instead didn't help and sadly, that is where i started to lose interest and it became a bit of a drag for me.
i would probably recommend this one as more "com" than a rom-com and i think keeping the expectation difference between the two in mind might help in enjoying it better.
having said that, i do have to mention that i absolutely adored whatever little romance we did get in the book even though it could seem slightly unrealistic because of how quickly it happened. the dates shared in the art galleries and the cemetery and all the conversations about van gogh and the sunflowers, i was all in for it and it was really cute. which only makes me wish we had explored that more but well.
all the other relationship dynamics with the family and friends were equally silly and sweet. and admittedly, the grandparents-grandchildren trope/aspect in a story has never failed to touch my emotions so i liked that nice little arc (the author has also dedicated the book to his nan and pap).
overall, it was an amusing read and if you are in the mood for something light and funny, this can be your next pick.
3.5* This was a cute and easy read but not particularly a stand-out for me. I found the writing style and dialogue a bit awkward at times, but I was pretty invested in Josh and his search for Sunflower Girl by the end. Enjoyable, but not the first 'rom-com' book I'd recommend
Questo libro mi è piaciuto un sacco! Mi sono rivisto molto nel protagonista Josh, con l’unica differenza che ho vissuto meno disavventura amorose. Penso che sia il primo libro che mi ha fatto ridere, sul serio, perché tutte le scene erano così facili da immaginare che sono sicuro che sarà un ottimo film se mai ne faranno uno. Ha proprio tutto: fa ridere, ha una trama interessante e un pezzo fa pure pingere.
Ho messo 4 stelle anziché 5 soltanto perché ho trovato i primi capitoli un po’ troppo pesanti e lenti, ma una volta superati il libro scorre che è una meraviglia e perché avrei parlato di più del lancio della moneta, doveva essere il punto cardine della trama e invece alcune volte veniva messa da parte con una semplice frase.
Ho messo 4 stelle anziché 5 soltanto perché ho trovato i primi capitoli un po’ troppo pesanti e lenti, ma una volta superati il libro scorre che è una meraviglia e perché avrei parlato di più del lancio della moneta, doveva essere il punto cardine della trama e invece alcune volte veniva messa da parte con una semplice frase.
