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For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding

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elliereadsthings's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Despite some… unforgivable… lines ([Nina (the MC) in a jealous rant to herself about Gina, a woman Ari (the LI) ate dinner with:] “-and how much better she probably was at giving people orgasms, I’d presume. Her name made up half of vagina, after all, did that give her an edge?” — I cringe even thinking about this line.), I did in fact finish this book.

Unfortunately, I don’t have much in kind words for this book (which btw is never an attack on the author, because clearly the majority of readers disagree with me and loved this book; hence the 900 4+ star reviews before mine.). The premise was great, and that is what kept me going here.

I have to agree with some of the reviews I’ve seen about Nina’s characterization. She is just another character who frustratingly lacks any self- or social-awareness. At the beginning of the story we are told about Nina’s ex of 3 years, Taylor. Taylor implies that Nina is not there for her friends, we are told that she is wrong, and then Nina literally proves it by ghosting all of them right after her and Taylors breakup. We’re told this is because Nina is scared they’ll have chosen Taylor or that she'll end up hurting them because of what Taylor said, which just showcases her inability to just communicate. It also brings her friends into question, as it didn’t seem like they really even tried to find her again afterward. Hell a rumor was started that she died and no one even tried to reach out to her aunt or look into it any further. And then, because doing it once wasn’t enough – SHE DOES IT AGAIN. (Granted, this time was ‘only’ for 3 weeks…) One thing I think the author did excellently, however, is put Nina in therapy rather than just having the character flaws resolve themselves once she was in a more secure relationship.

As for the writing, the best I can describe it as is Buzzfeed - which is fine, of course, if you like/relate to that kind of writing. I don’t. I found a lot of the “funny”(?) lines to be like the one I brought up earlier in this review, which was almost a dealbreaker for me. It was also quite repetitive throughout, mentioning the same thoughts over and over and over again throughout the chapters. 

I really do think this book will be enjoyable for so many people, despite my opinions on it. The last two chapters were extremely sweet, and there were a lot of fun moments. It just missed the mark for me.

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“And if I’m not giving fucks, who will?”
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