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Girl Abroad

Elle Kennedy

3.56 AVERAGE

emilylayne's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

Most insufferable MC ever. She claims she doesn’t like people knowing she has a rockstar dad, and yet proceeds to make her entire personality about him, even going so far as to share anecdotes of his own crazy life stories as if they were her own when her peers are sharing their college experiences. Def a pick me trying to use her dad’s success and interesting life to compensate for her own lack of life experiences. 
fast-paced

5 ⭐️ because reading this with my best friends was such a perfect memory that I'll always cherish!! <3
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donnasheridann's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 17%

im trying to gaf but i cant
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book man wow!!
From page 1 it really felt like a mid 3 star standard book, I didn’t really feel hooked until I had put it down and realised the following day I was excited to pick it back up!

I struggle with some miscommunication tropes - similar to screaming at a horror movie when you know something is a bad idea - it’s a struggle to see the legitimacy versus the “melodramatics” of the situation!

As I said - about half way in it really picked up for me and I really enjoyed the book overall!

I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a simple holiday read or even a palette cleanser between books☀️☀️☀️

3.5 ⭐️

Girl Abroad follows 19-year-old Abbey who moves to London for a study abroad experience. Having been sheltered for most of her life, Abbey is looking to discover herself and find freedom. In her quest, she ends up in a love triangle with her Aussie rugby-player roommate and a moody bassist with a girlfriend. At the same time, her research for a uni project results in her uncovering love triangle- related secrets about a high nobility family.

Overall, the book was an easy read. It was not my favourite Elle Kennedy book but it was cute. I enjoyed the parallels between Abbey’s own story and that of the people she was researching for her uni project. The love triangle aspect was interesting to read and the spice was giving what it needed to give when we finally got to it. I also related to Abbey’s quest for independence and enjoyed seeing the dynamic between her and her father as it hit close to home.

That being said, I really struggled to get into the book at the beginning as I found the British characters to be a bit two-dimensional and not realistic. As someone who lives in London, I found myself cringing at some of the things the British characters said because it’s not how they actually speak in real life.

Thank you to NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No