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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
I haven’t read a non-fantasy romance in some time and this just solidified why I don’t stray from that genre very much. The entire time I read this, all I could think of is “what is the point of this?” There was no character development. There was no conflict that needed resolving or obvious end goal of the story. Why is she always crying and talking about her period?
The FMC is mad at her husband for hiding a son with a previous girlfriend prior to their marriage but then she moves away to Paris for a year and cheats on him with someone half her age. AND THEN GETS PREGNANT WITH A BABY WHO WILL BE THE SAME AGE AS HER GRANDCHILD. (I know some people like age gap romances and for the most part, I didn’t mind it other than the cheating aspect, but the last bit just was too much)
And I am SO mad about the ending.
The only saving grace was that I enjoyed the Parisian aspect of things as well as the trips to other countries.
The FMC is mad at her husband for hiding a son with a previous girlfriend prior to their marriage but then she moves away to Paris for a year and cheats on him with someone half her age. AND THEN GETS PREGNANT WITH A BABY WHO WILL BE THE SAME AGE AS HER GRANDCHILD. (I know some people like age gap romances and for the most part, I didn’t mind it other than the cheating aspect, but the last bit just was too much)
And I am SO mad about the ending.
The only saving grace was that I enjoyed the Parisian aspect of things as well as the trips to other countries.
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
You know the cliche pretentious literary book where a middle-aged man has a crisis and an affair with a woman young enough to be his daughter? That's this book but gender swapped, and I like it as little as I like the OG version. DNFing at 43%.
Lou is a nonsense character that I did not buy for 1 second. Vincent is a self-absorbed idiot who uses her husband's mistakes as an excuse for an affair and is unreasonably jealous of both her husband and her lover, neither of whom (as far as I got) were the ones actually cheating...
Honestly I felt bad for the husband. Did he fuck up? Yeah, definitely. But he doesn't deserve to be strung along for months while his wife is texting him and not breaking up with him and sleeping with someone that she frequently compares to her son. Ew.
I toughed it out through the entire first section, which at least had the benefit of backstory unfurling and the main character having dilemmas. The second part started out so annoying that I'm out.
Lou is a nonsense character that I did not buy for 1 second. Vincent is a self-absorbed idiot who uses her husband's mistakes as an excuse for an affair and is unreasonably jealous of both her husband and her lover, neither of whom (as far as I got) were the ones actually cheating...
Honestly I felt bad for the husband. Did he fuck up? Yeah, definitely. But he doesn't deserve to be strung along for months while his wife is texting him and not breaking up with him and sleeping with someone that she frequently compares to her son. Ew.
I toughed it out through the entire first section, which at least had the benefit of backstory unfurling and the main character having dilemmas. The second part started out so annoying that I'm out.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Leesa Cross-Smith's writing feels like eating a blueberry that has been warmed in the sun, straight from the bush
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just couldn’t get behind the main character’s complications.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
First book by this author. Absolutely beautiful writing!! I need some time to fully savor this story and decide how I want it to end in my mind.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated