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The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

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lisa_m's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was hoping for a cute sapphic romance. It kind of was that but also not at all. This book is sad - I cried multiple times and there is a lot of things to unpack.

Let me start of by listing what I didn't like about this book:
- the main character was kind of annoying at times. Also I got really mad at her for the way she treated other people and argumented herself out of every wrong doing.
- the book was really sad and depressing at times (I cried a few times throughout the book)

- it doesn't have a happy ending

I really liked Oliver and his dynamic with Saoirse. They had that teasing brother and sister "funny enemies" thing going on which I really like.

I also liked Beth. I get why Saoirse didn't like her but I think she is actually pretty great. I did not however like her father. I get that he's trying his best but I would be so so mad at him for everything he has done.

The ending was fine I guess. I don't have super strong feelings for this book I have to say. I thought it was okay but I doubt it will stick in my mind for long.
I think I'm just kinda disappointed because I wanted to like this book so bad and I also really thought I would..

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saeruh's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

I LOVED this book. I thought the writing was phenomenal and the characters interacting in situations of love in the chaos of life was so realistic and so beautiful. Even though the main character can easily be annoying to other readers, I found that she was just incredibly private and closed up but still deep cared about those she loved. However, I was not a big fan of the ending, I don’t think the love story was ended well and it was kinda abrupt.

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lottsofplots's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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simsxanimals's review

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

A heart touching and delightful book. I'm not into YA romcom books at all this is my first I think but I loved the writing style! It gave me a lot of DJ MacHale's writing vibes and that's what hooked me at first. I love this kind of conversational tone like the MC is literally talking to you like if you're another character and infuse their humor and even though they have a lot of hang us at the same time don't take themselves seriously. I really eat it up. But like at said that was at first, what really grabbed me later was the whole story. I really liked and empathized with Saoirse and I liked her development and how her feelings weren't completely wrapped up with a conclusive nice bow. I was so moved reading about her mom's dementia and how their whole relationship was structured and written. Maybe to some people it will come off as too sappy and dramatic but I felt for them so much, it was genuine, and it balanced out the romantic comedy parts of the montage that were cute and lighthearted and unstrained, along with a very lovely friendship born between Oliver and Saoirse, it was sweet and didn't feel contrived. I just really loved this book, it was super cute and I had no real issues with it. Also, when I first started reading this I thought it was set in America but when I quickly realized this was actually set in Ireland my love burst even higher bc that made it even more perfect.

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rave's review

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emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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corabookworm's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really really enjoyed this book! It started out a little bit slow, and I wasn't really vibing with the characters or the writing style. But when the romance started to pick up, it got a lot more interesting, and towards the end I feel like the book really found it's voice, and the main character was a lot more likable. I'm definitely glad that I read this book, and if you're looking for a cute sapphic romance, this one's for you. :)

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