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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Chaotic and fun. For a bit it was hard to get all the characters straight, but it ended up being a sweet, light hearted read.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
⭐️ 1/5
My first 1 star review*. This is a story about. I thought it would be light (it was) and funny (it wasn’t) and emotional (it wasn’t) and maybe reflective (surface level). In short, the characters were flat and their development was…I don’t even know the word. They weren’t all static (Blair in particular, and sort of Axel ) but I didn’t feel a connection to any of them, which I think is due to the writing. We never learn why Julie—who is constantly described as being an all around wonderful, happy, accomplished woman—is so obsessed with the age different between her and Heath. People comment how it’s so “not like her.” This is one of many examples of where I feel the author could have gone so much deeper to have such rich character development. Julie was the most annoying character, followed by Dana.
I listened to the audiobook and I didn’t realize until around halfway through that part of what bothered me about the writing was that it was so dialogue heavy. There is very little description of meaningful character actions/reactions during these scenes, just lots of dialogue. The dialogue itself was also annoying in my opinion, but that’s definitely more subjective. The overall story arc had a lot of potential here but fell short in the writing, Iike a draft. There moments I could tell were supposed to be meaningful/emotional (Axel getting shot, Blair’s pregnancy ) but everything just *happened* in this book and happened so quickly and then was moved on from. The characters were along for the ride and developed because the story developed but not because the plot did, if my semantical differentiation makes sense. Even the last line—I knew that was going to be the end when I heard it and it’ was fitting only in how ridiculous it was (the last line is from a child we barely hear from or learn much about and it’s supposed to be a cute, if cliched, line ).
I’ll try to come back and add my thoughts while reading to this review later
*I’ve never rated a book I did not finish. I nearly stopped listening to this book many times before the 20% mark, but I trudged along. I believe some people might like this story okay-enough, but that’s not me. I see myself recommending people don’t read this.
My first 1 star review*. This is a story about. I thought it would be light (it was) and funny (it wasn’t) and emotional (it wasn’t) and maybe reflective (surface level). In short, the characters were flat and their development was…I don’t even know the word. They weren’t all static (
I listened to the audiobook and I didn’t realize until around halfway through that part of what bothered me about the writing was that it was so dialogue heavy. There is very little description of meaningful character actions/reactions during these scenes, just lots of dialogue. The dialogue itself was also annoying in my opinion, but that’s definitely more subjective. The overall story arc had a lot of potential here but fell short in the writing, Iike a draft. There moments I could tell were supposed to be meaningful/emotional (
I’ll try to come back and add my thoughts while reading to this review later
*I’ve never rated a book I did not finish. I nearly stopped listening to this book many times before the 20% mark, but I trudged along. I believe some people might like this story okay-enough, but that’s not me. I see myself recommending people don’t read this.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
slow-paced
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No