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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was so cute and sweet. I do feel like the crappy dad thing was dropped too fast and I would have loved more animals in the epilogue but that’s just personal preference
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
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
Cute but I wish charlie had a little more substance! Exactly what I was looking for in a chill read though
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Creepy. Not fun creepy either. Just a bunch of characters sexually harassing each other until love happens. I'm not convinced the ghost character wasn't actually a demon- a demon of irritation that feeds on how enraged and annoyed I was at him.
Question, also: was every contemporary romance author told that they were funny by some well-meaning family member or friend? Has anyone told them references to outdated media and dry sarcasm don't make someone actually funny? I can't imagine how many people have since had to pretend to laugh at Adler's "jokes" in their lives for making that mistake.
It's really a shame because the first, idk, 5-10 chapters display some pretty strong characterization, motive, and dialogue so it's not like Adler can't write. I blame her decision to include the ghost character as a major part of her cast- a decision which, I suspect, was a desperate attempt to bring some weak levity to what could have been an emotionally heartfelt book because it otherwise would have made her uncomfortable? Which is a terrible impulse to indulge in an emotional and interpersonal genre like Romance. Not all that surprising though, considering Adler admits to the entire idea starting off as pun she made in a tweet in the back pages.
Fucking horrible. I finished it in a rush out of spite and skimmed most of the end. God save the Romance genre, please
Question, also: was every contemporary romance author told that they were funny by some well-meaning family member or friend? Has anyone told them references to outdated media and dry sarcasm don't make someone actually funny? I can't imagine how many people have since had to pretend to laugh at Adler's "jokes" in their lives for making that mistake.
It's really a shame because the first, idk, 5-10 chapters display some pretty strong characterization, motive, and dialogue so it's not like Adler can't write. I blame her decision to include the ghost character as a major part of her cast- a decision which, I suspect, was a desperate attempt to bring some weak levity to what could have been an emotionally heartfelt book because it otherwise would have made her uncomfortable? Which is a terrible impulse to indulge in an emotional and interpersonal genre like Romance. Not all that surprising though, considering Adler admits to the entire idea starting off as pun she made in a tweet in the back pages.
Fucking horrible. I finished it in a rush out of spite and skimmed most of the end. God save the Romance genre, please
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
Minor: Death, Grief
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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