Reviews

Sex, Lies and Sensibility by Nikki Payne

rae477's review

emotional funny informative tense 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

3.75

shrineofyourlies's review

emotional inspiring 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

4.0

stephawithbooks's review

4.0

Honestly, I started this book thinking I was not going to enjoy it as much as I did Pride and Protest and then all of a sudden I became in love with this book.

luminousdetails's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

latetotheparty's review

funny hopeful

3.75

Not sure I've read Sense and Sensibility and the 90s(?) movie doesn't stand out clearly so I love Nikki Payne's re-tellings! This was fun and funny and sad and hopeful - A+ on the hitting the emotional buttons and for fun groups of characters/family who keep the MC's honest and humble. My only con: Even though the chapters are clearly labeled with the time, it was tough for me to keep up with the time that had passed here. 

thisboricuareader's review

5.0

Bear! Bear! Bear! 

I loved him, even with his need to always do the right thing and the self sacrificing. I loved him with my whole heart and I loved this book with my whole heart. 

I wanted to protect Nora so much, especially since it's a dual POV and you know what's going on. I wanted to love them and care for them. 

jellyalvarez's review

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

ukponge's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Abandonment, Racism, and Sexual content

mrsdoubtflyer's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.25

Wanted to like it so much more than I did. Love Nikki Payne, but felt this one was overly dramatic and that the characters were a hot mess of miscommunication and ultimately rather unlikeable, especially the younger sister, who was grating to say the least. some of the flowers to me back to the Austen and so feel unfair to peg on Payne, but I do think this could have been better in various ways - more emotional maturity from grown folks, more context fleshed out (renovating the inn is this huge component and yet I have no sense of it), and so on. Enjoyable to read but left me wanting…

clairebartholomew549's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked this book, but I found it kind of overwrought and too much. The Sense and Sensibility-tie-in felt forced and weird at points, and the younger sister (whose name I already forgot, oops) truly felt like a caricature that I couldn't get behind. I couldn't always follow the story, and the plot truly felt shoehorned in. I did like the writing at points, and I love Jane Austen so I think I'll give Pride and Protest a try, but this was disappointing overall.