Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

4.19 AVERAGE

wanderlust_21's review against another edition

4.0
funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

alexandralb's review against another edition

4.25
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
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rebs60's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 11%
I am not the intended audience of this book. Was a book club book and was so not interesting 
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igood54's review against another edition

4.5
emotional funny hopeful 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

lunayestrella's review against another edition

4.25
inspiring lighthearted 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: Complicated
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magslovestoread's review against another edition

5.0
funny lighthearted relaxing 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: Complicated
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d_nice_'s review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

drjeniferj's review against another edition

4.0
Very entertaining and loved the characters. Somewhat predictable but a light read if you need that right now (I did!)

mama_bookworm_'s review against another edition

1.5
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Book 72 of 2025 finished 27/6/25 ⭐️💫

Iona is a larger than life ex socialite who is having a difficult time in her job as an advice columnist. Every day she commutes to work on the same train and sees the same people whom all follow the unspoken rules of travelling by public transport…most importantly, no communication. Until one day a man has a near death experience and his fellow passengers save his life. Thus begins a series of unlikely friendships. 

My thoughts: I like the idea of this one but for some reason I just couldn’t gel with any of the characters. There are several main characters but I didn’t feel invested in any of their stories. I forced myself to finish this but could easily have DNF. 

lindmints's review against another edition

4.5
hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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