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abigaxl_4's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
2.5
mcox2016's review against another edition
5.0
Quick read to start the year off...
Mara is always checking her horoscope, and pretty much bases her life off it. So when she's on vacation in Budapest, she goes to a clairvoyant to see if her life is on track. But the clarvoiyant cuts there meeting short, only telling Mara that she will imminently meet the love of her life, leaving Mara the keys to lock up for her after she goes into labor. When in walks Josef.
Josef asks for a reading, not realizing that Mara isn't the clairvoyant, and Mara takes it to her advanage. She tells him he's going to travel to a city near the water (where she lives), and he'll meet a girl named Mara and fall in love.
Now Mara's got to get her life together - and FAST! She needs to "fix her life" per the clairvoyant, including her failing job, her best friend moving on with her life being married and with a baby, and she knows she needs a makeover...
But when another man starts showing interet in Mara, she's set of waiting to see if Josef comes. Will she wait it out, or see if fate had other plans?
Mara is always checking her horoscope, and pretty much bases her life off it. So when she's on vacation in Budapest, she goes to a clairvoyant to see if her life is on track. But the clarvoiyant cuts there meeting short, only telling Mara that she will imminently meet the love of her life, leaving Mara the keys to lock up for her after she goes into labor. When in walks Josef.
Josef asks for a reading, not realizing that Mara isn't the clairvoyant, and Mara takes it to her advanage. She tells him he's going to travel to a city near the water (where she lives), and he'll meet a girl named Mara and fall in love.
Now Mara's got to get her life together - and FAST! She needs to "fix her life" per the clairvoyant, including her failing job, her best friend moving on with her life being married and with a baby, and she knows she needs a makeover...
But when another man starts showing interet in Mara, she's set of waiting to see if Josef comes. Will she wait it out, or see if fate had other plans?
juliahalljacobs's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
pintsizekim's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
slow-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? Yes
4.0
jazmynelena's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jmcrobbie's review against another edition
lighthearted
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
lizzacco's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
helenpickett's review against another edition
5.0
Mara does not trust her own instincts. Lets be honest, we don't all trust our own instincts all of the time. So Mara seeks the guidance from her horoscopes and if she finds that the prediction doesn't quite fit, she'll keep looking for a horoscope that does fit. That's as frustrating as it gets. She's a nervous, anxious indecisive character working at a dilapidated lido on the coast of fictional town Broadgate. She can see the potential in this place but does she have the confidence to turn things around?
Meanwhile, she finds herself a ;lodger Ash. A perfect female lodger to share the bills except that Ash is a perfect male lodger instead!
What follows is a easy read escapist rom com in true Lizzy Dent (The Summer Job) style. It is safe to say that Mara does find love in the stars, maybe not her horoscope but actually star gazing in the dark skies above Hadrian's Wall.
#TheSetup is perfect for readers of romance and women's fiction.
Many thanks to #NetGalley, Penguin General UK-Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business, Viking for the preview read in exchange for an honest review.
Meanwhile, she finds herself a ;lodger Ash. A perfect female lodger to share the bills except that Ash is a perfect male lodger instead!
What follows is a easy read escapist rom com in true Lizzy Dent (The Summer Job) style. It is safe to say that Mara does find love in the stars, maybe not her horoscope but actually star gazing in the dark skies above Hadrian's Wall.
#TheSetup is perfect for readers of romance and women's fiction.
Many thanks to #NetGalley, Penguin General UK-Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business, Viking for the preview read in exchange for an honest review.
lynnesbooks's review against another edition
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? Yes
4.0
smile_bee_93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0