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Stepping Up

Sarah Turner

4.28 AVERAGE

annehed's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny 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

rais_smile's review against another edition

4.0

A great way to explore grief, loss and everything in between. I liked the way I was almost crying in one page and laughing the next. Was hoping for a happier ending though.

annlouisejade's review against another edition

3.25

emotional 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: Yes

emmalowe123's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 / 5. Truly beautiful book. Deducted 0.5 of a star as it made me sob so hard that my 4 year old asked what was wrong with my face 2 hours AFTER I’d stopped crying.

bwalmsley's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

all_romance_gabi's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

bookmadbarlow's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful 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

Well, unsurprisingly, I really enjoyed this book about 'stepping up' and intergenerational friendship.
Beth has been jumping from one job to another, directionless in her life, but then she has to take the reins and those of her niece and nephew and is thrown in at the deep end.
This was a really heartwarming book, Beth is a great character and it was wonderful to see her starting to shine. Albert was a great next door neighbour and I just wanted to give him a big hug.
I enjoyed the secondary storyline with Jory and the relationship him and Beth had.
I also thought the author was clever with the ending, a great first fiction book.

kj_mccormick's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

lucyselleyxx's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

tamsin_emma's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-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

One of my favourite books. I think this is the third time I've read it? Funny, enjoyable rom com with loveable characters.

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