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Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

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ighag8's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

1.0

lks904's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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4.0

First review of the year let’s go :

To say this has been on my tbr for 2years was a pain but finally I read it I said I wasn’t gonna take this book into this year with me and I meant it especially after being in a slump near the end of the year after hitting my initial goal of 100 books (very stoked btw)

This book was mundane the storyline was normal the drama present in the initial writing that Ava puts into her two relationships with Edith and Julian

It was a normal quintessential self discovery story with morally flawed characters which I love it was predictable at times irritable and very much how life and relationships feel at first exciting but after a while you know what to expect of yourself and your feelings and I loved it

And I don’t think until this book I’ve read an accurate representation of bisexuality at least for me I know each person’s experiences are different and while I can’t say I had the exact same as Ava it reads how it sometimes feels

And that was nice I could relate to Ava personally and not in the good ways sometimes

There was a few things missing yeah that stopped it from being a five just some themes and ambiguity I wished were explored

But I could probably guarantee if I read this in my early twenties I will probably have a better more perceptive view

However I did love the slightly ambiguous ending that

*SPOILER*

Hints at her realisation to not go with Julian and grow in a relationship with Edith vv much appreciate that thanks Dolan x

All in all good start to a year of reading and I hope 2022 is better and shocks me in reading:))