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A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

35 reviews

choirgirl171's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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alisonannk's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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yvo_about_books's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Finished reading: November 14th 2024

“Sometimes, that’s how it happens. Sometimes your favorite book just hits you out of the blue like a bolt of lightning.”

Right... I definitely didn't expect this to happen. I mean, I was a bit worried when I saw the lower rating and mixed reviews, but I usually love Ashley Poston's writing so I had hopes this story would still work for me. And it did, for the most part... Until the last 20% or so rolled in and completely ruined the story for me. Seriously, what was the author thinking?! I do hope this won't become a regular thing, because I might just have to give up on her books. This might just be a personal pet peeve as I'm never a fan of third-act breakups, but the way this one was written simply felt all kinds of wrong. I can't properly explain it as I'm already giving away too much as it is, but it was both extremely enfuriating and not credible at all. Not to mention that the story ended with the saddest and most half-baked HEA ever... But then again I was never convinced by the romance itself in the first place, which was both basically insta-love and lacked chemistry. The latter probably has to do with the fact that especially Anders lacked fleshing out beyond some of his physical and character traits being repeated over and over again. I also wasn't a fan of how Elsy consistently thought less of herself... In fact, I think I liked the secondary characters a lot better. This all seems to sound quite negative, so why still give it three stars then? This has 100% to do with the premise and the idea of the main character being transported to the fictional town of her favorite book series. Who wouldn't want to experience something similar? I loved this aspect so much more than the actual romance, and I kind of wish there would have been more focus on the magical realism aspect of it all. A Novel Love Story had SO much potential and I can't deny that I enjoyed the first 80% or so despite the insta-love and sexy scenes, but the last part was just a big fat NO for me. If you aren't bothered with the whole third-act breakup trope and certain events that happen after, this story will probably work better for you though. That said, this is without doubt my least favorite Ashley Poston story by far.

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beebowbabe's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous 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

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twistykris's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny 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

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emilycrowleyyy's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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alanahcw's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Absolutely IN LOVE with this book!! Incredibly well done ❤❤

The descriptions of Eloraton are so well written, I felt like I was really there, walking the familiar streets of a much-loved favourite series ❤

I don't often re-read books, but I will definitely be revisiting this one

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sincerelyadi's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

Woah, this book is not what I expected it to be. I truly did not know how it was going to end. In fact my first thought was way off. But I love that it was not predictable and such a unique story line. The last 20% of the book really had me thinking what is going to truly happen. I kind of loved that because it kept you drawn in. Also this small town and the people were just the cutest and truly it would be magical to enter the world of your favorite story. And it made me think what would I do in those moments? Not necessarily set in the fall but this was the perfect cozy fall read. I read this on my kindle but will be snagging a copy to further highlight my favorite quotes. There were many!

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