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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
4⭐️ Sweet and funny. This story is great if you want a fast read with zero-angst and a romantic backstory.
This is a love story within a love story.
The end was pretty predictable but that certainly didn’t stop me from crying sentimental tears.
I loved all the characters, especially Malachi. I just wish it had been written in dual POV. I really needed to know more about what Julian was thinking/feeling.
This is a love story within a love story.
The end was pretty predictable but that certainly didn’t stop me from crying sentimental tears.
I loved all the characters, especially Malachi. I just wish it had been written in dual POV. I really needed to know more about what Julian was thinking/feeling.
This is just perfection. Super sweet story with great characters. The two MCs are so loveable that you can't help but root for them. The other employees (besides the MCs) are really fun and I hope we see more of them in the sequel.
emotional
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:
No
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
3.5 very cute and adorable read. I think I should have set my mind back to sweet mode before reading this because I wasn't exactly in the right headspace during the read. It's everything you'd expect from N R Walker's book, tied neatly with a pretty bow of HEA. People are right to say it's a comfort read.
This was... fine? But not particularly memorable or interesting. Partly, I am so unbelievably sick of the "finding heart-wrenching letters from historical gays" trope and I (foolishly) hadn't put together that would be a central plot device in this one, so I was fucking annoyed. How often has this literally ever happened? Because based on this genre you'd think every home has a fucking secret floorboard with these goddamn letters hidden beneath them.
So. I didn't care about the plot, and I frankly found the romance to be lukewarm and boring. Malachi was pretty fucking annoying with his OTT lack of filter and... idk, his character felt very rushed together. Like, he can't hold down any of the jobs that his rich daddy gets for him and acts really damn entitled and immature about it, but somehow he "pays his own way" and isn't living off a trust fund, even though he can't hold down a job? Because that makes sense. I wasn't really into him, and I didn't really feel like we got to know Julian much at all, nor did I buy their chemistry. Something about this just felt really shallow and phoned in, lacking any kind of depth or deep thought. I didn't get the sense that the author knew anything more about the characters than what was literally on the page, and it showed.
So. I didn't care about the plot, and I frankly found the romance to be lukewarm and boring. Malachi was pretty fucking annoying with his OTT lack of filter and... idk, his character felt very rushed together. Like, he can't hold down any of the jobs that his rich daddy gets for him and acts really damn entitled and immature about it, but somehow he "pays his own way" and isn't living off a trust fund, even though he can't hold down a job? Because that makes sense. I wasn't really into him, and I didn't really feel like we got to know Julian much at all, nor did I buy their chemistry. Something about this just felt really shallow and phoned in, lacking any kind of depth or deep thought. I didn't get the sense that the author knew anything more about the characters than what was literally on the page, and it showed.
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
[3.9] give me a crew of quirky, eccentric characters and i’m in! the bumbling bees at the Dead Letter Office *eyes Julian* ahem i meant “Mail Redirection Centre”—serial killer vibes Paul, goth google-extraordinaire Cherry, endearingly innocent and starry-eyed Theo, badass lesbian lumberjack Denise, even deceased cat lady Glenda—each grew on me as they helped our mcs Malachi and Julian on their quest to find the rightful owner of a pile of moving letters from almost 50 years ago.
at the very start Malachi’s character had me treading carefully yet very soon i was singing a completely different tune. while his relatively OTT running stream of consciousness grew on me, it’s definitely one of those things that will either grate your nerves or tickle your fancy. in any case, as he’s always projectile word vomiting his feelings for the world to hear, you can let go of any fear of lack of communication because his mouth is almost always in motion
at the very start Malachi’s character had me treading carefully yet very soon i was singing a completely different tune. while his relatively OTT running stream of consciousness grew on me, it’s definitely one of those things that will either grate your nerves or tickle your fancy. in any case, as he’s always projectile word vomiting his feelings for the world to hear, you can let go of any fear of lack of communication because his mouth is almost always in motion
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Beautiful lighthearted book about the dead letter office. Love Malachi