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My Oxford Year

Julia Whelan

3.8 AVERAGE

lyannam's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 32%

Very slow paced, boring. Did not connect to the characters / story.

booksbeforebedtime's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring medium-paced

evieg33's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hannahlanedc's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

kristinlynn24's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

readsewknit's review against another edition

3.75

Julia Whelan, an accomplished audiobook narrator, writes and narrates this debut novel. We are introduced to Ella, who is spending a year at Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. She has commitments back home competing for her time, but she still finds ways to enter into friendships and experiences to enhance her first time abroad. No surprise that a year of no-strings commitments is tested, and she finds herself stretched between two possible futures.

The events are predictable, but we don’t approach books like this to be blindsided. It was a pleasant, well-written audiobook to experience.