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A Novel Love Story

Ashley Poston

3.76 AVERAGE

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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bookaliciousjourney's review

4.0
funny lighthearted medium-paced
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meowata's review

4.5
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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: Complicated

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: No

I REALLY loved this book! It surprised me because I wasn’t a fan of The Seven Year Slip but the characters I’m this book really grabbed me, and the atmosphere of Eloration was addicting. I will say it’s more of a 4.75 than a 5, just because I felt there was some unnecessary repetition. Multiple times while reading the book I felt like I was rereading a passage from earlier in the book, it seemed like the author came back to re-explain certain scenes/themes but for me it felt overdone.

ashley_trimble's review

2.0
lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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book_dragon_bel's review

4.5
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

This is my first book by Ashley Poston and was picked as our book club read. I went into the book blind, as I often do, and was pleased that I did.
I don't want to let slip any spoilers, as there are plenty of twists in the tale, and they are so good! I will say that I don't really read a lot of romance novels, but this one reminded me why I used to. 
Most of us can sympathise with believing we've found the one, only to find we weren't in their long-term plans after all. Feeling like everyone around is has life worked out, and we are stuck in one place. This made our FMC Elsy relatable, and you find yourself routing for her to find her happy ever after.
The other characters are incredibly likeable, and I was swept off my feet and into the cosy pages of the book. 
A lovely cosy romance, a little different to others with some lovely twists along the way.
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bayburay's review

4.25
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
lighthearted fast-paced
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emmymannen's review

5.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This may be one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read