506 reviews for:

The Regrets

Amy Bonnaffons

3.22 AVERAGE

emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think it’s worth a re read one day. Definitely a specific vibe, and heavy on the emotions. But to make up for it, it is also refreshingly short for the kind of novel it is, and switches to less depth when it feels like too much. I think if I have excess emotions one day, reading this would be a good cathartic move.
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective slow-paced

This book tries very hard to be quirky, and thus only really succeeds in creating annoying, pretentious characters. If you have a particularly sensitive aversion for the manic pixie dream girl archetype, I would simply look elsewhere for your next read.
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Complicated

This book was really hard for me to read.

The plot in the beginning was very interesting. It gave a different take on the concept of being in-between life and death. However, I came into this with the expectation that I would be reading a fantastical paranormal romance. Instead, it was more meant to make you think. What about? I’m not certain.

The concept just missed the mark for me but I wholeheartedly believe that it was my own fault due to my expectations coming in. I’ve read in multiple reviews that the author is an acquired taste. Give it a chance and perhaps it’ll cater to yours. Unfortunately, I cannot say it caters to mine.
dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Devastatingly erotic. Definitively intellectual. This whip-smart, empathetic novel delineates death / sex in their most bureaucratic and smolderingly vulnerable forms.
challenging dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes