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falulatonks's review against another edition
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.25
I really enjoyed this. The second book of this series gave me very mixed feelings – strong writing and a lovely romance, but some bizarre race stuff that comes of having two white leads working with/around Indian culture. This kind of addresses it head on (though I don't think it was on purpose), with a male lead from Lebanon, speaking Arabic, operating in theft with kind of a noble cause. And I REALLY liked him. There's a few throwaway things about his background that really resonated – like his cousin bringing hoards of food when he came to visit, or him being upset that fruit tasted like onion because the knife used wasn't cleaned? – and some really lovely turns of phrase that I thought more than made up for other fiddly fumbled bits.
And the stuff that works about Dunmore continues to work. The leads are immensely likable and root-for-able, and the way they discover each other and fall in love is VERY dreamy. My memory of the other female leads in the series is kind of hazy, but I still felt Catriona was a distinct, sharply painted person, with understandable blind spots and flaws, and very modern and sympathetic hang-ups about marriage and motherhood and loneliness. And she's bi!
I will now go back to read book #3, but I kind of don't think it'll beat this one.
And the stuff that works about Dunmore continues to work. The leads are immensely likable and root-for-able, and the way they discover each other and fall in love is VERY dreamy. My memory of the other female leads in the series is kind of hazy, but I still felt Catriona was a distinct, sharply painted person, with understandable blind spots and flaws, and very modern and sympathetic hang-ups about marriage and motherhood and loneliness. And she's bi!
I will now go back to read book #3, but I kind of don't think it'll beat this one.
thaisokubaro's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
LINDO LINDO LINDO! Nem acredito que acabou essa série, quantos personagens queridos!
rockyroad's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nourez's review against another edition
3.0
While the books in this series are well thought out and I really enjoyed them all, the endings are terrible. Rushed and unsatisfying to the point of frustration. You could feel that the other really connected to and put a lot of herself into these characters which I really enjoyed and made me feel very involved in the book but then nothing really feels resolved and these people who I got to know so intimately just disappear. So many plot points are tied up with a sentence with nothing actually happening on the page. The epilogue just added insult to injury by being from Annabelle’s POV and not Catriona’s even though for the last three books Annabelle has barely even made appearances compared to Hattie and Lucie.
msliz's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
rek216's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
3.5
shanndelier's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
shel_pirt's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
mloza's review against another edition
4.0
I loved Catriona and Elias.
I also loved the epilogue with all of the women shown in their older years during the first election some women could vote. It made me cry, both for the joy and hard work it took for the real life characters to get to that point AND experience love and family as well.
I also loved the epilogue with all of the women shown in their older years during the first election some women could vote. It made me cry, both for the joy and hard work it took for the real life characters to get to that point AND experience love and family as well.