Reviews

The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre

grey_skiess's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

I really loved this book. I thought it was really cute and the found family aspect was amazing. The ending felt a bit rushed and kind of swept over. The romance felt a bit weird at times, especially in the beginning. But overall, I loved it and would love to know more about the rest of the inhabitants at Violet Gable instead of just Iris and Eli. 

acanteven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Pure sugar. This book was pure sugar. Not always the good kind. 

rubyslippers96's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

unhinged_female_protagonist's review

3.0

I liked the themes of friendship and found family in this book. It was a cute quick read with likeable and believable characters. My issues are that the concept of Iris discovering her fae heritage felt a bit rushed and improbable. I wish there was a more interesting ending other than "long lost parents show up and all is fixed." I was hoping for more of a story arch with the conflict between Iris and her terrible neighbor.

_cafeconlibros_'s review against another edition

2.5

I enjoyed the found family aspect of this. The "romance" didn't do it for me, the guy was basically a stalker. 

brittradomski's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

_mikenyikes's review

5.0

This was so fucking cute? I loved it so much more than I thought I was. I wish there was more romance and more actual magic, but even that doesn’t take away from how good it was! Such a fun cute story about found family and ugh. Just 10/10 love. 

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 stars

This was fine blend of fantasy and romance. I enjoyed the second half more and the resolution, but the pacing was fine though, and it's certainly easy to read. Overall, this was a fun premise, but I just wanted more from it.

ARC kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

claragweny's review against another edition

funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

While the story felt a little under developed or rushed in certain areas, I really enjoyed this book. It was nice, sweet read about a found family that felt like hug. 

familyandbooks's review

1.5

This shouldn’t be book 4 in this series. It should be a spin off. I was really disappointed that we didn’t really spend time with any of the characters in the original trilogy, while I love the found family trope this book just kept telling me it was found family like I wouldn’t realise it. While this book has major problems. The side characters were great and kept me invested. 



Spoilers below!

Also the stalking aspect was weird, guy has one interaction with her when he’s a kid and basically stalks her till they’re in their 20’s at least. (That’s some Criminal Minds sh*t, if she’d rejected him in the coffee shop, this could have turned into a very different book. Just saying) And when it’s revealed he’s stalked her, she’s just like well no one’s perfect… wtf?!?