Reviews

The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre

notoriouslonewoman's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

katelynane's review

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

augyanon's review

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? It's complicated

5.0

brisnax's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

jmcrane79's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

mangoseaquest's review against another edition

Too slow. Not enough "meat" to keep up with the story. 

relin's review

The pacing of the book's romance and the book's self discovery were both slower than I was expecting. It was sweet but a little slower than expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism

magical racism

whitneyreadsbooks's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

hannahrose_99's review

2.0

 

oh boy, was this something. such a cute cover and a lovely concept that was not executed well. my one positive is that this book had a really crazy amount of queer characters, and i was so deleted by that. however, i literally despised the two main characters and their relationship with each other. eli was a weird, crazy weirdo and iris should have never forgave him.

ALSO!?!? the twist at the end was literally bonkers and had me cracking up over how ridiculous it was. so i will give the book that; i was laughing quite a bit but i don't think i was supposed to be.

arkanabooks's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0