Reviews

The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre

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

graciemarie95's review

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

4.0

cole_razz's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

tiramisong's review

funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry and Emotional abuse

cheynov's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

myranda_the_bookwyrm's review

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? No

4.0

A solid, low spice romance with found family and a side of paranormal. Very cute and cozy.

catynatt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5