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Galen i dig

Mhairi McFarlane

3.79 AVERAGE


this was such a fun read! I loved the dynamic between the characters and all the rom com craziness
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DID NOT FINISH: 55%

This year I’m stopping a book  if I don’t like it. And I’m bored with this. I don’t care what happens to the characters 
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional reflective 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: Yes

Such a confused book? The marketing is terrible as it's not at all a romance. I had read another Mhairi book so I did expect this but I still feel this was lacking so much more than Just Last Night.

The author writes in a quite lovely narrative half the time, the other half is casual inner monologue with ?! and cut off sentences and so I felt whiplashed - am I reading an easy-going or serious book?

Trigger warnings where? The entire book revolved around emotional abuse patterns and to a lesser extent generational cycles. You will be presented with a
five page long diatribe from the abuser gaslighting the internet into believing he is the victim via a Facebook post
. The conclusion of this storyline was entirely out of reality, which for the whole time the book has otherwise tried to convince you it's settled in.

Regarding the character development of the FMC, MMC, and the relational development of their interest... I hope you're hungry... for nothing. 
emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I enjoyed this overall. The storyline was something I liked. Sort of a sandwich for me because I loved the beginning and the end but the middle was a little weird. It came together but some of the writing felt off. And the romance was a little odd. It worked but the characters didn’t seem all that interested in each other until they very much were? Eh.

I’d be interested in reading more from this author.
emotional funny hopeful reflective 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