A review by chaosdemonmonster
Bazaar Girls by Cynthia St. Aubin, Kerrigan Byrne

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Another one in the series that I want to like but just can't help but think that the acceptance and diversity is just a little... pasted on. I found the characters to be fun but not very deep, the drama to be alluded to but not developed, and the plot line to be a bit boring. I like the idea that a person with ADHD needs to be met where they are and not forced to just conform to society's expectation of what a person should be able to do, but I'd have loved to see more focus on what someone with ADHD is actually good at and where they excel. There are so many things that neurodivergent people do better than nuerotypical folks and sometimes it would be nice to have the divergency brought up as a good thing instead of only a hinderance all the time. 

There were also numerous points where the plot didn't make sense. The fake relationship aspect didn't seem necessary. The continuity of the story also didn't make any sense since

Harrison definitely mentioned that Gabe was renting the basement to the parents early on because I remember thinking "oh man, all that planning for this fake relationship for nothing" so when they announced it at the wedding that they lived under the same roof like it was new information it was highly confusing to me.

The time skips in the book also made me highly confused to the point I have no idea how many days were supposed to have passed at any given time.