kyliemantei 's review for:

Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins

4.0

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This book took me a little bit to get into - felt a bit too formal with unrealistically stiff dialogue. I read it for 20 minutes, put it down, and didn’t read anything else for 2 weeks due to quarantine fog brain. However, when I did picked it back up, the characters really grew on me and I finished in a single evening - I was really intrigued to see how it would end! The character of Henry is my far my favourite, Sebastian... well, he’s a bit flat for my liking, but there are some very redeeming scenes. Claire is stereotypical and obvious, and Maria’s development is much more interesting than Julia, for me anyway. Finally, there’s Edie, our main character, who takes us through a really interesting thought journey. The romance scenes were written very realistically, and I wasn’t able to predict the ending, yet it still felt earned / satisfying (although personally, i was disappointed, but can’t divulge why without spoilers) A great read for those who love Jane Austen but wish for something much lighter.