beatriceconstantin 's review for:

Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I would have liked a deeper mystery in the book. It starts off well, but after a while the book becomes a pain to read since it always slides off to consecutive, useless-to-the-plot chapters. By the time the author realizes she actually has to write the main plot, I'm already bored to death with the useless "yada-yada" of the main character's insecurities. The mystery isn't that great either, and one of the more unimportant climaxes of the story was basically an anticlimax; nothing happens and all the "effort" put in to finding the Charlotte's Web burglar ends in a disappointing ending; literally nothing happens. Plus, the real climax was also disappointing, I would have liked it to describe the after-effects of the mystery but no, the author decides to end it in some unfinished resolution I didn't care about in the end.