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A review by laurenrussell
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Just fine, I don’t think this is memorable. Definitely overhyped which I think contributes to my disappointment. I think the main issue was I just didn’t connect with Casey, and I felt neutral about everything happening to her. i really did not like any of her love interests, and i feel like (especially w luke) things were so quick it didn’t even make sense. i felt like so many things happened but there was no depth to each event. we have a brief paragraph about how casey feels, and then it’s onto the next challenging experience.
I didn’t think the exploration of grief was that profound or deep either. Most of this book seemed to be more surface level, i wish it dove into a few things more rather than having a bunch of bad things happen all at once. but that makes this book more of a lighter read imo (but not like beach read light)
the writing describing stress (like working at Iris) was excellent and really conveyed those raw emotions.
while it’s a feel good book and handles life changes well, it feels unrealistic that things are horrible one day and the next everything just magically falls into place—i wish there was more of a gradual introduction of her wins. i would recommend this for someone looking for a happy ending, semi-chill, summer-ish book.
I didn’t think the exploration of grief was that profound or deep either. Most of this book seemed to be more surface level, i wish it dove into a few things more rather than having a bunch of bad things happen all at once. but that makes this book more of a lighter read imo (but not like beach read light)
the writing describing stress (like working at Iris) was excellent and really conveyed those raw emotions.
while it’s a feel good book and handles life changes well, it feels unrealistic that things are horrible one day and the next everything just magically falls into place—i wish there was more of a gradual introduction of her wins. i would recommend this for someone looking for a happy ending, semi-chill, summer-ish book.