A review by blewballoon
Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-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

3.75

I didn't enjoy this as much as Ready or Not, even though this book had the advantage of not having to work with tropes that I don't normally like. I think the audiobook narrator, which is the same as Ready or Not, once again did a great job capturing a lot of emotion in the reading. I will happily pick up more of Cara Bastone's books, but this wasn't my favorite. 

I feel kind of terrible saying this, but I just had a hard time reading the grief of the main character. Not because it made me sad, but because I found it annoying😬. I think it's partly how the grief was juxtaposed with her level of quirkiness that was way too high. She had many moments where she said things that were, frankly, batshit crazy. Miles was fine, I liked him. But, this book is really just about someone grieving the most important person in their life while an extremely patient and considerate man carries her through and she falls in love with him for it.
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