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A review by woahshereads
The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
Ok so a cranky old man makes her realize she is settling for her husband? Honestly, I was bored throughout this entire book it was so hard for me to pay attention to what the hell was going on. Every chapter was the same chapter over and over again.
This book has all the right ingredients for something I would typically DEVOUR with ease but it was a bit of a bore [english accent]. This was a very cliche "sad lonely gal who is engaged to a man she doesn't really like to spend time with who also finds herself gravitating to a profound elderly man who is mean to her but there's also supposed to be some life lesson behind him" story.
I thought the author had so much to work with to really develop the characters as well but again it just was so surface level and didn't do enough for me to actually even care about what their sad lives (that sounds mean but the book is literally called "lonely hearts" so don't come at me).
It takes a lot of for me to not recommend a book so please give this one a shot if it seems more your speed!!!
This book has all the right ingredients for something I would typically DEVOUR with ease but it was a bit of a bore [english accent]. This was a very cliche "sad lonely gal who is engaged to a man she doesn't really like to spend time with who also finds herself gravitating to a profound elderly man who is mean to her but there's also supposed to be some life lesson behind him" story.
I thought the author had so much to work with to really develop the characters as well but again it just was so surface level and didn't do enough for me to actually even care about what their sad lives (that sounds mean but the book is literally called "lonely hearts" so don't come at me).
It takes a lot of for me to not recommend a book so please give this one a shot if it seems more your speed!!!